Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, has taken an early lead in the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential election, according to the the electronic votes on Saturday. As of 11:08 a.m., showed Badejo-Okusanya polling 4,860 votes (41.70 per cent) to lead the race. Her closest challenger, Lateef Omoyemi Akangbe, SAN, garnered 3,851 votes (33.10 per cent), while Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, secured 2,824 votes (25.13 […]

Mary Habila, a nurse died on June 27, 2026 at the Ebonyi residence of the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi

“When I got there, when I complained to them, they just gave me one drug. When I took the drug, the arthritis went. I stood up”

In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, instituting a N15 billion defamation suit against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi at the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, over allegations that he demanded a 48 per cent kickback from a N27.3 billion take-off grant approved for a federal agency.

The Nigerian naira traded within a relatively stable range against the United States dollar on Friday, July 17, 2026, as the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) continued to reflect modest day-to-day movements, while the parallel market maintained a premium over the official window.