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The Chris Imumolen-led Accord Party has distanced itself from a meeting of opposition political parties held on Saturday in Ibadan, Oyo State. The group accused the party’s name and logo of being used without permission. Imumolen, in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the faction’s National Secretary, Muktar Abdallah, said the party remains independent and focused on fielding …

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission [FCCPC] has sealed Paradise Estate in Abuja after homebuyers accused the developer of collecting full payment and failing to deliver the homes. The FCCPC said Monday that the crackdown followed “multiple complaints” from buyers who paid for homes but never received the keys. Some victims reportedly invested their life savings into the scheme …

The bereaved family of Abdulsamad Jamiu, a 24-year-old member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has issued a scathing rebuttal to the Nigerian Army’s report on his death, and described the military’s “crossfire” narrative as a fabrication. The family stated that the young graduate was not the victim of a gunfight between soldiers and robbers in Dei-Dei, Abuja, but …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market lost N1.3 trillion at the close of trading on Monday thereby halting 17 consecutive days of profit taking. This follows the fall in the prices of shares such as Trans Expr, First HoldCo and UBA, among others, on the stock exchange floor. The benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) fell to 223,602.29 points from 225,722.49 points …

Dotun Daniel Adekunle, COO/CTO, OPay, during the keynote presentation at the inaugural BusinessDay Fintech Summit 2026 held in Lagos. OPay, a leading financial technology company in Nigeria, took center stage as the title sponsor of the inaugural BusinessDay Fintech Summit held on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos. The summit, themed “The Next Financial Frontier: Intelligence, Infrastructure …

Nigeria’s currency, the naira, slumped further against the US dollar at the official window on Monday. Officially, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) foreign exchange data shows that the naira closed at N1,364.23/$1, compared with N1,358.43/$1 on Friday. This represents a loss of N5.80 for the local currency against the American dollar. On the black market, Nigeria’s currency, the naira, rose …

Manchester United secured a 2-1 win over Brentford in an entertaining Premier League encounter at Old Trafford on Monday evening. The Red Devils now need just two more points to secure a Champions League return after first-half goals from Casemiro and Benjamin Sesko were enough for them to win an entertaining encounter with Brentford. More to follow…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has placed 41-year-old Halimat Adenike Tejuosho on its wanted list for allegedly obtaining money under false pretenses, urging Nigerians to report her. In a notice signed by EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale on Monday, the anti-corruption agency published Tejuosho’s photo and described her as an indigene of Lagos whose last known address is House A26, …

The All Progressives Congress has announced a revised schedule and updated schedule of activities for the 2027 general election, made adjustments to its internal processes, including screening, primaries, and appeals, and disclosed official bank accounts for the purchase of Expressions of Interest and Nomination forms. The latest notification, issued on Monday from the party’s National Secretariat at Buhari House in …

Nigeria Police Force officers refused a 100 million naira bribe as they dismantled a major rail vandalism syndicate and recovered stolen materials worth over 400 million naira. Police said the operation, conducted by the Special Tactical Team of the Force Intelligence Department, led to the arrest of two suspects – Chisom Goodnews, 32, and Ahmed Adamu, 22 – on April …