With pressure growing over the closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran, 40 countries, including Nigeria, yesterday held a virtual talk to explore ways to restore freedom of navigation through the vital shipping route. The virtual meeting organised at the behest of the British Prime Minister, Keir Startmer, came after United States President, D...
•Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi The People’s Redemption Party (PRP) has urged opposition leaders, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Mr Peter Obi, and Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, to unite under the party to safeguard Nigeria’s democracy. The Lagos State Chairman, Mr James Adeshina, made the call in an interview with our correspondent today,...
•Femi Falana Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, and the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, today, warned that Nigeria could end up with only one presidential candidate in the 2027 election if the judiciary continues to interfere in political party affairs. They spoke at the fifth Comrade Yinka Odumakin Memorial Lecture held at the [&he...
•Missionary Alex Barbir and Tinubu A missionary man in Nigeria, Alex Barbir, has said that the coordinated attacks in Nigeria are an indication that war is currently being waged on the country. Barbir became popular in Nigeria for his humanitarian effort, especially in Jos, Plateau State, where dozens were massacred on Palm Sunday, reports The...
•Tinubu, Trump and Timi Frank Comrade Timi Frank, a political activist and former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the ruling APC of taking actions capable of destabilising Nigeria’s democratic system, warning that recent developments...
•The protesting youths, today Aggrieved youths in Edo State today blocked the busy Benin–Lagos Expressway at the Ugbowo axis, protesting what they described as worsening economic hardship in the country. The protest led to heavy traffic gridlock for several hours, leaving commuters and motorists stranded along the ever-busy route, reports AFP....
•Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo and Nigerian passports The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disclosed that more than 840,000 foreigners are currently overstaying their visas in Nigeria, describing the situation as a significant migration challenge. The minister said the figure was obtained through the country’s recently upgraded immigration t...
•Mpox vaccine Nigeria’s ambitious 2030 immunisation targets are under threat as a massive funding gap and sluggish budget releases leave millions of children at risk. While the federal government has increased its budgetary commitment, raising the vaccine allocation from ₦137 billion in 2024 to ₦231.7 billion in 2025, the actual disbursement o...
•Blackout When the federal government announced a sudden increase in electricity tariffs for Band A customers in April 2024, it was a conviction that raising their tariffs would ensure a minimum of 20 hours of electricity, jettisoning alternative power sources like generators and preventing the collapse of the electricity sector, which was wal...
•Open foodstuffs market Nigerians are grappling with rising food prices even as inflation shows signs of moderating, with stakeholders pointing to seasonal shortages, unstable transport costs, and deep structural challenges as key drivers of the surge. While headline inflation shows modest moderation, stakeholders in separate interviews with o...
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