Kaduna Rally: ADC Dares APC To Prove Deepfake Claims
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council has told the All Progressives Congress…
Kaduna Rally: ADC Dares APC To Prove Deepfake Claims
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council has told the All Progressives Congress (APC) that no amount of insult can hide what it called the growing rejection of the ruling party by Nigerians. The response came on Saturday, hours after the APC accused the ADC and its candidate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar,…
I Want To Leave Aso Rock In 2031 To A Nigeria I Can Enjoy, Says Remi Tinubu
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu says she hopes to leave the Presidential Villa in 2031 for a country she can enjoy in her seventies, a remark that places a second Tinubu term at the centre of her campaign message. She spoke in Abuja on Friday while inaugurating the headquarters of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, a…
Kaduna Disowns Viral Letter On ₦2.3trn APC Rally Funding
The Kaduna State Government has disowned a letter circulating on social media which claimed that Governor Uba Sani approved and released ₦2.3 trillion for the flag-off of the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign in the state. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Malam Ahmed Maiyaki, described the document as a forgery in a statement…
Keyamo Accuses Atiku of Fearing Tinubu’s Northern Support
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of panicking over the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)’s support in northern Nigeria, as President Bola Tinubu formally launched his re-election campaign in Kaduna on Saturday. Keyamo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, made the claim in a statement titled…
Kenya Records Second Fatal Ebola Infection
Kenya recorded its second fatal Ebola infection on Saturday, testing the state’s capacity to contain its first domestic outbreak of the haemorrhagic disease. The health ministry confirmed that the victim, a 65-year-old woman, caught the virus from an infected male relative who arrived from the Democratic Republic of Congo before dying in Nairobi on 5…
TCN Commissions 4 Power Substations in Kano
The Transmission Company of Nigeria and the Kano State Government commissioned four major transmission substations on Saturday to add 544 megawatts of wheeling capacity to the northern commercial hub. Adeola Labzy, media adviser to the power minister, announced the upgrade across installations at Walalambe, Kumbotso, Dakata, and Dan-Agundi. Heavy industry needs stable grid current. Walalambe…
Petrol Price Hike Looms as Crude Hits $115
Brent crude climbed to 115.18 dollars per barrel on Friday, setting off immediate alarms across Nigeria’s fragile retail energy sector. Escalating conflict in the Middle East sparked panic among international buyers after drone strikes hit key Saudi Arabian energy hubs and disrupted shipping lines. War fears always rattle fuel markets. Domestic depot owners and the…
Nigeria Traces 44 Contacts in Abuja Ebola Scare
Nigeria’s public health network faces its sharpest trial since 2014 after health officials confirmed an imported case of the deadly Bundibugyo Ebola virus in the Federal Capital Territory. The patient landed in Abuja from Uganda on 3 October, fell ill four days later, yet received an official laboratory diagnosis only on 20 October. Slow detection…
90 Days to Fix Nigeria’s Economic Pain: Why Does Government Always Wait for a Crisis?
The National Economic Council’s new action plan promises cheaper food, faster projects, investment and household support. But without clear targets, adequate funding, firm accountability and preventive planning, another government deadline could become another unfulfilled promise. Nigeria’s economic managers have announced another deadline. This time, they have 90 days to make life easier for millions of…
CBN Moves to Tackle Nigeria-China Payment Barriers
Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Olayemi Cardoso gathered bankers, fintech founders, and commercial traders at the Pan Pacific Beijing this week to dismantle the chronic payment bottlenecks choking trade with China. Nigerian merchants buy billions of pounds worth of manufactured goods from Chinese suppliers every single year, yet still endure circuitous, third-party dollar clearing routes…