By Kio Amachree On Thursday 30 July, the newly arrived Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Nigeria, Yousef bin Mohammed Albalawi, presented himself at the State House in…
By Mohammed Bello Doka The northern Muslim masses have been restless, and understandably so. When Sheikh Yahaya Jingir, the leader of the Jos faction of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatis…
Isaac Samuel The recent disagreement between the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) and the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is being presented in some quarters as though the…
Justice F.N. Ogazi of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, August 7, 2026, convicted and sentenced four persons to two and six months’ imprisonment respectively for offences…
By ETIM ETIM When we were in secondary school, Prof. Chike Edozien Obi was a renowned mathematician, reputed to be the first Nigerian to hold a doctorate in mathematics. Awarded…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Pastor Umo Eno, has urged indigenes of the state in the Diaspora to deploy their expertise, skills, global exposure, networks and investments toward the…
Isaac Samuel Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has described the latest Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Household Expectations Survey as a…
By Babafemi Ojudu I am going to play a dangerous little game this morning. It will make the BATists happy—at least for a moment—the Obidients furious, and the cynics exclaim,…
By Farooq A. Kperogi Salvador embodied Africa in more ways than the preservation of Yoruba religion, as highlighted last week. Our Candomblé-believing tour guide, who used to be Catholic, also…
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, August 6, 2026, handed over the sum of N125,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Twenty-five Million Naira) to the victim of an alleged land…
Isaac Samuel Former Vice-President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has raised the alarm over an unauthorised payment made into one of his private bank…
By Marcel Okeke Barely six months to Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, and a few days to the commencement of campaigns, the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) and its economic policymakers…
By: Umar Ardo, Ph.D As a Historian, I know how history is often simplified into convenient narratives. Over time, these narratives become accepted truths, not necessarily because they are accurate,…
By ETIM ETIM Yoruba Tennis Club, Onikan, Lagos was founded in 1926 by a group of 25 young Nigerians to provide sporting, recreational and social facilities for Nigerians who were…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja, said growing positive reviews of the economy by experts and favourable economic indicators signal a brighter future for all Nigerians. The…
By Babafemi Ojudu Did anyone notice that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu personally signed the statement directing the EFCC to return to court and vacate the order freezing the accounts of…
Isaac Samuel The State House has denied authoring any correspondence to the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) seeking the creation of a budget code for the alleged…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has uncovered two additional fake government agencies linked to Adeniyi Matthew Adeyemi, the self-proclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion…
…….When Friendship Becomes a Bridge By Ubong Ekefere There is something profoundly symbolic about history extending an invitation. A century-old institution, founded on the enduring philosophy that “Friendship is Good,”…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Tinubu has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately approach the court to vacate the order freezing the Osun State Government’s accounts, saying…
Isaac Samuel The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has explained its decision to freeze the bank accounts of the Osun State Government, insisting the action was taken to prevent…
By Olakunle Aderinokun Fifteen years. That is how long it has been since the world lost Olutayo Adisa Adeleye Aderinokun (Tayo Aderinokun), my brother, my mentor, my benefactor, and one…
Isaac Samuel The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has reaffirmed its commitment to due process, institutional discipline and the rule of law, saying social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known…
Justice A.M. Lawal of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 convicted and sentenced a fake lawyer, John Nwawuto Anoruo for impersonation and…
…Reps summon FRSC Corps Marshal over FG number plates …Committee to interrogate alleged PFIPC DG in police custody Isaac Samuel The Managing Director of Divine Dopacy Nigeria Limited, Gbenga Collins,…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Tinubu has approved a new salary structure for members of Nigeria’s Armed Forces, granting pay increases ranging from 30 to 80 per cent in a move…
Isaac Samuel The Akwa Ibom State Government’s decision to clamp down on unapproved and unauthorized private schools has been welcomed as a timely intervention to protect the quality of education…
A Letter from Stockholm By Kio Amachree There is a ledger that no EFCC can audit, no tribunal can seal, and no propaganda machine can rewrite. It is the ledger…
By Reuben Abati There has been quite some drama out there in the lead up to Nigeria’s 2027 general elections and one of the most outstanding episodes would be the unending,…
By ETIM ETIM The National Industrial Court sitting in Uyo has ordered Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osura, to reinstate Dr. Paulinus Ekpo to his position as Chief Lecturer and…
Isaac Samuel The Presidency on Sunday dismissed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies, insisting that the administration’s reform agenda has put Nigeria on the…
By Sunday Dare HISTORY has never been kind to institutions that mistake political opportunism for moral clarity. When the leadership of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), led by…
By Babafemi Ojudu Public figures who invoke loyalty as a moral test must themselves be prepared to have their own record on loyalty examined. I have followed the debate surrounding…
By Temitope Ajayi There is something fundamentally inappropriate about Cardinal John Onaiyekan granting a television interview to offer his own account and interpretation of what transpired during the private meeting…
Isaac Samuel Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday hit back at former President Olusegun Obasanjo, declaring that although he stood…
By Isaac Samuel With official campaigns for the 2027 general election due to commence on August 19, the Abia State Government’s new billboard permit charges have already triggered one of…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Ahmed Tinubu listed only his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in the educational qualifications section of the EC9 nomination form submitted to the Independent National Electoral…
By ETIM ETIM As a young finance journalist in Lagos from late1980s to late 1990s, I grew up in awe of Alhaji Abubarkar Alhaji, one of the most prominent, visible…
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday published the personal particulars, academic credentials and other supporting documents submitted by candidates for the January 16, 2027 presidential election,…
History has a way of keeping receipts. On February 3, 2026, Abuja turned 50. Fifty years since the Federal Capital was officially designated in 1976 by the Murtala/Obasanjo military government.…
Isaac Samuel Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described his decision to pick former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as his running mate in the 1999 presidential election as the biggest mistake…
By Farooq A. Kperogi For the past couple of years, my wife and I have instituted a yearly self-care ritual of taking at least one vacation in a part of…
By Marcel Okeke To core economists and related professionals, the Nigerian economy at present, can be said to be undergoing quick patches; with a lot of the Federal Government’s efforts…
Isaac Samuel The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), is Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has directed lawyers, litigation staff, court registrars and other officials of the Supreme Court to discontinue the use of…
By Yusuf Bangura FIFA President Gianni Infantino has opened a can of worms that may poison—and ultimately kill—the World Cup as we know it. He has proposed a plan to…
by Mohammed Bello Doka On July 10, 2026, the All Progressives Congress formally submitted the presidential nomination forms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima to the…
Economic and Financial Crimes Commissio, EFCC, on Thursday July 30, 2026, arraigned one Aminu Datti Ahmed before Justice M.S. Idris of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Jabi, Abuja for…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate dissolution of the Presidential Implementation Committee (PIC) on the Alienation of Federal Government Properties, bringing to an end the activities of…
Economic and Financial Crimes Commissio, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, arraigned four persons before Justice F. N. Ogazi of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, for alleged…
With the governorship election in Osun State only days away, the Police Wednesday arrested the SSG, Teslim Igbalaye and five others. This follows a raid on the residence of the…
