By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has declared that President Bola Tinubu will lose the 2027 presidential election, accusing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of allegedly using violence, security agencies and the judiciary to weaken opposition parties and cling to power. The Council said neither intimidation nor […]
…Targets December take-off, moves to tackle multiple taxation …Plans dedicated desks in all tax authorities Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Office of the Tax Ombud is to establish six zonal offices across the country as part of efforts to strengthen taxpayer protection, improve complaint resolution and address the problem of multiple taxation. The Tax […]
…Taskforce impounds 128 motorcycles in fresh clampdown By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Taskforce has arrested a 36-year-old former operative, Adeyemo Olalekan, for allegedly impersonating a serving official of the agency to seize commercial motorcycles and extort their operators. The suspect, who was reportedly dismissed from the agency several years ago over theft-related misconduct, was […]
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has sealed The All Christians Gathering Ministry in Surulere over alleged noise pollution and violations of environmental regulations. The church, located at No. 1, Ishola Street, off Clegg, Surulere, was shut on Sunday following an investigation which reportedly established that its activities violated environmental regulations and constituted a […]
By Daniel Abia, P/Harcourt A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Barr. Princewill Dike, has described Saturday’s Rainbow Coalition presidential campaign rally at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt, as a defining moment in the state’s political history. Dike, who spoke with journalists shortly after the rally, said the event demonstrated […]
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The National Universities Commission (NUC) has urged universities across the country to strengthen investments in research, innovation and industry partnerships to equip graduates with practical skills needed to address Nigeria’s developmental challenges. The commission also called on universities to strengthen their quality assurance mechanisms and ensure strict compliance with national academic […]
By Victor Ahiuma-Young Stakeholders in the labour movement, academia, the media and other sectors have called on the Federal Government to place people’s welfare at the centre of its economic reform policies, insisting that sustainable economic growth cannot be achieved at the expense of workers’ rights, decent wages and social protection. The stakeholders made the […]
…Explains wage increase negotiation done by public sector unions By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has distanced itself from the negotiation of the N40,000 consequential adjustment granted to federal workers, insisting that the responsibility rested solely with the leadership of public sector unions and not the national labour centre. The Congress said the […]
By Jimitota Onoyume THE Delta State Government and the Delta Central Senatorial candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, have traded accusations over the violence that erupted in Asaba on Saturday during a campaign rally by supporters of the party, leaving one person dead, several others injured and more than 30 vehicles […]
*Explains wage increase negotiation done by public sector unions By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has distanced itself from the negotiation of the N40,000 consequential adjustment granted to federal workers, insisting that the responsibility rested solely with the leadership of public sector unions and not the national labour centre. The Congress said the […]
Kwankwaso of NNPP came third with 69,386 votes. Peter Obi, who ran on the Labour Party, LP, ticket, had just 6,376 votes
Lagos produced the closest of the three contests. Obi polled 582,454 votes (45.81 per cent), while Tinubu, the APC candidate, followed with 572,606 votes (45.04 per cent)
“Until youths agree on three nonnegotiable demands — Electoral reform, Jobs, Security — every party will use us and dump us”
“The political contest should not be about who organises the largest rally, commands the biggest political following, displays the most billboards or attracts the greatest number of traditional boats during a regatta”
Fans of the violent “Grand Theft Auto” video game franchise are just two weeks away from getting their hands on the latest edition, which has taken almost a decade to make and has become the most expensive title in history.
By Prince Osuagwu Hi-Tech Editor The battle for bigger smartphone batteries is heating up, with manufacturers increasingly pushing battery capacities beyond the traditional limits in a bid to win over power-hungry consumers. From REDMI’s 10,000mAh offering to realme’s 8,000mAh device, the competition is gathering momentum. Now, POCO has joined the race with its newly unveiled […]
…invests $657m in network expansion, adds 4,200 sites by Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor The Nigeria operation of Airtel Africa has pushed the network’s customer base to 193.9 million in the half-year ended September 30, 2026. This represents 11.6 percentage growth. This is also as the volume of data the region consumes and mobile money services […]
By Juliet Umeh A buyer can inspect a phone’s screen, camera and casing, but it may be harder to tell whether the device meets the technical standards required for use on Nigerian networks. The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, is urging consumers to check a device’s status before paying for it. The scale of the market […]
*Half of Nigeria’s Private Schools Are Invisible — FG By Elizabeth Osayande & Marvelous Allen LAGOS — The Federal Government has revealed that out of 110,000 private schools in Nigeria, only 57,000 have submitted their data to the national education database, making over half of private schools in the country invisible for planning and intervention […]
•Adeyemo wins car, house, cash in MTOY award By Adesina Wahab A teacher’s reward is in Heaven, goes the saying. However, it is while on earth that a teacher can work and there is nothing bad if he enjoys part of his reward while alive. To make teachers enjoy the reward of their sweat, a […]
By Ben Ngwakwe GOMBE: No fewer than 100 Senior Secondary one to three (SSS 1-3) students from five schools in Abuja and Gombe have been offered a three-year Scholarship by MATINAAH Care Foundation’s (MCF). All the vulnerable students now have their school fees settled from their SSS1 class to SSS3 class. Others in SSS2 and […]
By Elizabeth Osayande Private school owners in Lagos State are not merely managing schools but rescuing destinies, building tomorrow’s leaders and laying the foundation for an equitable Lagos State. That was the declaration of the Lagos State President of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, NAPPS, High Chief Alaka-Yusuf Lukman, at the 2026 […]
