The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has granted political parties the green light to begin campaigns ahead of the 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education, Sam Olumekun, confirmed in a statement that campaigns officially opened on September 24, 2025, and will run […]
Olympique de Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi has been suspended for one match following his red card in the Ligue 1 clash against Paris Saint-Germain, the French league’s disciplinary committee confirmed. The Italian tactician was dismissed in stoppage time of Sunday’s high-stakes encounter after receiving two yellow cards in quick succession. The second booking […]
Nigeria’s premium crude grade, Bonny Light, climbed to $70 per barrel on Tuesday, up from $68 the previous day, following a decline in United States oil inventories that has tightened global supply. The price movement comes after the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported a drop in both crude and distillate inventories, raising concerns […]
The Federal Government has announced that the Kano–Maradi standard gauge railway project will extend to Katsina by December 2025, with full completion scheduled for March 2027. Minister of Transportation, Sa’idu Ahmed Alkali, made the disclosure during the 2nd Transport Summit of the Transportation Correspondents Association of Nigeria (TCAN) in Lagos. Represented by the […]
Human rights advocate Aisha Yesufu has called upon Nigerians to hold all 109 senators responsible for the utilization of legislative time and public resources, particularly when private political conflicts are elevated to national issues. She criticized the expenditure of taxpayers’ money on what she termed a personal dispute between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and […]
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has declared that Nigeria’s states are now financially positioned to embark on more developmental projects without depending on Federal Government bailouts. Wike, speaking during a media briefing in Abuja, said the financial situation of states had improved under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, noting that governors now have […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday received retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, the former Sole Administrator of Rivers State, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, for a closed-door meeting. Ibas, who once served as Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff and later as High Commissioner to Ghana, was appointed by President Tinubu in March 2025 […]
In a striking reversal of his earlier position, U.S. President Donald Trump has said Ukraine has a realistic chance of reclaiming all of its territory lost to Russia since the war began. Speaking on Tuesday through a statement posted on his Truth Social platform, Trump declared that restoring Ukraine’s “original borders from where this […]
Markets across Ibadan will be closed on Friday, September 26, 2025, as traders honour the coronation of the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja. The decision was announced by the Babaloja General of Oyo State, Asiwaju Yekeen Abass, on behalf of market leaders, zonal executives, and the trading community. He explained that […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has pledged that the Yoruba people will occupy a prominent role in national policy making should he succeed in his renewed bid for the Nigerian presidency. Atiku, who is positioning himself for the 2027 race under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), made the remarks while addressing supporters, stressing his […]
