The Chief Executive Officer of Petokemp Estate Solutions, Mr. Peter Okeleke Ebuka, has congratulated Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, on his emergence as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2027 general elections. Mr. Ebuka, in a statement released in Asaba, described the governor’s affirmation as the APC flagbearer as a […]

By Nnasom David Dr. Aondoaseer Gbe Benjamin Orduen, popularly known as AG-BEN, has emerged as the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for the Vandeikya/Konshisha Federal Constituency ahead of the 2027 general elections. He secured the ticket through a successful primary election held on Thursday, May 21, 2027, where delegates and stakeholders overwhelmingly endorsed his candidature. […]

Seek more market operators, academia collaboration By Peter Egwuatu Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, and Founder of Afe Babalola University, Afe Babalola, have commended the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, CIS for its maiden International Academic Conference, describing it as a strategic platform for collaboration between capital market stakeholders and academia to strengthen Africa’s financial markets […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young Stakeholders in the labour sector yesterday raised the alarm that global conflicts and emerging international crises have become major threats to jobs, wages, labour stability and economic growth. At a one-day collaborative dialogue on “Rising Global Conflicts, Severe Economic Shocks: Impact on Decent Work Agenda; Labour and Civil Society Response,” stakeholders, including […]

Trust deficits remain the biggest barrier to diaspora investment in Nigerian real estate, industry leaders said during a virtual summit on May 16, 2026, aimed at mapping strategies for building multi-million dollar property portfolios in Nigeria and the United States. The Zoom summit, _“Building Multi-Million Dollars Real Estate Portfolio in Nigeria and the U.S.,”_ drew […]

The Lagos State Government says it maintained a stable and sustainable debt profile in 2025 while generating a record N2.6 trillion in revenue, representing a 16 per cent increase from the N2.3 trillion recorded in 2024. The Commissioner for Finance, Mr Abayomi Oluyomi, disclosed this during the 2026 Ministerial Press Briefing commemorating the seventh year […]

Nigerian saxophonist and music minister, Adekeye Gbemileke Samuel, popularly known as G-Effect, has announced plans to attempt the Guinness World Record for the Longest Marathon Playing the Saxophone in a bid to inspire young talents and place Nigerian instrumental music on the global stage. Speaking about the challenge, G-Effect described the attempt as more than […]

…… Pledges continuity of progressive leadership By Ndahi Marama, Damaturu The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yobe State, Alhaji Baba Malam Wali, mni, has officially received his Certificate of Return following his emergence as the party’s flag bearer for the 2027 governorship election. The certificate was presented on Friday after the […]

— Says he won all wards in Owo constituency 2 By Dayo Johnson Akure Hon. Adeola Taoheed Musa, an All Progressive Congress aspirant for Owo Constituency 2 in the Ondo State House of Assembly, has rejected the outcome of the party’s primary election that declared Funke Aruna winner, insisting he won across all wards. In […]

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin Kwara state Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Prince Sunday Fagbemi has urged members of the public to ignore the result of Kwara South senatorial district primary, trending in an Online platform. Fagbemi speaking in an interview with journalists in ilorin on Friday noted that no results of National […]

By Babajide Komolafe Tatum Bank has intensified moves to establish strategic partnerships with the Lagos State Government as part of efforts to support economic growth, financial inclusion and infrastructure development in the state. This followed a courtesy visit by the Board and Management of the bank to Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at the […]

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: A political activist in the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Samaila Usman has pushed back against critics of Abaji Area Council Chairman Abubakar Umar Abdullahi’s bid for a senatorial seat in the recently concluded APC primaries. He described attempts to frame the contest as an act of insubordination against FCT Minister Nyesom […]

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin Kwara APC gubernatorial primary Election Committee Chairman Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has declared the Speaker Kwara State House of Assembly Engr Yakubu Danladi Salihu as the winner of the primary which ended on Friday. This development however invalidated the announcement of the Ambassador Seriki Fatai Gambari,the successful Mining magnate, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq […]

By Efe Onodjae The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), in collaboration with the Nigerian Navy and the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), has taken a major step toward improving safety across Niger Delta waterways through a targeted intervention aimed at strengthening marine transport standards and reducing preventable incidents. As development activities […]

By Florencemary Nwabueze Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos, AIG Olorundare Jimoh, on Thursday, hosted a delegation from the Shandong Provincial Public Security Department of the People’s Republic of China, with both parties seeking stronger collaboration in tackling transnational crimes and enhancing police training. The Chinese delegation was […]