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By Dayo Johnson AKURE — The leadership crisis in the Ondo State House of Assembly intensified on Friday as 24 of the 26 lawmakers reportedly declared support for the removal of Speaker, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji, over allegations of financial misconduct and abuse of office. The lawmakers are accusing the Speaker of financial impropriety in […]

…Says APC’s poor performance has weakened public confidence …Urges opposition leaders to put Nigeria above personal ambition By Juliet Umeh A former National Vice Chairman (North-West) of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and a leader of the African Democratic Congress, Salihu Lukman, has warned that the 2027 general election could become “more of a coronation […]

By Benjamin Njoku Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described his decision to pick Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as running mate in the 1999 presidential election as the biggest mistake of his life. Obasanjo made the statement on Friday in Lagos during a fireside chat with maverick musician and activist Charly Boy. The event was held to […]

There is an interesting conversation unfolding around Nigeria’s Net Foreign Exchange Reserves. Predictably, opinions have become divided. Some see the announcement as vindication of the Central Bank’s reform programme; others question the figures and the methodology behind them. That, in my view, misses the larger story. The issue before us is not simply whether Nigeria’s […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reignited his long-running political feud with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, describing his decision to select Atiku as his running mate in the 1999 presidential election as the biggest mistake of his presidency. The relationship between the two former leaders deteriorated during their second term in office between 2003 and […]

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is facing increasing pressure after the organization’s chief operating officer publicly criticized his proposal to sell stakes in FIFA competitions to private investors. In a statement released made available to Courtesy From searchng.ng top political feeds for nigeria on Friday, Kevin Lamour described the proposal as “the project of one person” […]Read More

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has directed lawyers and court officials to discontinue the use of the title “Barrister” as a prefix to their names in all official dealings with the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The directive, which takes immediate effect, was conveyed in a memorandum dated July 13, 2026, and […]

The newly appointed Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Segun Aina, has pledged to uphold the integrity of the examination body, describing it as the foundation of every credible institution. Aina made the commitment on Friday during his official handover ceremony at JAMB’s National Headquarters in Bwari, Abuja, where he outlined […]

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has ordered the demolition of an illegal settlement known as Ruga, located near Karmajiji in the Kukwaba District of Abuja, citing security concerns. The directive was issued on Friday after the minister led a team of security operatives to the settlement following a meeting of […]

There is humiliation, there is disgrace, and then there is the distinction Lagos has just earned.The Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2026 Global Liveability Index ranked Nigeria’s commercial capital 168th out of 173 cities surveyed worldwide. Only five cities performed worse. Even more damning, Lagos trails Tehran, battered by war; Kyiv, enduring a full-scale invasion; and Harare, […]Read More

Recently, federal government officials seem to be preoccupied with managing public optics arising from the insecurity ravaging the nation. They frequently appeal to journalists to avoid giving prominence or front-page coverage to activities of terrorists, bandits or other non-state actors, even as they result in the deaths of defence or security forces or the killing […]

A senior adviser to FIFA president Gianni Infantino has resigned after a third football confederation publicly opposed plans to sell stakes in FIFA competitions to private investors. Carlos Cordeiro described the proposal as “a bad deal for football” that would “mortgage football’s future.” His resignation came just hours after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced […]Read More