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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Major General Taoreed Lagbaja (middle front row) at the event. (Photo: Facebook/HQ Nigerian Army)   The Nigerian Army has dismissed media reports suggesting that there is a leadership vacuum following the absence of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja.   It also issued a warning to […]

Following enquiries by journalists as to who is in  charge of our country as the President and Vice President are out of the country, we want to clarify:     1. It is important to note that the President and Vice President are fully engaged with the nation’s affairs, even while they are away. There […]

According to the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics: “The history of modern Banking in Nigeria dates back to 1892 with the establishment of the African Banking Corporation in Lagos. In 1894, the Bank of British West Africa―now First Bank—took over the Africa Banking Corporation. The Bank for British West Africa remained the only bank in Nigeria […]

Sports, especially football, have long been a unifying force, transcending political and cultural barriers to bring nations together. When two teams step onto the pitch, they do so as representatives of their nations, not as adversaries to be subjected to humiliation, hostility, or abuse. Unfortunately, the Eagles’ experience in Libya has shown that the sanctity […]

Protocol    It is with immense pleasure that I address the 30th Nigerian Economic Summit. Over the past three decades, this Summit has been a forum for government and private sector stakeholders to exchange ideas, debate policy, and identify innovative solutions to Nigeria’s socio-economic challenges.     2. The theme of this year’s Summit, “Collaborative Action […]

The Confederation of African Football has delisted the Group D second-leg fixture of the ongoing 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifier between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Mediterranean Knights of Libya.   The game was earlier scheduled to take place in Libya by 8 pm after the first leg took place in Godswill […]

The humiliating treatment of the Super Eagles in Libya, which led to the cancellation of their reverse AFCON 2025 qualifier, is a disgrace to African football and a shameful stain and betrayal of the very values that sports represent – fair play, respect, and unity. The Nigerian delegation of Super Eagles players, officials and other […]

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has opened an investigation into the Super Eagles ordeal in Libya and has threatened to sanction those found violating its statutes and regulations.    “The matter has been referred to the CAF Disciplinary Board for investigation and appropriate action will be taken against those who violated the CAF Statutes […]

On October 9, 2024, the United Nations General Assembly elected 18 members to the Human Rights Council for the 2025-2027 term.   The members elected to the Council are Benin, Bolivia, Colombia, Cyprus, Czechia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Iceland, Kenya, Marshall Islands, Mexico, North Macedonia, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Spain, Switzerland and […]

The lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, has sent a fresh response to Hadiza El-Rufai, former First Lady of Kaduna State.   Mrs El-Rufai had tackled him on Saturday after he made a post about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.     In the post via X, Sani opined that […]

Chairman/CEO of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has been charged ‘in a superseding indictment with obstruction of justice for submitting false documents to the government in an effort to end an investigation that resulted in earlier charges of bank fraud and money laundering.’   This was contained in a statement released on by the Justice Department. […]

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) is demanding an immediate reversal of the latest increase in the price of petrol.   The organisation urged President Bola Tinubu “to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to immediately reverse the second increase in petrol prices in one month, pending the hearing and determination of […]