Premature Coronation: France’s Celebrated Team Have Crashed out of the World Cup
By Yusuf Bangura Spain gave France an awesome football lesson in how to keep and pass the ball in their semi-final match last night at the Dallas Stadium in Texas.…
Reps withdraw own State Police bill, consider Tinubu’s version
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Tuesday rescinded its earlier resolution on the constitutional amendment bill seeking the establishment of State Police Services, opting instead to consider a fresh…
Eno Approves ₦1.96 Billion Examination fees for Akwa ibom students, commits over ₦3.2 Billion to Education sector in one swoop
Gov Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has approved the payment of examination fees for students at the basic and secondary education levels amounting to ₦1.968 billion, as part of…
The Goodluck Of The People Of Oriire
By Reuben Abati Something almost exactly divine in terms of naming and naming systems in Africa has just been seen in the metonymic correctness of what has just happened in…
PRESS RELEASE: EFCC Arraigns CEO for N16.8n Fraud in Enugu
EFCC has arraigned one Ifeanyichukwu Ogbu, the Chief Executive Officer, Ski Hi-Entertainment before Justice Vincent C. Ezeugwu of the Enugu State High Court, sitting in Independence Layout, on a three-count…
N2b NEDC Fraud: Again, Absence of Defendant Stalls Trial
The absence of the National Coordinator of Multi-Sectional Crisis Recovery Projects, MCRP, North East Development Commission, NEDC, Danjuma Mohammed on Thursday, June 25, 2026, stalled his trial before Justice K.…
2027: Shettima’s renomination as Tinubu’s running mate excites party chiefs
Isaac Samuel The decision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to retain Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election has continued to attract endorsements from…
ADC rejects Nafiu Bala’s claim of uploading candidates to INEC portal, demands investigation
Isaac Samuel The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected claims by a group led by Nafiu Bala Gombe that it uploaded the names of a presidential candidate and other nominees…
The 8-Country Club: Why Is It So Hard To Win a First World Cup?
Yusuf Bangura After 31 days and 100 matches involving 48 countries from all of FIFA’s six confederations, we’ve now entered the ultimate business end of the tournament—the semi-finals, where four…
The Nigerian Exchange (NGX): Is the ‘Bubble’ About to Burst?
By: Marcel Okeke The significant drop in foreign participation on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) in the last couple of months in the first half 2026 rightly prompts the question…
Federal Perm. Secs hosts Procurement Retreat in Uyo, commend Gov. Eno’s impactful strides
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, OON,MNI, has commended the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno for fulfilling his development promises, describing…
Access Holdings vests over 200 million shares in 77 employees, Agbede emerges largest beneficiary
Access Holdings Plc has vested more than 200 million shares in 77 employees across its group, with former Executive Director, Business Support, Bolaji Agbede emerging as the largest beneficiary with…
In Trinidad and Tobago, Where Africa and India Meet
By Farooq A. Kperogi When I received an email in April inviting me to be the keynote speaker at the June 24-26 International Media and Communication Conference at the University…
2027: Tinubu retains Shettima as running mate ahead of INEC deadline
Isaac Samuel President Bola Tinubu has officially retained Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election after the All Progressives Congress (APC) submitted their nomination…
Abducted Oyo schoolchildren, teachers regain freedom after two months
Isaac Samuel There was widespread jubilation on Friday as pupils and teachers abducted from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State regained their freedom after spending nearly…
2027: APC to officially unveil Shettima as Tinubu’s running mate
Isaac Samuel The All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to officially unveil Vice President Kashim Shettima as President Bola Tinubu’s running mate for the 2027 presidential election during a high-level…
EFCC Arraigns Construction Company GMD for Alleged $600,000 Fraud in Enugu
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Egwuche Chinyere Gladys, Group Managing Director of Brass Engineering and Construction Nigeria Limited before Justice…
EFCC Arraigns Ex-Banker for Alleged N294.5m theft
EFCC on Thursday, July 9, 2026 arraigned a former staff of Access Bank, Chinonso Akujobi, for an alleged N294,595,992 theft before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the State High Court sitting…
EFCC Arraigns Miyetti Allah Leader, Bodejo for Alleged $2.33m Crime
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 9, 2026 arraigned the leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo before Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal…
N2.7b Fraud : Witness Confirms Sirika’s Voice in Leaked Audio Evidence
The trial of former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, took a dramatic turn on Wednesday, July 8, 2026 as Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court…
EFCC Arraigns Fake Car Dealer for Alleged N15.4m Fraud
EFCC has arraigned one Chukwuebuka Anacletus Ogbonna before Justice Vincent C. Ezeugwu of the Enugu State High Court, sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu on a four-count charge bordering on stealing…
Political assassination: should we take Peter Obi seriously?
