Amid growing speculation of a rift between President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ismaeel Ahmed, has firmly dismissed rumours of any plan to replace the Vice President for the 2027…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the notice submitted by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for its upcoming 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, citing a violation of procedural guidelines. In a letter dated 13 June 2025 and…
Benue State is grappling with a fresh round of violence as political leaders bicker over the way forward to address the worsening security situation. With scores of people killed and communities displaced in the past several weeks, there is tension…
The Israeli military said Tuesday it killed Iran’s top military commander, Ali Shadmani, in an overnight strike, calling him the closest figure to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In a statement, the military said following “a sudden opportunity overnight, the…
Israel and Iran traded deadly fire for a fourth day on Monday in their most intense confrontation in history, fuelling fears of a drawn-out conflict that could engulf the Middle East. The longtime foes have fought a prolonged shadow war…
More than 600 foreign nationals have crossed from Iran into neighbouring Azerbaijan since Israel began striking the country last Friday, a government official in Baku said. “Since the start of the military escalation between Israel and Iran, more than 600…
Israel and Iran exchanged missile fire for a fifth consecutive day Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump abruptly left the G7 summit and warned Tehran residents to “immediately evacuate” amid rising fears of a wider conflict. A new wave of…
President Bola Tinubu has directed security chiefs to implement his earlier directive to bring lasting peace and security to Benue State. President Tinubu renewed his order in the wake of the latest round of reprisal attacks that led to the…
The Federal Government disbursed 50 per cent more on external debt servicing year-on-year, according to the latest international payment data by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). According to the data, Nigeria spent about $2.01bn on external debt repayment between…
The lone survivor of 242 people aboard a London-bound passenger plane that crashed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Friday struggled to explain how he miraculously walked out alive from the fireball explosion. “Everything happened in front of me,…
Global airlines cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran, and other Middle East destinations, or rerouted planes, on Friday as airspaces shut following Israeli strikes on Iran. Israel, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, and Syria closed their airspace after Israel hit military and…
A haunting political irony in Nigeria is that the government closest to the people is also the weakest. Local governments, originally designed to be agents of grassroots development, are now mere shadows of their former selves. They have been stripped…
Nigeria recorded a positive trade balance in Q1 2025, as total exports outweighed imports, according to the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Total merchandise trade in the quarter stood at N36.02trn, marking a 6.19% increase…
Billionaire entrepreneur Aliko Dangote has officially retired as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc. A statement signed by Dangote Sugar Refinery’s Company Secretary, Temitope Hassan, confirmed that Dangote’s retirement becomes effective on June 16, 2025.…
A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, has called for the electronic transmission of results as part of reforms to strengthen the country’s democratic institutions. Jega, the immediate chairman of the electoral umpire, said this…