Fatos Nano, a dominant figure in Albania’s post-communist political life and a founder of the country’s modern socialist movement, has died at 73, Prime Minister Edi Rama announced on social media Friday. Nano passed away in a Tirana hospital after spending days in a coma caused by serious respiratory problems, officials said. Nano’s […]
In a heartfelt address delivered in Umuahia during the 2025 World Breast Cancer Awareness Week in Abia State, the First Lady, Priscilla Otti, pressed for a renewed, robust approach to combating breast cancer in the state. Speaking under the theme “Celebrating Strength in Every Unique Story,” she emphasised that the disease spares no one—irrespective […]
Retail brand Bokku Mart has issued a public apology following widespread backlash over a viral promotional video described by Nigerians as ethnically insensitive. The controversy erupted after a female content creator, identified as Defolah, featured in an advert posted on Bokku Mart’s social media page on Tuesday, used the phrase “No Omo Igbo can cheat […]
A former Senator and ex-Special Assistant to former President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly Matters, Babajide Omoworare, has officially declared his intention to contest the 2026 governorship election in Osun State under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), promising a comprehensive plan to revive the state’s economy. Omoworare, who represented Osun East […]
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has faulted the Federal High Court ruling that halted the party’s forthcoming national convention, describing it as a threat to Nigeria’s democratic stability. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, had on Friday restrained the PDP from conducting its national […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed its members across the country to commence full preparations for its forthcoming national convention, despite a court ruling halting the exercise. The party has also resolved to appeal the judgment at the Court of Appeal. In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, the PDP National Publicity […]
The Federal Government has launched a ₦10 million “Excellence in Tax Reform Reporting” challenge aimed at students and young content creators, part of a broader drive to deepen public understanding of the new 2025 tax laws and to counter misinformation surrounding them. The initiative announced by Taiwo Oyedele, chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy […]
In a major regulatory push, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria (SEC) has announced a strategic partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to trace, freeze and recover illicit digital wallets used for money–laundering and other financial crimes. The move was disclosed by the SEC’s […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from proceeding with its planned national convention scheduled for November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State. Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice James Omotosho ruled that the opposition party must first comply with the provisions of its constitution, the Electoral […]
The United States government shutdown entered its second month on Friday, worsening economic and social hardship across the country as federal services grind to a halt and millions of Americans feel the impact. What began on October 1 as a political standoff in Washington has snowballed into a national crisis. Hundreds of thousands […]