By ETIM ETIM Murder for political reasons is not rare in Nigeria, so when NDC Presidential candidate Peter Obi said the other day that he might be assassinated before the…
How Abbas blocked bid to summon Tinubu over delayed budget implementation
Isaac Samuel Speaker of the House of Representatives,Tajudeen Abbas on Wednesday stopped efforts by opposition lawmakers to insert a motion summoning President Bola Tinubu to appear before the House over…
Stop Blaming the Referee: Egypt’s Two-Goal Collapse Was a Masterclass in Poor Game Management
By Yusuf Bangura Egypt is crying foul, blaming the referee for their painful exit from the World Cup after squandering a two-goal lead and cruising towards a historic victory against…
Reps summon Budget minister, DG over N1.3bn vote to fake presidential council
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning and the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation to explain how over N1.3…
2027: Kwankwaso knocks Sheriff over claim Northerners won’t vote Peter Obi
Isaac Samuel The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party in the 2023 general election, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has criticised former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, over his…
Xenophobia: Senate Threatens Diplomatic Action Against South Africa, Orders Fresh Probe
The Senate on Tuesday warned that Nigeria could review its diplomatic relations with South Africa if renewed xenophobic attacks against Nigerians continue, as lawmakers condemned the reported targeting of Nigerian…
In a way, this is Europe’s World Cup
By Yusuf Bangura The Swiss have just beaten Colombia on penalties after a goalless draw in 120 minutes of play. It wasn’t an exciting match. Both teams lacked fluidity, but…
Tinubu inaugurates Committee on State Police Bill
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill to prepare the legal framework for the implementation of state police across the country. President…
Tinubu gives ICPC 30days to probe ‘fake’ presidential council
Isaac Samuel President Bola Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the activities of a purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC),…
$1.5m Investment Fraud: Court Remands Ifoma Emmanuel in Kirikiri Correctional Centre
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, ordered the remand of Ifoma Immanuel, Executive Director of Intermediate Investment Holdings…
N7.8b Fraud: I Deposited Billions for Emefiele in Zenith Bank- Witness
The Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Richard Agulu, in the trial of the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday, July 7,2026, told Justice Yusuf…
El Rufai’s personal doctor arrested for Violating court order
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has expressed concern over developments surrounding a court-approved medical visit granted to former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir Ahmad…
Uba Sani chairs closed-door meeting of 18 first-term APC governors in Kebbi
Isaac Samuel Eighteen first-term governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting at the Kebbi State Government House to deliberate on…
Belgium 4-1 USA: The Gods of Justice Are Still Awake
By Yusuf Bangura There’s a saying in politics that the only way to defeat a corrupt ruling party is to do so decisively and comprehensively. That way, cheating becomes ineffective,…
Nobody Needs NYSC Reform
By Reuben Abati Peter F. Drucker, the Austrian-American management guru (1909 -2005), it was who opined that change is an inevitable constant in human situations and that innovation is important…
FIFA has Destroyed Global Football’s Integrity
By Yusuf Bangura Jul 06, 2026 I’ve not been a fan of FIFA since the corruption scandals that wrecked Sepp Blatter’s presidency of the organisation in 2015. But FIFA’s decision…
Customs targets N11.07tn revenue as Senate, Reps endorse 2026 projections
Isaac Samuel The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has set an ambitious revenue target of N11.074 trillion for the 2026 fiscal year as both the Senate and the House of Representatives…
Reps pass 363 bills, consider 2,747 in three years
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has considered 2,747 bills and passed 363 in the first three years of the 10th National Assembly, chairman of the House Committee on Rules…
Donald Trump, FIFA and the danger of inserting politics into football
By ETIM ETIM President Donald Trump spoke to reporters at the White House this afternoon (Monday, July 6), and confirmed that he actually spoke to FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, on…
N15.6bn Fraud: EFCC Presents First Witness against Tunde Ayeni
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday, July 6, 2026, presented its First Prosecution Witness (PW1) before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Apo, Abuja,…
FG denies spending N8tn outside budget, says IMF report misrepresented
Isaac Samuel The Federal Government has dismissed claims that it spent more than N8 trillion outside the approved budget, insisting that Nigeria does not operate a “shadow budget” and that…
Cabo Verde are the Toast of the 2026 World Cup
By Yusuf Bangura The world witnessed some astonishing, history-defining football last night between the mighty World Cup champions, Argentina, and the tiny African island nation of half a million people,…
N986 Million Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Two, Companies in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 in Ikoyi, on Thursday, July 2, 2026, re-arraigned Ajayi Edward Olushola and his company, Hola Jay Nigeria Limited. The…
Nigerian Economy 2026: A Mid-Term Review and Commentary
By Marcel Okeke All of a ‘sudden’, the first six months of year 2026 is gone, marked by the good, the bad, and the ugly. With respect to the Nigerian…
The Phantom Presidential Council Scandal
By Farooq A. Kperogi I first received a WhatsApp forward about the scandal from notable University of Texas history professor Toyin Falola. I didn’t read it. I thought it was…
NDC demands Gbajabiamila’s sack over alleged PFIPC scandal; sale of appointments
By Isaac Samuel Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has called for the immediate removal of the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, from office over allegations linking him to…
Court grants Ozekhome six-week UK medical trip, adjourns forgery trial to September 28
Isaac Samuel An FCT High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday granted Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome, permission to travel to the United Kingdom for a six-week…
The unbelievable scandal involving Adeyemi Adeniyi Mathew
By ETIM ETIM Just when you thought that you had heard the most bizarre story of corruption, abuse of office and decadence in Nigeria, a stranger and more ridiculous version…
Suswam’s N3.1b Fraud: Court Adjourns Trial Till July 16
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, adjourned the trial of the former Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam till July 16, 2026…