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Nigeria’s commercial banking sector generated combined gross earnings of N18.2tn in the 2025 financial year, a figure that underscores the industry’s enduring revenue strength even as profitability weakened considerably across several major institutions. Audited financial statements from leading banks reveal a sector navigating a delicate tension between impressive top line growth and shrinking bottom…
Afrobeats superstar Davido, whose full name is David Adeleke, has moved beyond passive support to become an active participant in the governorship re-election campaign of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, signalling a deepening intersection between celebrity influence and electoral politics ahead of the August ballot. In posts shared across his social media pages, the…
A Federal High Court in Kaduna has authorised former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai to receive dental and eye treatment outside custodial facilities, even as a separate application seeking easier bail conditions awaits the court’s decision. Justice Rilwan Aikawa, who presided over proceedings on Wednesday, granted the medical access request following an application by…
Senator David Mark, the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, has openly acknowledged that the departure of former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and former Kano State governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso from the party carries political weight, while maintaining that it does not threaten the party’s long-term survival. Mark made the…
The resignation of Chris Nwosu as Anambra State chairman of the African Democratic Congress has deepened concerns about the party’s stability, coming barely weeks after former presidential candidate Peter Obi departed from the ADC and triggering what analysts describe as a ripple effect across party structures in the South-East. Nwosu, who had only recently…
Weeks after being declared the winner of a high-profile celebrity boxing contest against street-hop artiste Portable, popular online comedian Carter Efe says he is yet to receive his ₦50 million prize money — and his patience, by his own account, is wearing thin. In a video circulated across social media platforms, Carter Efe publicly…
United States President Donald Trump has issued a direct ultimatum to Tehran, demanding Iran accept a framework agreement to end hostilities or face a renewed American bombing campaign at a “much higher level and intensity.” The threat, delivered Wednesday on his Truth Social platform, marks the latest in a series of abrupt policy reversals…
Tensions over Iran’s participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup have sharpened after the president of the country’s football federation, Mehdi Taj, insisted that FIFA remains the tournament’s true host and demanded guarantees that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps will not face insult during the event. “Our host is FIFA, not Mr Trump or…
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has thrown down an extraordinary public challenge to rival groups within the Peoples Democratic Party, daring them to open an official party bank account and run a formal secretariat if they truly believe they are the authentic leadership of the party. Speaking during a live media session in Abuja on…
A tense confrontation erupted in the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday, exposing deep divisions over newly amended standing rules that reshape eligibility for presiding offices in the 11th National Assembly. The clash pitted Senate President Godswill Akpabio against Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representing Edo North, just one day after the chamber voted to restrict leadership contests…
