A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Engr. Ciroma Almajiri Joseph, has withdrawn from the Kaduna South Senatorial District race ahead of the 2027 general elections, declaring support for the incumbent lawmaker, Sunday Marshall Katung.

The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 42 suspected illegal miners following the abduction of a traditional ruler in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state.

By Peter Egwuatu Pension assets invested in the Federal Government of Nigeria, FGN debt   securities rose 16.9% year-on-year, YoY to N16.925 trillion in February 2026 from   N14.468 trillion in the corresponding period 2025, according to data from the National Pension Commission, PenCom. The total pension Net Assets Value, NAV increased by 28.7%, YoY   to N29.426 trillion […]

By Peter Egwuatu The Bank of Industry (BOI) and the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) have sealed a strategic partnership agreement to strengthen Nigeria’s agricultural value-chain and boost the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).   The agreement was formalised with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between both organisations. The agreement was the […]

Senator Victor Umeh, representing Anambra Central at the National Assembly, has clarified that the recent meeting between former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and ex-Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi was a routine political consultation and not a negotiation for either aspirant to step down from the 2027 presidential race. He described the reports about […]

First Bank has announced its sponsorship of the Global Trade Review (GTR) West Africa 2026 that will be held this week in Lagos.    GTR West Africa conference will deliver actionable intelligence and future-focused analysis of the dynamics influencing trade across West Africa, exploring common trends, challenges and solutions within areas such as agribusiness, hard commodities, […]

Sign MoU   on consumer protection, fraud control     By Juliet Umeh In a decisive move to curb rising electronic fraud and strengthen consumer protection, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, and the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, have launched a portal that enables financial institutions to track fraudulent and suspicious phone lines across the country. The initiative, […]

Former Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate Abdulazeez Adediran, known as Jandor, has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu has endorsed Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat as the preferred All Progressives Congress candidate for the 2027 Lagos governorship election. He maintained that neither a presidential endorsement nor a formal declaration of interest from Hamzat himself […]

The Nigerian Naira maintained its momentum in the foreign exchange market on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, as trading opened with a focus on narrowing the gap between official and informal rates.

The endorsement came during a public lecture held at the Ijebu-Ode Club Hall, where Hajia Balewa was also formally invested.

The traditional rulers of Akure North Local Government have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to support the zoning of the 2027 House of Representatives ticket to the area. The monarchs said the appeal was driven by the need to promote fairness, justice and inclusiveness in the political arrangement […]

By Dapo Akinrefon A nascent group, the Cross River Rebirth Alliance, has vowed to mobilise the people to vote out Governor Bassey Otu. The group said it was disappointed in the style of governance of the governor, hence the need to get him out of the office during the 2027 election. In a statement on […]

Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday,  admitted nine exhibits against  former Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN,  alongside his wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe, and his son, Abubakar Malami.

FOLLOWING remarks made by former Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, about Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, the South-West chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared that a forensic cybersecurity investigation has conclusively established that its Chairman, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, does not own or operate any account on X, formerly known as Twitter.