By Dayo Johnson kure Ahead of the bye election to fill the Ondo Southern senatorial district seat, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Olorunnimbe Tawose, has asked the leadership of the party to zone the ticket to Odigbo council area of the state for equity and fairness. Tawose in an interview in Akure, […]

By Tunde Oso TO improve Nigeria’s investment climate this new year, continued foreign exchange reforms should remain central to Federal Government’s economic policy. Delivering its Monthly Rating Brief for January, DataPro, a leading compliance, corporate governance and fraud risk management consulting firm, in its forecast for 2026, titled “Investment Outlook in the New Year: Opportunity […]

The sixth edition of the highly anticipated Iconic Global Summit/Honors 2025, hosted by Iconic International Holdings (Pty) Ltd in partnership with the Mayorkings Charity Foundation, successfully concluded, leaving a lasting impression on a diverse cohort of global and African leaders. ​Held under the compelling theme, “The Africa We Want: Sustainable Development; Everyone’s Responsibility,” the Summit […]

…Seizes Russian-flagged tanker President Donald Trump has said Venezuela would turnover up to 50 million barrels of oil to the US, after a military operation to remove President Nicolás Maduro from power. The oil, worth about $2.8 billion (£2.1bn), will be sold at its market price, the US president wrote on social media, adding that […]

African Democratic Congress, ADC, yesterday rolled out a nationwide membership revalidation, mobilisation and registration exercise, describing it as a deliberate push to strengthen its internal structures, grow its grassroots base and reposition for future political engagements.

By Godwin Oritse The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service generated a total revenue of N2.93 trillion in 2025 from import and export facilitation. This figure represents a 24.32 per cent growth compared to the ₦2.357 trillion collected in 2024. In a statement signed by Isah Sulaiman,Chief Superintendent of Customs and Public Relations […]

Chairman of Blue Diamond Logistics and Uzotex Charity Foundation, Mr. Festus Uzoma Mbisiogu, has continued to make a lasting impact in Umuchima ancient community and its environs in Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo State through far-reaching humanitarian interventions in infrastructure, healthcare, and community empowerment.

As the 2027 general elections draw near, the political dynamics in Delta State have taken a significant turn with the mass defection of several key politicians from the Labour Party, LP, to the Action Democratic Congress, ADC.

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has paid glowing tribute to its 2023 presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, describing him as a respected Nigerian patriot, true democrat, philanthropist extraordinaire and a proud emblem of his generation. The party made the commendation in a birthday message […]

By Peter Egwuatu The Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange (LCFE) has finalized plans to list over N21 billion worth of Kian Smith FZE gold in a landmark transaction aimed at deepening Nigeria’s commodities market and expanding investable asset classes within the capital market. The forthcoming listing will feature internationally certified 1kg London Bullion Market Association […]

Mark Twain, the American writer and humourist, famously said: “There are three kinds of lies: Lies, damned lies and statistics.” This aphorism is truer in Nigeria than in virtually any other country. Put bluntly, one must be utterly gullible to believe official statistics in Nigeria. The unreliability of official data in Nigeria is known universally, with […]

By Godwin Oritse A prominent voice in Artificial Intelligence, AI, development in Nigeria, Nneoma Udeze, has emphasised the importance of incorporating African languages into artificial intelligence systems. Speaking with newsmen, Udeze said that the current AI ecosystem,dominated by English, perpetuates inequality and excludes over 2,000 languages spoken in Africa.Udeze believes that this approach is structurally […]

As Nigeria settles into 2026, the nation’s courts will undoubtedly become the most consequential theatres of power.

Energy tycoon, Jubril Adewale Tinubu, has hailed two of Nigeria’s influential investors —Femi Otedola and Tony Elumelu —for wrapping up the year 2025 and ringed in 2026 with two landmark deals.

The 2025/2026 edition of the Legbo Nations Cup in Ogoni, Rivers state has produced six exceptional footballers that are bound to commence a professional football in Europe.