On Tuesday, the naira continued to appreciate against the dollar in the official foreign currency market. According to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, the naira strengthened more on Tuesday, reaching N1,362.55 per dollar, up from N1,364.83 on Monday. This means that the naira appreciated by N2.28 against the dollar on a daily basis. … Read more
Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy, has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s administration, claiming that today’s Nigeria is worse than Sani Abacha’s military regime. Utomi said this during an appearance on Nigeria Info 99.3FM, where he discussed the state of the nation and recent concerns made by Nigeria’s Catholic Bishops. According to him, the frustration … Read more
Kenneth Okonkwo, a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has criticised the National Assembly for failing to question President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, and the purported Director General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi. Okonkwo stated that finishing the probe into the PFIPC scam without questioning Gbajabiamila … Read more
Odesola Oluseye Titus, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Osun State Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to dismiss Dr Tosin Odeyemi’s claims to represent the council. Titus told journalists on Saturday that latest findings called Odeyemi’s claim to IPAC membership into question, and that he lacked the legal … Read more
Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has accused some politicians of taking advantage of Rivers State’s incumbent governor, Siminalayi Fubara, resulting in the state’s protracted political turmoil. Wike, a former governor of Rivers State, addressed to the media on Saturday during a special event in the state capital, Port Harcourt. The Minister … Read more
Former Minister of Sports Solomon Dalung has urged President Bola Tinubu to explain why the sections for his primary and secondary school qualifications were left blank in the personal information he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2027 presidential election. Dalung made the demand in a post on his X account … Read more
Leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the South West have asked the party’s national leadership to quickly dismiss Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as Interim National Secretary, alleging him of flagrant constitutional infractions that endanger the party ahead of 2027. The South West leaders, in a petition dated July 28, 2026, signed by state chairmen … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Abia South Senatorial District, Erondu Uchenna Erondu Jr., has rejected the alleged substitution of his name as the party’s candidate for the 2027 general election, characterising the alleged conduct as illegal and unconstitutional. In a press statement signed on Saturday, Erondu stated that he is still the validly … Read more
Former Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani intimated on Saturday that the rekindled battle between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential nominee, Atiku Abubakar, could last until one of them dies. Sani claimed Atiku had been receiving Obasanjo’s “hypersonic missiles” since the former vice president dropped a “devastating bomb.” The former … Read more
Arsenal have agreed to trade defensive midfielder Christian Norgaard to Everton ahead of Bruno Guimaraes’ arrival at the Premier League North London club. According to The Athletic, Norgaard appears to be leaving Arsenal as Mikel Arteta’s side closes in on a deal to capture Guimaraes from Newcastle United this summer. According to the source, Arsenal … Read more