NANS Declares Protest Against South African Firms
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has raised the stakes…
NANS Declares Protest Against South African Firms
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has raised the stakes in the escalating row over the treatment of Nigerians in South Africa, declaring a nationwide protest that seeks to paralyse the operations of MTN and MultiChoice while pressuring citizens to withdraw their funds from Stanbic IBTC Bank. The NANS President,…
Audit Bill Delay: Atiku Hands Tinubu Seven-Day Deadline
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has drawn a sharp line under a legislative delay that has quietly stretched into its fifth month, giving President Bola Tinubu seven days to either sign the Federal Audit Service Bill into law, formally tell the National Assembly why he is withholding assent, or step down from office. The…
Mmesoma’s UTME Ban Expires, Three Years After Forgery Storm
Three years after her name dominated national headlines and split public opinion, Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma is once again free to sit Nigeria’s most consequential school examination. The three year sanction the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board imposed on the Anambra teenager in July 2023, following one of the most talked about examination fraud controversies…
Rice, Odegaard Set for World Cup Midfield Showdown
Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard have spent the past season building one of the most productive midfield partnerships in English football. On Saturday night in Miami, that friendship goes on hold. The Arsenal pair line up on opposing sides when England face Norway in the quarter-final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and the…
Ronaldo Exit Triggers World Cup Ticket Price Crash
The exit of Cristiano Ronaldo and tournament co-hosts the United States has knocked the bottom out of the resale market for the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals, with prices for Friday’s fixture in the Los Angeles area falling by almost 60 per cent in a matter of hours. According to Forbes, the cheapest resale…
Asaba Jet Landing: NSIB Says Crew Aborted First Approach
A private jet that made global headlines last month by touching down on a road under construction near Asaba Airport had first broken off its landing attempt, repositioned, and come in a second time believing it was properly lined up with the runway, according to the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau. The Bureau made the…
Defence Minister, Justice Crack Clash Over Soldiers’ Meal Video
A fresh war of words has broken out between the Federal Government and one of Nigeria’s most vocal online campaigners, after activist Mark Chidiebere Justice, widely known as Justice Crack, publicly rejected an allegation by the Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, that he coached soldiers to doctor a viral video about their meals. The…
Diaspora Lawyer Files To Renounce Nigerian Citizenship, Fees Paid
A Nigerian legal practitioner based in the United Kingdom, Baron Chymaker, has taken a formal step toward severing his legal ties with the country of his parentage, saying his application to renounce his Nigerian citizenship has been lodged with the relevant authorities and all statutory fees paid. Chymaker, who is widely followed on the…
Dangote Refinery Records 78% Local Crude Supply
Nigerian crude oil supplied nearly four out of every five barrels processed by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery between May and June 2026, according to the plant’s own cargo discharge and pricing records, a pattern that firmly reestablishes the country as the dominant feedstock source for the 650,000 barrels per day facility in Lekki. An…
Court Sends Former CCT Chairman Danladi Umar to Kuje Prison
A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday ordered the remand of a former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Yakubu Umar, at the Kuje Correctional Centre, marking a striking reversal of fortune for the man who once presided over some of the most consequential asset declaration trials in…