The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, has denied being in a supremacy battle with any monarch in Yorubaland or beyond. The monarch made this clarification in a statement issued by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, on Thursday, August 21, 2025, in Ibadan. The clarification comes in the wake of rising
A fresh wave of crisis has engulfed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as key stakeholders from the South-South and South-East zones have openly dismissed a meeting convened in Lagos on Thursday, describing it as “illegal, exclusionary, and unrepresentative.” The meeting, tagged the “PDP Southern Zoning Consultative Summit” and held at the Legend Hotel, Ikeja, was
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia South Senatorial Zone has formally merged its structures with the African Democratic Congress (ADC), marking a significant realignment in Abia politics ahead of the 2025 elections. The decision was announced in Aba by Chief Charles Nwanyanwu, APGA’s zonal chairman, during a meeting with ADC State Chairman, Don
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has once again consolidated its political dominance, emerging victorious in the majority of the by-elections conducted across 16 constituencies in 12 states. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the APC secured 12 seats, while the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) won two, and both the Peoples Democratic Party
Four global technology firms, Lakeba Group (Australia), Next Digital (Nigeria), AqlanX (UAE), and Agentic Dynamic (Netherlands), have announced the formation of a new joint venture, AfricAI, aimed at developing sovereign artificial intelligence solutions tailored for the African market. The initiative, launched in Nigeria on August 18, 2025, marks a significant step toward strengthening the continent’s
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered over ₦5 billion and $10 million from contractors and officials indicted in the controversial turnaround maintenance projects of Nigeria’s refineries in Port Harcourt, Kaduna, and Warri. The commission is also working to trace and recover an additional ₦10 billion and $13 million believed to have been
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Misa Musa Jauro of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Ganye State Constituency by-election in Adamawa State. The Returning Officer, Professor Tukur Ahmed, announced the result early Sunday, stating that Musa Jauro secured 15,923 votes, narrowly defeating his opponent, Buba Muhammad Joda of
The Federal Government has restated its commitment to keeping Nigeria attractive to global energy investors by sustaining policies and incentives that encourage fresh capital inflows into the oil and gas sector. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, gave this assurance during an inspection visit to the NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture Escravos Gas-to-Liquids
With about two years until the 2027 presidential election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is moving to reposition itself for the race by inaugurating both the National Working Committee Zoning Committee and the 2027 Election Zoning Committee in Abuja. The two bodies will oversee the zoning process and preparations for the party’s National Elective Convention
The Federal Government has withdrawn the criminal charge against Ms. Comfort Emmanson, the passenger involved in an unruly incident aboard an Ibom Air flight on August 10, 2025, and has reduced the flight ban placed on Fuji music star Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM 1, to one month. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace
