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ABUJA — Nigeria and 35 other African nations are hurtling toward a systemic fiscal crunch that threatens to paralyze development across the continent. A landmark report by McKinsey, released on Friday, February 13, 2026, reveals a widening chasm between Africa’s revenue and its ballooning expenditure. Titled “From Borrowing to Building: A New Fiscal Path for…
LONDON — The United Kingdom’s high-stakes bribery trial of Nigeria’s former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has veered into choppy waters at the Southwark Crown Court. Over the past 48 hours, the prosecution’s narrative faced significant erosion as primary witnesses admitted to factual errors and “patchy” recollections under intense cross-examination. For a case built on the…
KANO — Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have successfully rescued a five-year-old minor following a daring tactical raid in the Danzaki Village axis of Kano State. The victim, identified as Muhammad Haruna, was abducted on February 12, 2026, from the Minjibir Local Government Area. Security sources confirmed that the abductors demanded a…
KADUNA — Former Governor Nasir El-Rufai has broken his silence on the 2019 disappearance of Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata, pointing fingers at a police hit squad from Kano State. In a revealing interview with Arise Television on Friday, El-Rufai dismissed long-standing claims that the Kaduna State Government orchestrated the academic’s abduction. He maintained…
JALINGO — A devastating Lassa fever outbreak has claimed at least 15 lives in Taraba State, marking the most widespread occurrence of the disease in over a decade. Health officials confirmed that 49 individuals have tested positive for the viral haemorrhagic fever across several local government areas. Dr. Suleiman Kirim, Acting Head of Clinical Services…
WASHINGTON D.C. — The Trump administration has officially declared war on the permanence of American citizenship for naturalized immigrants. In a radical shift in federal policy, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received orders to identify 100 to 200 denaturalization cases every month throughout the 2026 fiscal year. This directive represents a staggering…
ADDIS ABABA — Vice President Kashim Shettima arrived in the Ethiopian capital on Thursday to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly. This high-level mission marks a significant diplomatic victory for Nigeria as the continent’s economic powerhouse. Specifically, Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar confirmed that the…
LAGOS — A harrowing road traffic accident at the busy Eleko Junction claimed the life of a male motorist and left his wife fighting for survival early Thursday. An articulated truck loaded with granite reportedly suffered a catastrophic brake failure while traveling at high speed from the Epe axis. The heavy-duty vehicle veered sharply off…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has debunked reports alleging that the Federal Government directed a suspension of the ban on sachet alcohol and alcoholic beverages packaged in PET bottles below 200ml, describing the claims as false and misleading. In a statement issued on Thursday, NAFDAC clarified that no such…
ABUJA — Nigeria’s fiscal ambitions faced a sobering reality check this week as the latest OPEC data revealed a significant shortfall in crude oil production. Despite a marginal increase in January, the nation’s output remains stalled at 1.459 million barrels per day (bpd). This figure sits nearly 400,000 barrels below the 1.84 million bpd benchmark…
