Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa of Zamfara State has declared that his exit from the All Progressives Congress (APC) will cost President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over one million votes in the 2027 presidential election. This was contained in a statement released…
Nigeria’s foreign exchange market is experiencing a rare moment of calm, as easing dollar demand helps the naira hold steady against major currencies. After months of sharp swings and relentless decline, the currency has traded within a relatively tight band…
Nigeria’s refining sector is facing renewed tensions as disputes deepen between refinery operators, petroleum marketers, and truck drivers’ unions over the future of the downstream industry. The Crude Oil Refiners Association of Nigeria (CORAN) has urged the Depot and Petroleum…
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has honoured Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, with the award of Best Governor on Local Government Reforms in Nigeria. The award was presented in Yenagoa by NULGE National President, Comrade Aliyu…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dan Ulasi, has expressed readiness to welcome former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, back to the PDP ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking on Arise Television on Friday, Ulasi said…
Less than 24 hours after announcing his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former governorship aspirant Otunba Emmanuel Fayose held a meeting with Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). A political source from Ekiti,…
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has debunked viral social media rumours claiming he suffered a heart attack, dismissing them as false and politically motivated. In a video shared on X by his media aide, Lere Olayinka (Aresa 1),…
Residents of Rivers State thronged the Government House in Port Harcourt to celebrate Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s return to office following the six-month state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu. But senior lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, says there is little…
The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) and the Dangote refinery again clashed yesterday over the allegation of diversion of petroleum products by members of the association, and demanded a retraction of the claim in seven days.…
The Katsina State Government has disclosed that bandits operating in the state have demanded the construction of schools, hospitals, and grazing reserves as part of ongoing peace efforts. This revelation was made after a stakeholders’ meeting aimed at reviewing the…
The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Ondo State, Dr. Olukayode Ajulo, SAN, has praised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Agboola Ajayi, for withdrawing his appeal before the Supreme Court. In a statement on Tuesday, Ajulo described…
Nigeria needs to grow its nominal gross domestic product (GDP) by 40 per cent in 2025 and next year, or its foreign exchange to trade at N500 per dollar, with a real growth of 5 per cent to quadruple its…
The ever busy Broad Street on Lagos Island on Tuesday afternoon, was gripped by an unsettling mix of panic and relief as thick black smoke curled into the sky from Afriland Tower, a busy commercial high-rise that is home to…
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended an open invitation to Governor Siminalayi Fubara to defect to the party ahead of his planned reinstatement on Thursday, six months after he was suspended from office by…
President Bola Tinubu has announced that the Kano–Maradi rail project, which stood at just five per cent completion when he assumed office in 2023, is now approaching 60 per cent completion. The President made this known in Abuja at the…