Politics
US warning to prospective investors on inherent risks in Nigeria, affirms Tinubu’s Incompetence – Peter Obi
ShareThe flag-bearer of the Nigeria Democratic Congress [ADC], Peter Obi says the warning from the United States government to prospective investors on inherent risks in Nigeria, further affirms the general…
APC co-opt Wike, Soludo, Adeleke, Yobo in revised Presidential Campaign Council list
ShareThe All Progressives Congress (APC) has named FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo, and his Osun State counterpart, Ademola Adeleke, in the party’s revised Presidential Campaign Council…
Obi questions Tinubu’s economic success claims amid rising poverty
ShareMr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 general election, has criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu, arguing that improvements in some…
GOCOP conference: Agbakoba urges media to test right to announce election results
ShareLagos, Nigeria, October 9, 2026– Chairman of the 10th Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has urged the media to test in…
Economy
IMF warns Nigeria against restoring petrol subsidy
ShareThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised the federal government against restoring a broad petrol subsidy, recommending targeted support for vulnerable households to cushion the impact of rising energy costs.…
Zenith Bank’s girl-child empowerment programme empowers 300 schoolgirls
ShareZenith Bank Plc has launched the maiden edition of its Girl-Child Empowerment education programme, Themed ‘Banking on Her Tomorrow’, bringing together about 300 schoolgirls aged 13 to 17 from selected…
AFP to storm Made By Design Expo 2026 with new designs
ShareThe iconic furniture production arm of Julius Berger Nigeria Group, Abuja Furniture Production, AFP is set to storm the globally acclaimed annual assembly of top designers, Made By Design Nigeria…
Q3: Dangote Refinery posts $22.5bn revenue, records $4.7bn profit as cash reserves hit $6.7bn
ShareDangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has recorded a remarkable turnaround in its financial performance, posting $22.5 billion in revenue and $4.7 billion in net profit for the nine months ended…
News
US Supreme Court to hear asylum fight involving Nigerian who cooked for unknown gunmen
Share-Nigerian man prepared meals for apparent separatist group -Threats forced him to flee to Venezuela, then US -Officials during Biden administration denied asylum The US Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear…
U.S. lists Nigeria among countries using child soldiers, risks military aid restrictions
ShareThe U.S. government has listed Nigeria among countries with cases of child soldiers recruited by Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa, warning of aid restrictions to Nigeria as a sanction. In…
NAF sets up 12-member board to probe fatal air crash in Ondo
ShareThe Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has set up a 12-member board to investigate the October 5 crash of its ATR-42 aircraft, NAF 931, in Igbokoda, Ondo State, which killed all…
Orire Kidnapping: FG witness gives evidence on how abduction of pupils, teachers was planned, executed
ShareA Federal High Court in Abuja heard on Monday that international terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda supported members of the proscribed terrorist group Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan (ANSARU) to stage the…
Health
Pope Leo has cancer, doctors confirm after surgery in Rome
Share-Pope Leo diagnosed with common form of lung cancer -Doctors removed lower lobe of pope’s right lung in surgery -Procedure lasted 90 minutes, no complications, Vatican says Pope Leo was diagnosed…
NCDC on red alert over Ebola case in Kenya
ShareThe Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Wednesday said it has heightened surveillance and vigilance after Kenya confirmed its first imported case of Ebola virus disease (EVD). Jide Idris,…
Sports
Road to the crown: Zenith Bank/NBBF Women’s Basketball League Final 8 set for Lagos
ShareThe road to the 2026 Zenith Bank/NBBF Women’s Basketball League title reaches its defining stage as the nation’s top eight teams converge on the Indoor Sports Hall of the National…
Ibrahim Gusau confirms his resignation as NFF president
ShareIbrahim Gusau has confirmed his resignation as the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). He officially announced his resignation at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. “After consultation…
Opinion | Editorial
Abike Dabiri-Erewa’s diatribe on Rufai Oseni and journalists
ShareFred Chukwuelobe Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), is a former broadcaster and member of the House of Representatives. She is known to have shown…
Still on Umahi and Abakaliki Street
ShareValentine Obienyem Abakaliki Street is one of the most popular streets in Awka. This was long before it degenerated into a byword for prostitution. Once “Abakaliki Street” or an “Abakaliki…
Dave Umahi and incestuous reasoning
ShareBy Valentine Obienyem It is customary for some critics to argue conveniently that the movement known as the “Obidients” is wont to abuse anyone who does not support Mr Peter…
Fr Oluoma, Soludo and the Obidient Question
ShareBy Valentine Obienyem Fr Oluoma is one of those priests after my heart. I enjoy his deep sense of analysis, his intellectual confidence and, especially, his strong knowledge of exegesis.…
