•European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde The European Central Bank today raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2023 as the Middle East war stokes inflation, despite concerns the move could hit the struggling eurozone economy. The ECB lifted its deposit rate a quarter point to 2.25 percent, becoming the fir...
•Atiku, Obi and Baba-Ahmed A former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar would have won the 2027 presidency if he had supported Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential poll. Baba-Ahmed, who stated this last night during an interview on Channels Television, said that if Atiku ...
•Striking doctors Doctors in England walked out for the 15th time in just over three years today in an increasingly bitter dispute with the government over pay and jobs. The six-day stoppage by resident doctors — those below consultant level — comes after the doctors secured a 28.9 percent increase over three years following previous […...
•Peter Obi and Faduri Joseph A presidential aspirant of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), Mr. Faduri Oluwadare Joseph (a.k.a Fadojoe), has expressed regret over stepping down for Mr. Peter Obi as the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in 2023. Faduri made this revelation during a chat with newsmen and support groups in Ibadan, saying h...
•Abaribe and Tinubu The lawmaker representing Abia South Senatorial District, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has said it would be impossible for President Bola Tinubu to win re-election in the 2027 presidential election. Abaribe, who claimed that the president never won the 2023 election, said the level of hardship Nigerians are currently facing h...

