Indepth Analysis of Nigerian News & World Reports
President Bola Tinubu has urged Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to use his victory in the August 15 governorship election to promote reconciliation and unity in the state, stressing that…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, August 20, 2026, arraigned the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Brookfield Group Holdings, Olatunji Oluwaseun Adebola,( a.k.a Whitelion) before Justice C.…
By Kio Amachree There is a peculiar silence in Nigeria today, and it is deafening. A former governor of Kaduna State, once one of the most powerful men in the…
By Reuben Abati The success of the Gubernatorial election held in Osun State on Saturday, August 15, 2026 had implications that went beyond the boundaries of the state. The lead…
By ETIM ETIM In April, the Central Bank of Nigeria raised an alarm over a surge in fraudulent messages, emails and online communications flooding the social media, warning that cybercriminals…
By S. A. Ndanusa The announcement that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed funds recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, together with unclaimed dividends and dormant account balances,…
By Ezekiel NYA-ETOK I recently had reason to inquire about the current price of cement in Nigeria. I was told that in some places, a 50kg bag is selling for…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, effective August 27, 2026. Enitan succeeds Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who…
Minister of Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, today gave a detailed account of the financial impacts of President Tinubu’s economic reforms since 2023. The presentation contains important indices like where the money…
Key private sector operators in the tourism industry in Akwa Ibom State are mobilizing stakeholders to reposition the state as Nigeria’s leading tourism and hospitality destination through a high-level dialogue…
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled an international cocaine trafficking cartel that used Nigeria as a transit hub for shipments to the United Kingdom, other parts of Europe…
By Babafemi Ojudu I have read, watched and listened to several diatribes against Gboyega Oyetola following the recent political developments in Osun State. Interestingly, many of the harshest attacks have…
By Babafemi Ojudu I was sixteen when I left secondary school. My father believed that education should be followed immediately by responsibility. A young man, in his view, had to…
By Isaac Samuel On or before Friday this week (August 21), the FBI, Department of Justice and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) will release information relating to President Bola Tinubu’s drug-related…
Isaac Samuel The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, and some other major political figures were absent on Tuesday as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Peter Obi…
Justice A. Aluko of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, convicted and sentenced two persons to six months imprisonment respectively for offences bordering on unlawful…
In preparation for the visit of President Bola Tinubu to Akwa Ibom State in September, the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah, on Sunday led some members of…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has rejected calls for a closer working relationship with Senator Ireti Kingibe over measures to tackle flooding and regulate…
Isaac Samuel Former President Goodluck Jonathan has questioned the overwhelming presence of serving governors, senior political office holders and other influential political actors during the recent Osun State governorship election.…
By Dr. Goodluck Jonathan The outcome of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State demonstrates that, despite the challenges confronting our democracy, we possess the capacity to conduct elections in a…
By Paul Nwabuikwu In the final weeks before last Saturday’s governorship elections in Osun State, Ademola Adeleke’s time in Government House Oshogbo, seemed to be up. The omens were dark,…
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigation of a suspect, Haruna Yusuf and multiple undeclared foreign currencies, $73,000( Seventy Three United States Dollar) £15,957 ( Fifteen Thousand, Nine…
By Mohammed Bello Doka Tinubu planned and plotted, Fadahunsi threatened, Davido sang and, at the end of the day, Adeleke danced. Welcome to this week’s edition of Sarcastic Sunday with…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on his re-election, saying the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election reflects the will of the people. Tinubu…
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the incumbent Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, winner of Saturday’s governorship election, securing a second term in office after defeating…
By George Uriesi There is something quietly satisfying about travelling through an airport that seems to have anticipated your next move. The drop-off feels effortless. Check-in happens without hassle. You…
By ETIM ETIM Akwa Ibom State government will September take delivery of a third brand new A220-300 Airbus aircraft from the manufacturers in Canada. The plane is billed to commence…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Tinubu has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to ensure a peaceful, transparent and credible governorship election in Osun State. The…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has reaffirmed the State Government’s determination to ensure the full operation of the Aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at Victor Attah…
By Marcel Okeke In a recent unprecedented move, the leadership of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and the Federal Government’s Economic Management Team (EMT) jointly called on President Bola Ahmed…
The National Council on Establishments, comprising Heads of Service from the Federal Government, 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, has decided that membership of professional bodies and certification should…
By Aniekan Umanah Thursday, August 6, began with a rainy morning in Lagos. But at Onikan, within the historic precincts of the Yoruba Tennis Club, the weather was quickly overshadowed…
New data released by CFA Society Nigeria has highlighted Access as the country’s number one developer of future Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) professionals, reinforcing the institution’s role in building the…
By Farooq Kperogi Nigerians have become so listlessly accustomed to the epidemic of dubious awards. Every week, some grandiloquently named organization nobody has heard of announces a “Man of the…
Isaac Samuel Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has raised fresh questions over alleged discrepancies in the academic certificate President Bola Tinubu…
By Tola Ogunnubi Today, with a heart full of gratitude, I join the entire insurance community, colleagues, friends, and the beautiful family of Mr. Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, our distinguished Commissioner…
By ETIM ETIM No fewer than 15 former workers of Akwa Ibom Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osura, are planning to take legal action against the institution for wrongful termination of…
Isaac Samuel Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election is still about five months away, but the familiar fault lines of religion and identity in the country’s political space is already beginning to…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a landmark reform that replaces project-by-project negotiations with a transparent investment framework designed to unlock up to US$50 billion in deep offshore investment and…
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…
