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 The Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square has convicted and sentenced to death, a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Andrew Ominikoron, for the murder of a 22-year-old fashion designer, Bamise Ayanwola.   In a judgment that lasted over two and half hours, Justice Serifat Sonaike held that the prosecution, the Lagos State […]

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has urged President Bola Tinubu to rein in on his family over an alleged attempt by his son, Seyi to influence the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).   Through a statement issued by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, on Friday, Atiku cautioned that Nigeria should not […]

Amid growing concerns over the alleged fraud perpetrated by a digital investment platform, CryptoBank Exchange (CBEX), which reportedly led to the loss of N1.3tn belonging to Nigerians investors, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it warned Nigerians against investing in Ponzi schemes. The spokesperson of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, who spoke as a […]

In the grand theater of global commerce, where titans clash and empires rise and fall, a new sovereign has emerged, reshaping the very contours of the energy landscape. Dangote Petroleum Refinery, the monolithic beacon of industrial ingenuity in Lagos Nigeria, has ascended to the pantheon of global oil market dominance, with its latest feat sending […]

The Supreme Court has set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja recognising Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP).   In a unanimous judgment, a five-member panel of the apex court held that the Court of Appeal lacked the jurisdiction to have pronounced Abure National Chairman of […]

In the theatre of statecraft, symbolism and prudence often carry as much weight as written law. One such matter of high symbolic and practical consequence—yet often overlooked—is the simultaneous absence of a country’s President and Vice President from national territory. While few constitutions outright prohibit this occurrence, political wisdom and national security imperatives argue strongly […]

The Edo State House of Assembly has removed Hon Natasha Osawaru Irobosa of the the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) as minority leader.   Osawaru was removed alongside Charity Aiguobarueghian, Majority Leader. However. Hon. Blessing Agbebaku and Maria Edeko, who are also members of the PDP still retained their positions as the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker […]

The protracted leadership crisis in the Labour Party (LP) deepened on Monday as the two opposing parties summoned separate National Executive Council (NEC) meetings on the way forward after last Friday’s Supreme Court judgement on the matter.   While the Barrister Julius Abure-led party leadership has summoned a NEC meeting currently ongoing in Abuja at […]

The founder of the defunct Diamond Bank Plc and a former chairman of MTN Nigeria, Pascal Dozie, is dead.   According to a statement issued by the family on Tuesday, the business tycoon died in the early hours of Tuesday at the age of 85.   The statement from his son, Uzoma Dozie, who represents […]

The Federal Government says its naira-for-crude initiative with local refineries is not a temporary measure but a “key policy directive designed to support sustainable local refining”.   The government also said the initiative is still in effect and will continue immediately, overruling the decision of the NNPCL under its former boss Mele Kyari which tenured […]

President Bola Tinubu’s abrupt sacking of the entire Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Board without any public justification, reeks of autocratic impulse, mirrors opacity, disregards democratic accountability, and insults Nigerians who deserve to know why such drastic changes were made in a corporation central to the nation’s lifeblood, at a time Nigeria is hemorrhaging […]

The United States Embassy has introduced updated visa interview requirements for Nigerian applicants, effective from April 22, 2025.   In a statement released on Friday, the US mission emphasised that all applicants attending visa interviews in Abuja and Lagos must present a DS-160 form featuring a confirmation barcode that begins with “AA” followed by two […]