Boye Oyewumi has declared his intention to vie for a senatorial seat to replace the senator representing Ondo South, Jimoh Ibrahim, who was recently nominated for an ambassadorial position by President Bola Tinubu.
Oyewumi is contesting on the platform of...
U.S. lawmakers and foreign policy experts gathered in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, for a joint congressional hearing focused on rising violence and alleged targeted persecution of Christians in Nigeria.
The briefing, convened by Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL),...
Human rights lawyer, Festus Okechukwu Ogbu, will on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, launch a foundation in memory of his late daughter, Praise, who died in 2024 after a decade-long battle with multiple life-threatening conditions.
Ogbu, in a statement on Tuesday,...
Nigeria’s agricultural sector loses an estimated $362.5–$363 million yearly due to the prolonged European Union (EU) ban on its dried beans exports, stakeholders revealed at the National Summit on Agroecology and Public-Private Partnerships in Lagos.
The EU ban, first imposed...
Nigeria LNG Ltd (NLNG) is negotiating with China’s Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding to acquire three 74,000-m³ mid-scale LNG carriers, with options for three additional vessels, as part of a new phase of its fleet modernisation programme.
The ships, set to be...
Allen Onyema, chairman and CEO of Air Peace, has warned that a proposed tax law set to take effect on January 1, 2026, could devastate Nigerian airlines if implemented.
Speaking at the 100th anniversary celebration of Nigerian aviation in Abuja,...
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Defence, Hon. Jimi Benson, has explained why the identities of suspected terrorism financiers in Nigeria remain undisclosed.
Benson said many alleged backers are under active investigation, with authorities tracking both local...
President Bola Tinubu has directed Nigeria’s service chiefs and intelligence agencies to step up nationwide security operations as part of renewed efforts to tackle insecurity.
Tinubu met with the security heads on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in a...
The debate over alleged targeted killings of Christians in Nigeria has intensified in Washington, as senior US lawmakers once again rejected the Federal Government’s stance on the issue.
During a joint briefing by the House Appropriations and Foreign Affairs Committees—part...
A Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square has sentenced a 42-year-old tricycle operator, Godswill Akpan, to 10 years in prison for killing his colleague, 30-year-old Baba Ali Bukar, during a dispute over queueing rights.
Justice Yetunde Adesanya convicted...
