30 years after Tupac’s death, ‘Keffe D’ Davis on trial for orchestrating 1996 Killing
Thirty years after, former South Side Compton Crips gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, appeared in court Monday for his trial over the alleged murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur, who was gunned down in Las Vegas. He is the first person to be brought to trial in the case. He is charged on […]
Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, August 19, 2026
The Nigerian naira remained relatively firm against the United States dollar on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, with the currency trading around the N1,350 per dollar level at the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), while the parallel market maintained a wider spread.
As elections campaign kicks off Our Will puts last touches to mobilisation
By Lawani Mikairu As the Presidential election campaign officially started today, Wednesday 19th August, Our Will, a support group for the election of Hon Kingsley Chinda, the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in the coming governorship election in Rivers State, is putting finishing touches to its strategies to mobilize supporters and votes for the […]
Don’t dismiss US 2026 Fiscal Transparency Report, BudgIT tells FG
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief BudgIT, a civic-tech organisation promoting transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s public finance, has urged the Federal Government not to dismiss the United States Department of State’s 2026 Fiscal Transparency Report, which scored Nigeria low for the second consecutive year. The organisation made the call in a statement by its Country […]
US lifts 12-year entry restriction on Nigerian vessels
By Godwin Oritse The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has lifted the Condition of Entry (CoE) imposed on vessels arriving in the United States from Nigeria, ending a 12-year regime of enhanced security requirements on ships calling at Nigerian ports. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, announced the development, describing it as […]
Why Tinubu must withhold assent to tobacco ammendment bill – Rights groups
The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI), the Initiative for Community Development and Advancement of Social Orientation (ICODASO) and the Cedars Refuge Foundation have urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to refuse assent to the National Tobacco Control Act (Amendment) Bill 2025. The groups said that the amendments proposed by the promoters of the Bill, if passed into law, […]
