Politics

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has attacked President Bola Tinubu over the controversy surrounding the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), an institution deemed a sham by the government. Atiku called on President Tinubu to apologize to Nigerians and resign over what he described as an attempt to cover up the PFIPC accounts scandal. His request follows conflicting testimony from …

Leaders and residents of Ijemo community in Abeokuta South Local Government Area of ​​Ogun State have endorsed the deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaja Lateefah Sowunmi-Kolapo, while at the same time supporting the party’s governorship candidate, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, ahead of the 2027 governorship election. The endorsement came at a reception organized in honor of Sowunmi-Kolapo, where …

By Victor Osula, Abuja The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has maintained the monetary policy rate (MPR), the country’s benchmark interest rate, at 26.5%. The decision was announced at the end of the 306th meeting of the Committee, held in Abuja on 20 and 21 July 2026. All 11 members of the Committee attended …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu warmly celebrates Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, on her historic election as the first elected and second female President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), describing her achievement as a watershed moment in the legal profession and a triumph for merit, excellence and gender inclusion. President Tinubu notes that Ms. Badejo-Okusanya’s remarkable career, characterized by integrity, professionalism …

Fawaz Adebisi The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Dr. Abayomi Tella, has promised that a PDP-led administration would restore local government autonomy and ensure that statutory allocations are channeled directly to councils to promote grassroots development. Tella said the party was committed to reviving local governance, arguing that the existing arrangement had weakened the third level …

Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Olu Arowolo Verheijen, said on Tuesday that the federal government had fulfilled its financial obligations to power companies under a settlement agreement. Speaking at the Investors Forum for the Presidential Power Sector Financial Reform Program (PPSFRP) – Series I, he said the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has demonstrated beyond doubt …

Mr. Lamido Yuguda Abubakar, the new Chairman of the Board of Directors, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), second right, with the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of AMCON, Mr. Gbenga Alade, flanked by the Head of the Intergovernmental Department, AMCON, Sa’ad Ahmed (right), and the Head of the Department of Corporate Communications, AMCON, Jude Chiedozie Nwauzor (left), after the screening …

Post views: 40 Heartland FC has expressed deep sorrow over the death of its former General Manager, Promise Uchenna Nwachukwu, describing his demise as a painful loss to the club and Nigerian football. In a press release, the club’s management said they received the news of Nwachukwu’s death with shock, noting that Heartland would always remain grateful for his …

A former deputy director of the Department of State Services, Dennis Amachree, has said Nigeria’s late head of state, General Sani Abacha, died of cardiac arrest during an intimate gathering at the presidential villa in Abuja, dismissing years of conspiracy theories about the military ruler’s death. Amachree made the revelation in her newly released memoir, DSS @40: My Journey Behind …

After extra time in an intense final, a well-coordinated pass between Pedro Porto who sent the ball into the back of the post and Nico Williams who sent the ball into space and Ferren Torres who pushed it into the back of the net, Spain scored the winning goal in the 105th minute. Playing against a 10-man Argentina team, Spain …