Port Harcourt Airport Goes Private As FG Seals Concession Deal
The Federal Government has signed a concession agreement transferring the management of the Port Harcourt…
Port Harcourt Airport Goes Private As FG Seals Concession Deal
The Federal Government has signed a concession agreement transferring the management of the Port Harcourt International Airport to a private operator, PH Airport Limited, in a deal it says will modernise one of the country’s busiest aviation gateways without costing a single worker their job. The agreement was signed by the Minister of Aviation and…
Omokri Slams Obi, NDC Over Rejection Of Current Anthem
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has accused the Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Peter Obi, of disrespecting the country’s national symbols after Obi and party supporters recited the discarded national anthem at a town hall meeting in Lagos. The gathering, held in the Oregun area of Lagos on Thursday, saw attendees sing “Arise, O…
US Flags January Poll As Possible Trigger For Violence In Nigeria
Senior United States officials have pledged to watch Nigeria’s presidential election closely, singling out the January poll as a possible flashpoint for violence in a country already fighting insecurity on several fronts. The warning came from the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Frank Garcia, in testimony before the House of Representatives Subcommittee…
CPC Status To Stay As US Faults Nigeria’s Security Response
The United States has said Nigeria has not done enough to halt attacks on Christian communities and that the country’s classification as a Country of Particular Concern should remain in place, keeping one of the most sensitive questions in relations between the two nations unresolved. The assessment came from the Assistant Secretary of State…
2027: Makinde Pushes Data Driven Opposition Alliance
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has confirmed that opposition leaders are in active discussions to form an alliance capable of unseating the ruling All Progressives Congress in the 2027 presidential election, saying he is ready to work with either former Vice President Atiku Abubakar or former Labour Party candidate Peter Obi if the evidence…
Ex-Obidient Chief Tanko Dumps Obi For Adebayo’s SDP
Dr Yunusa Tanko, the former coordinator of the Obidient Movement and one of the most familiar voices of Peter Obi’s 2023 presidential run, has crossed to the Social Democratic Party and taken charge of the campaign of its candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo. The SDP unveiled him on Wednesday as National Coordinator and Director-General of its…
Tinubu Sets 2030 Deadline For $1trn Economy
President Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigeria’s economy has moved from stabilisation to what he called shared prosperity, telling an Abuja audience on Thursday that the painful reforms of his first years in office are beginning to pay off. He set a target of a one trillion dollar economy by 2030 and described the moment…
Diaspora Protesters Heckle Amupitan In London, Demand Resignation
Angry Nigerian protesters confronted the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan, outside Chatham House in London on Thursday, demanding his resignation over what they described as deep flaws in the preliminary voters register being prepared for the 2027 general election. The demonstrators, drawn largely from the Nigerian diaspora, surrounded the…
INEC Fixes November 28 for Nationwide Mock Poll
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed 28 November 2026 for a nationwide mock accreditation and voting exercise ahead of the January 2027 presidential election. Chairman Joash Amupitan announced the dry run on Thursday to test upgrades to the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and electronic results transmission. The rehearsal lands less than seven weeks before…
Trump Halts Iran Strikes at Gulf Allies’ Request
United States President Donald Trump paused large-scale military strikes against Iran on Friday, 13 November 2026, after Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and neighbouring Gulf leaders urged restraint. Even so, Trump boasted that American forces could wipe out Iran’s power grids, bridges, and factories within three days. Hours earlier, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps hit a United…