Dapo Abiodun names Solomon ‘Yayi’ Adeola as Ogun APC gov candidate
The Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, on Monday, adopted the senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District, Solomon Adeola, popularly called Yayi, as its governorship candidate for…
Nigeria, Morocco to sign agreement on $25bn gas pipeline project
Amina Benkhadra, the head of Morocco’s national office of hydrocarbons and mines (ONHYM), says an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) on the planned $25 billion Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline will be signed this…
Trump deletes AI image showing him as Jesus Christ
US President Donald Trump has deleted an AI-generated image he posted on Truth Social that depicted him in a messianic light after it sparked sharp criticism, including from some of…
NNPC funded my London lifestyle, Diezani tells UK court
Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum resources, says she did not solicit or receive bribes, insisting that expenses incurred during her time in office were official and reimbursed by the…
Tinubu meets CDS, French general as terrorist attacks escalate
President Bola Tinubu on Monday held a closed-door meeting with the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, and a French General at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Sources close to…
SEC orders asset-freeze of 13 alleged terrorism financiers
Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered an immediate asset freeze of the 13 new alleged terrorism-linked entities across the capital market after the 10 individuals and three entities…
Ghanaian player Frimpong killed in robbery attack on team bus
Berekum Chelsea winger Dominic Frimpong has been killed during an armed robbery on his side’s team bus as they returned from an away match in the Ghana Premier League on…
Supreme Court fixes Tuesday for hearing of ADC, PDP crisis suits
The Supreme Court of Nigeria will on Tuesday hear separate appeals arising from leadership disputes in two opposition parties, the African Democratic Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party. The…
CPPE faults World Bank’s call for petrol imports
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has faulted a World Bank policy recommendation calling for increased food and petroleum products import as a solution to Nigeria’s supply…
Catholics fume after Trump calls Pope Leo ‘weak’, ‘terrible’
U.S. President Donald Trump forcefully criticised Pope Leo late on Sunday in an unusual, direct attack on the leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church that drew immediate rebuke from believers.…
