The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Benjamin Kalu, has called on Gov. Alex Otti of Abia to join the All Progressives Congress (APC), assuring him of full support if he defects. Kalu made the call on Monday during an…
In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with reports on FCT Minister Nyesom Wike criticising Governor Seyi Makinde over claims that Wike pledged to “hold” the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for President Bola Tinubu. Another…
No fewer than 25 passengers bound for Jamaica were left stranded in Barbados following the diversion of an Air Peace flight, with some alleging they were detained and later deported by Barbadian immigration authorities. The incident, which occurred on 21…
Geregu Power, the electricity utility that billionaire investor Femi Otedola took public in October 2022, announced a change in its ownership on Monday, following a board meeting in which the tycoon revealed the divestment of his controlling stake. In a…
•Farmers may halt production in 2026, DeBranch Farmers warns By Gabriel Ewepu The Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Promotion of Private Enterprises (CPPE), Dr. Muda Yusuf, has cautioned the Federal Government against allowing the recent drop in rice prices…
This year is arguably the year of trade wars. Tariff turmoil and attendant threats formed a familiar pattern. Though more of a war that never was, the bully in President Donald Trump led the execution of widespread tariffs and retaliatory…
By Adeola Badru An Ibadan-based industrialist and First Deputy President of the Ibadan Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (IBCCIMA), Chief Emmanuel Folorunso Ogunnaike, MFR, has commended the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, for his intervention in Nigeria’s…
● BudgIT, CISLAC, others question legality of foreign strike, demand accountability● Army confirms gains after U.S.-led airstrike on Lakurawa camps in Sokoto● Gumi calls for schools, not bombs, for herders as Sani supports airstrikes● Youth Party backs strikes, warns against…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will Tuesday arraign former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami on money laundering charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja. He will be arraigned alongside his son, Abubakar Malami, and Bashir…
By Dan Abia & Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT — Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has attacked Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for saying that he (Wike) promised to “hold” the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,…