By Emeka Anaeto, Business Editor and Peter Egwuatu, Assistant Business Editor Private sector operators and financial analysts have stepped up criticism of multiple budget system run by the Federal Government, pointing at the grave consequences to transparence, financial discipline and fiscal responsibility. Recall that in a major move to resolve Nigeria’s persistent “overlapping budget” crisis, […]

Management of Gynescope Specialist Hospital has dismissed allegations circulating on social and traditional media regarding the death of Mrs. Akudo John, describing some reports as misleading and incomplete.

‘The recent diplomatic spat with US has been resolved through a firm, respectful engagement culminating in a strengthened partnership’

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has weighed in on the controversy surrounding allegations that the former Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Mr. Farouk Ahmed, spent about US$5 million on the secondary education of his children abroad.

The appeal follows criticism by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), whose President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, described the film’s title as offensive and called for a review by authorities.

A former South-East spokesman to President Bola Tinubu and Chairman of the Forum of Former Members of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Mr. Denge Josef Onoh, has defended the ongoing investigation of former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Malam Abubakar Malami, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), insisting that the probe is neither a witch-hunt nor politically motivated.

Civil society organisation, the Take It Back Movement (TIB), has called on the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to intervene over what it described as a rise in political violence and alleged human rights violations in Gombe State, following an incident involving a serving councillor.

Oyedele explained that even members of the executive arm, including himself, only had access to the versions presented to President Bola Tinubu for assent.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have retained the no. 38 position in latest world FIFA men’s world ranking.

The recall forms part of a broader effort to align US diplomatic representation abroad with President Trump’s “America First” foreign policy priorities.