Zamfara Masterminds: Loyalty, structure and the unstoppable engine of the 2027 APC campaign
By Adeola Agoro When in 2011 Abdulaziz Yari became the governorship candidate for the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in Zamfara State just after one term of Alhaji Mahmud…
2027: Governors will face voters’ verdict, ‘federal might’ now irrelevant, says Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has warned that Nigeria’s 36 governors will be crucial to the outcome of the 2027 elections, as voters increasingly judge political leaders by their performance…
OPay asks DSS, Police to investigate shutdown rumour
Fintech company OPay says it has requested that the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police launch investigations into recent false information circulating on social media that the…
Sanwo-Olu, Lai Mohammed, Gbenga Daniel, others to attend 7th Freedom Online lecture Thursday
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Thursday, will deliver the 7th yearly lecture of Freedom Online newspaper. Theme of the event, which holds in Ikeja, Lagos, is…
JAMB, WAEC fix N4,000 fee for O’level result verification
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) have fixed N4,000 as a one-off fee for the verification of WASSCE and other O’Level…
Atiku promises student NELFUND debt forgiveness if elected
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says he will reduce the underlying cost of education and provide forgiveness for qualifying student debts if elected president of Nigeria. In a statement issued on…
JUST IN: Uber shut down operations in Nigeria
Ride-hailing company, Uber, has shut down its operations in Nigeria. In a statement, the company, which came into Nigeria in 2014, said its exit is effective from September 2, 2026.…
Bank of America vice-president stabbed to death in New York
Erin Piacenti, Bank of America vice-president, was killed in a stabbing that occurred late Monday afternoon in Times Square, New York City. The suspect, a woman wielding knives, stabbed another…
APC unveils Tinubu’s $1tn economic roadmap
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has unveiled an ambitious economic blueprint for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, targeting a $1 trillion Nigerian economy by 2030 through massive infrastructure development, expanded…
PDP chieftain, Daniel Orbih, dies at 64
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Daniel Osi Orbih, has passed dead. Orbih, the Kulukulu 1 of Ogoni Land and Oduma of Uzairue, reportedly died on…
