World leaders are reacting to the United States Supreme Court’s landmark decision striking down former President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, with many welcoming the ruling as a reaffirmation of the rule of law, while others are studying its implications for global trade.
When President Donald Trump announced plans to raise the nation’s effective tariff rate to levels not seen since 1930 last year, most CEOs were silent. They’d seen how opposing the president’s ambitions – let alone his signature economic policy – could prove even more costly than the policies he enacted.
“…While the opinion for Nuhu got 45 percent, El-Rufai got seven percent, and so on and so forth. So, it was on that basis that Tinubu reached out to Nuhu and adopted him as a (presidential) candidate. But I think that was when the bad blood set in, you know, with Nasir and Nuhu, and that kind of elevated Nuhu above him. And I think he never really got out of that disappointment.”
In the often overheated arena of Nigerian politics—where speculation frequently substitutes for substance—a curious narrative has been circulating: that Senator Dr. George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and a towering figure in Benue politics, is locked in a political duel with Benue state Governor, Hyacinth Alia.
El-Rufai’s reputation for confrontation took shape nearly 23 years ago, in July 2003, when President Olusegun Obasanjo nominated him as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, on Saturday, confirmed that the country recorded 70 deaths from Lassa fever in the first seven weeks of 2026, with 318 confirmed cases out of 1,469 suspected infections reported nationwide.
Former Olympic champion, Chioma Ajunwa has attributed the growing trend of Nigerian athletes switching allegiance or relocating abroad to poor welfare systems and the absence of long-term security for athletes after their competitive careers. Speaking on the issue, Ajunwaexplainedthatmany athletes are forced to look elsewhere not because of a lack of patriotism, but due to […]
In sports, you either win or lose. But in the spirit of Olympism, everybody is a winner. That is why it is said the joy of the Olympics is in participation. In football, to drive home the fact that winning is not everything, the world governing body, FIFA preaches Fair Play at all times. And […]
By Vivian Eseoghene Now that the 2027 elections time table is out, it therefore means that the die is cast for politicians willing to contest the elections. The elections will be very unique and surprising because many incumbents shall be uprooted out like a tsunami ravaging the scenes. This scenario will greatly play out in Delta […]
By Dele Oluwasegun In Ijebuland, lineage carries weight and meaning. It reflects ancestry, continuity, and responsibility within the traditional structure of society. Otunba Giwa Ayodeji Adekunle Osibogun, born 9 November 1955, is a direct descendant of the Fusengbuwa Ruling Family and traces his ancestry to Oba Jadiara, one of the Awujales of Ijebuland. Oba Jadiara’s […]
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On Thursday, February 12, the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja – from 9 a.m. till about 8 p.m., a 3-man panel headed by Mohammed Ambi‑Usi Danjuma
Perhaps Lady Cordelia Ogbonne Anibeze was prepared early for the life that would confront her in later years.
While polytechnics quietly powered industries with skilled manpower, their graduates faced limited career progression, wage disparities and social bias
Testimonies from Ojukwu’s kinsmen, as presented in The Gun Hegemony, depict Ojukwu as an ambitious separatist driven by deep trust deficits
At 6 a.m. on the Lekki–Ajah corridor, a CMS T&M Nigeria Limited bus – part of Lagos State’s assisted mass transit scheme – is already packed, crawling toward CMS. Some passengers stand, while others sit cautiously in most cases, on torn seats quietly worrying about bed bugs or cockroaches. Yet people squeeze in anyway.
By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor President Tinubu has begged telecommunications operators, telcos in the country to give unhindered connectivity access to educational institutions and other platforms of learning in the country, reminding them that connectivity is the right of every Nigeria citizen. The President said he observed that in the telcos’ business, commercial considerations mostly […]
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrived at a Los Angeles court on Wednesday to testify at a groundbreaking social media addiction trial, where Instagram and other platforms are accused of deliberately hooking young users.
A pan-African digital infrastructure and ecosystem platform, Africa Hyperscalers, has charged the media on responsible AI reporting as part of a high-level Media Workshop on Digital Infrastructure and AI in Lagos.
The Vice-Chancellor, Osun State University, Osogbo, Professor Clement Adebooye, has refuted claims that 250 workers, including himself are ghost workers as declared by Sally Tibbot Limited, a consulting auditing firm.
By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar The Cross River State Government has shut down 13 unapproved schools as part of an ongoing enforcement drive to sanitize the education sector. Commissioner for Education, Professor Stephen Odey, said the closure of illegal schools will continue across all parts of the state, warning that any institution operating without an Authority […]
This is also as vocational training centres are paid N45,000 monthly for each student they train. Alausa, who spoke with select journalists in Lagos
By Demola Akinyemi, ILORIN Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin,like any other prestigious and popular institution is not new to management crisis and students’ protest since its creation 53 years ago. So, the suspension of the Rector, Dr Abdul Jimoh Mohammed on January 26, 2026 over students’ protest has therefore brought the polytechnic to the public glare in […]
