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Presidents of the Forum Social Democratic Party (SDP) have hailed its new National President, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar Gombe, for his new role as the effective president of the party. According to a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by the Secretary of the SDP State Presidents’ Forum, Idris Adamu, the forum said the confirmation of Professor Gombe by the National …

Mounting evidence suggests that outdated US intelligence is “likely” to blame for an attack on a school in southern Iran that killed more than 170 people, most of them children. The US and Israel said they attacked military sites, trying to destroy them belongs to Iran the ability to make nuclear weapons and its conventional weapons facilities. But in the …

Prof Amadi, civil society organizations call for independent investigation into Akwa Ibom-Cross River oil well crisis …Let’s say Nigeria loses 780 hectares of maritime territory By editor A coalition of 46 civil society organizations under the Center for Credible Leadership and Citizen Awareness (CCLCA) has called for a presidential special investigative team to look into the loss of about 780 …

The US Treasury Secretary told Sky News that the US Navy would escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday that he planned to use the effective closure of the strategic waterway, through which 20% of the world’s oil supply passes, as leverage against the US and Israel. Speaking to Sky …

Nigeria at the Crossroads: A Roadmap to Economic Recovery, by Dr. Emmanuel I. Umeonyirioha As Nigeria navigates the turbulent waters of 2026, the debate in boardrooms, markets and households across the country has shifted from despair to cautious hope. Macroeconomic indicators are finally showing signs of life, inflation is declining, the naira has found some stability and international institutions such …

Fears of submarine-laid mines, kamikaze drone boats and GPS interference have effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has long threatened to close the narrow waterway through which 20% of the world’s oil supply passes, knowing that such a move would cause market chaos and send prices soaring. This is what is actually happening right now. At least 16 ships …

For generations, millions of Nigerians have relied on informal group savings plans known by different names across the country: ajo in Yoruba communities, esusu in parts of the southwest and adashe in the north. The concept is simple: a group of people periodically contribute a fixed amount and each member receives the collective sum when it is their turn.The system …

In a war increasingly determined by oil flows and prices, one country has emerged victorious – and it isn’t even the country at war. When the US-Israel attack on Iran had a negative impact oil prices soared and raising questions about America’s appetite for prolonged price shocks, Russia has benefited from higher oil revenues. The transformation of Russia’s fate, both …

Nigeria’s maritime sector, the gateway through which more than 80% of the nation’s international trade flows, is undergoing a radical transformation, Suleiman Idris takes a look at the port modernization led by the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho. Anchored on port modernisation, digital trade facilitation and institutional reform, the new maritime policy direction is …

The British Defense Secretary said that Vladimir Putin’s “hidden hand” was likely helping Iran respond to Donald Trump’s war, when it emerged that drones linked to Iran hit a base in Iraq where several British troops were located. They were not injured. John Healey said Iranian forces’ attacks on targets in the Middle East “bear the hallmarks” of the way …