Dissecting Nigeria’s Economic Recovery Paradox
Official statistical releases and foreign portfolio reports present a picture of stabilising economic management in…
Dissecting Nigeria’s Economic Recovery Paradox
Official statistical releases and foreign portfolio reports present a picture of stabilising economic management in Nigeria. Top-line headline inflation figures show a downward trajectory, foreign capital inflows into government debt instruments have expanded, and international rating agencies praise monetary authorities for maintaining a tight policy stance. Central bank bulletins celebrate expanding foreign exchange reserves and…
Arsenal Face Man City in Community Shield Clash
Arsenal meet Manchester City at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Sunday to open the English football season with the Community Shield. Mikel Arteta’s side enter the contest as reigning Premier League champions after ending their 22-year title drought. The fixture marks Enzo Maresca’s first competitive match as Manchester City manager following Pep Guardiola’s departure. The Football…
Armed Herdsmen Attack Benue Communities, Kill Several
Suspected armed herdsmen have raided farming settlements across Mbaterem in the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State, killing several villagers and injuring scores of others. Gunmen stormed the agrarian communities in the early hours, setting houses ablaze and chasing fleeing farmers into surrounding bushlands. The bloodshed adds another grim entry to the long list…
Atiku Calls Osun Poll Preview of 2027
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the Osun State governorship election as a clear dress rehearsal for the 2027 presidential contest. The opposition leader warned that the conduct of the state poll will reveal whether democratic institutions can resist executive interference. Voters in the south-western state went to the polls amid tight security and…
Atiku Hits Tinubu Over Trillion Naira Refinery Spend
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has demanded that President Bola Tinubu account for trillions of naira sunk into state-owned refineries. The opposition leader told the president to stop blaming Muhammadu Buhari for Nigeria’s chronic fuel refining failures. Financial records show obligations for the Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries surged from 4.52 trillion naira in…
Russia Strikes Kyiv as Ukrainian Drones Target Moscow
Russian missile and drone barrages struck industrial and logistics hubs across Ukraine early Sunday, setting fires in Kyiv and knocking out key steel manufacturing lines. Ukrainian air defence teams scrambled across the capital as falling debris ignited warehouses in the northern and southern districts. The attacks followed deadly strikes earlier in the week that battered…
Adeleke Hails Osun People After INEC Confirms Re-Election
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has described his re-election as a triumph for democracy and a validation of his administration’s performance across key sectors, shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission formally declared him winner of Saturday’s governorship election. Speaking in a video address posted on Sunday morning, the governor thanked God and…
SERAP Calls For Joint Probe Into Osun Election Violence, Vote-Buying Allegations
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to conduct a joint investigation into alleged vote-buying, financial inducement, violence and other electoral offences recorded during Saturday’s Osun State governorship election. The demand…
Davido Celebrates Uncle Adeleke’s Re-Election As Osun Governor
Afrobeats superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has celebrated the re-election of his uncle, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, following the Independent National Electoral Commission’s declaration of the governorship election results. The singer took to his X account on Sunday morning to share his reaction to the outcome of the poll, posting a…
Breaking: INEC Declares Adeleke Winner of Osun Governorship Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party the winner of the 2026 Osun State governorship election, securing the incumbent a second four-year term after a keenly contested poll across the state’s 30 local government areas. Announcing the final results on Sunday at the INEC state headquarters in…