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The naira appreciated against the U.S. dollar on Monday, trading at N1,545/$ in the parallel market, a slight improvement from N1,550/$ recorded over the weekend. In the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), the local currency also strengthened, closing at N1,528.65 per dollar, compared to N1,532/$ at the close of trading last Friday. This marks a […]
The African Democratic Congress (ADC), backed by a coalition of opposition parties in Kaduna State, has pledged to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. The coalition, which includes defectors and members from the APC, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Labour Party (LP), made the declaration during a press briefing […]
Conflicting reports have emerged over an alleged court order said to have restrained the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, from inaugurating the newly confirmed chairman and members of the Rivers State Services Commission. According to earlier claims, a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt had allegedly issued the […]
The National Assembly’s decision to suspend legislative activities for one week in honour of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari has triggered a wave of backlash, with civil society groups, legal experts, and political analysts condemning the move as excessive, unnecessary, and a misuse of public resources. Buhari, who served as Nigeria’s president from 2015 […]
Nigerian petroleum marketers have announced a decrease in premium motor spirit prices, effective today, Tuesday. This announcement coincides with the economic shutdown today due to the public holiday declared by the federal government in honor of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Abubakar Maigandi, the national president of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, revealed […]
A youth faction within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has cautioned that Peter Obi’s intention to withdraw from the ADC coalition, should he fail to secure the party’s presidential nomination, might jeopardize his political future. A communiqué released on Tuesday, bearing the signature of Comrade Abayomi Bello of the ADC Youth Vanguard, expressed that […]
The nation stands still today as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu leads a solemn federal delegation to Katsina for the final rites of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away in London on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at the age of 82. Arise Television’s Morning Show devoted its entire early broadcast to covering the unfolding […]
The United States Mission in Nigeria has closed its Embassy in Abuja and Consulate General in Lagos today, Tuesday, July 15, in honour of Nigeria’s late former President, Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement released late Monday, the Mission said the closure was in observance of the public holiday declared by the Nigerian government as […]