Entertainment
Temi Nkem wins BBNaija Season 11 winner
ShareTemi Nkem has emerged as the winner of Big Brother Naija Season 11, tagged “Show Ya Sef”. The 21-year-old contestant was announced as the winner during the grand finale of…
Life
How terrorists chased me out of my own house, I am now homeless with my family – Rev. Isaac Omolehin
ShareRev. Isaac Omolehin, the founder of Word Assembly Ministries, Ilorin, has raised alarm that bandits threatened to attack his church camp at Idofian village, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of…
Interviews
Interview: Peter Obi reiterates commitment to one term Presidency
Share The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress [NDC], Peter Obi has reiterated his pledge not to seek re-election if he wins the 2027 presidential election. The NDC flagbearer…
Interview: Peter Obi speaks on 2027 election
ShareIf you did not listen to Mr. Peter Obi on Arise TV today, @Fred Chukwuelobe has patiently and masterfully broken down the encounter with the Anambra State former governor. He…
Photo Diary
Ghana’s ruling party candidate Bawumia concedes election to opposition’s Mahama
ShareVice President Mahamudu Bawumia conceded defeat and congratulated John Dramani Mahama on Saturday following Ghana’s hotly contested presidential election. Bawumia, 61, of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), said the election…
Appeal Court nullifies judgement on Rivers LG election
ShareThe Court of Appeal Abuja on Friday nullified the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the voters’ register…
Headlines
US warning to prospective investors on inherent risks in Nigeria, affirms Tinubu’s Incompetence – Peter Obi
ShareThe flag-bearer of the Nigeria Democratic Congress [ADC], Peter Obi says the warning from the United States government to prospective investors on inherent risks in Nigeria, further affirms the general…
IMF warns Nigeria against restoring petrol subsidy
ShareThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised the federal government against restoring a broad petrol subsidy, recommending targeted support for vulnerable households to cushion the impact of rising energy costs.…
Zenith Bank’s girl-child empowerment programme empowers 300 schoolgirls
ShareZenith Bank Plc has launched the maiden edition of its Girl-Child Empowerment education programme, Themed ‘Banking on Her Tomorrow’, bringing together about 300 schoolgirls aged 13 to 17 from selected…
AFP to storm Made By Design Expo 2026 with new designs
ShareThe iconic furniture production arm of Julius Berger Nigeria Group, Abuja Furniture Production, AFP is set to storm the globally acclaimed annual assembly of top designers, Made By Design Nigeria…
WebTV
WATCH: No casualties recorded as Enugu Air aircraft crash-Lands in Benin
ShareAbout 68 passengers narrowly escaped death on Thursday after an Enugu Air aircraft crash-landed at the Benin Airport in Edo State. The aircraft, with registration number 5N-ENR, was said to…
Video: NDLEA uncovers N480bn methamphetamine laboratory in Ogun forest, arrest three Mexicans
ShareThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency [NDLEA] has discovered the biggest ever clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in a forest in Ogun State, South West Nigeria. In a video shared via his…
Vidoe: Tinubu stumbles, falls during reception parade in Turkey
SharePresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu stumbled and fell on Wednesday during an official reception parade in Turkey, a moment that was captured on video and widely circulated on social media. The…
Video: How Tinubu threatened Fubara, imposed resolution on him – ex-Rivers commissioner
ShareA former Rivers State Commissioner for Works, Chief David Briggs, on Thursday alleged that President Bola Tinubu imposed ‘Abuja resolution’ on Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Briggs, in an interview with reporters,…
Abike Dabiri-Erewa’s diatribe on Rufai Oseni and journalists
ShareFred Chukwuelobe Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), is a former broadcaster and member of the House of Representatives. She is known to have shown…
Still on Umahi and Abakaliki Street
ShareValentine Obienyem Abakaliki Street is one of the most popular streets in Awka. This was long before it degenerated into a byword for prostitution. Once “Abakaliki Street” or an “Abakaliki…
How terrorists chased me out of my own house, I am now homeless with my family – Rev. Isaac Omolehin
ShareRev. Isaac Omolehin, the founder of Word Assembly Ministries, Ilorin, has raised alarm that bandits threatened to attack his church camp at Idofian village, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of…
UN raises alarm over fate of 8.3m refugees due to ‘Severe’ funding cuts
ShareNearly 8.3 million refugees and other forcibly displaced people face losing vital assistance from UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency warned Tuesday, as protection services crumble due to “severe” funding cuts. “UNHCR’s…
How my wife miraculously woke up after six months in coma – Akpabio
ShareSenate president Godswill Akpabio on Sunday disclosed that his wife, Uloma underwent a failed surgery and was declared 98 per cent dead while in a coma. According to the Senate…
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