Nigerian socialite Pascal Okechukwu, fondly called Cubana Chief Priest, says President Bola Tinubu does not fully trust him because of his previous support for the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, during the 2023 presidential election.
The celebrity barman said...
By FUNKE EGBEMODE
It is another sad day in Nigeria.
Another dark day.
His only sin was that he woke up and went to work, something he had been doing for years. If he had known what that fateful day had...
The Kano State Government has alleged that political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections include defection discussions involving Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and President Bola Tinubu, amid claims linking such moves to broader opposition fragmentation and ideological tensions.
The...
The Principal of Igbobi College, Ven. Joseph Oyewale Adediji, has emphasised the importance of moral discipline as a key complement to academic achievement.
He made the remarks during the school’s Academic and Behavioural Awards ceremony held on May 20, 2026,...
The Administrative and Finance Committee of the West African Examinations Council has passed a vote of confidence in the leadership of the Nigeria National Office headed by Dr. Amos Dangut.
The decision was reached at the Committee’s 240th meeting held...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained the benchmark interest rate at 26.5 per cent.
The CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, announced this at the end of the Monetary Policy Committee’s 305th meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
Cardoso...
The Kano State Government has announced that all public and private primary and secondary schools would begin the Eid-el-Kabir holiday on Friday, May 22, 2026.
The Kano State Ministry of Education announced this via a statement issued by its Director...
Three supertankers were crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, carrying oil bound for Asian markets, after waiting in the Gulf for more than two months with 6 million barrels of Middle East crude on board.
Here are the latest...
Former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has revealed how he made last-minute efforts to save the life of his predecessor, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, during the July 29, 1966 counter-coup.
Gowon disclosed this in his autobiography, My Life of Duty and Allegiance,...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has appeared before the presidential screening committee of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Atiku arrived at the Transport Hilton Hotel in Abuja, the venue of the screening exercise, at about 12:20 p.m.
He was accompanied by...
