By: Ganiyu Olayinka At the age of 87, Ted Turner, the vocal businessman who revolutionized television news by founding CNN in 1980, passed away. Lewy body dementia, a gradual degenerative illness he had been dealing with for a number of years, was identified by the network as the cause of his death.Turner, who was born…
By: Tunji Okunlola Zenith Bank Plc has announced a change at the top, with engineer Mustafa Bello taking over as Group Chairman following the retirement of the bank’s founder, Jim Ovia. Ovia’s departure comes after he reached the maximum tenure permitted under the Central Bank of Nigeria’s corporate governance guidelines for commercial banks, twelve years…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Terrorists have killed three mobile police officers in a midnight assault on a security base in Tenibo community, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, in what is now the second deadly attack on security personnel in the area within a fortnight. The attack occurred in the early hours of Saturday, around…
By: Tunji Okunlola Nigeria’s women’s basketball team concluded their historic United States tour on a difficult note, suffering a 105-57 loss to Indiana Fever at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Sunday, wrapping up a winless three-game series against WNBA opposition. The result, played before a crowd of just over 10,000, was effectively settled before half-time….
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Peter Obi has announced his resignation from the African Democratic Congress, becoming the latest high-profile figure to exit the party amid its deepening internal crisis. The former Labour Party presidential candidate made the announcement on Sunday via his X account, describing Nigeria’s political space as increasingly hostile to those who seek to…
By: Tunji Okunlola President Bola Tinubu departed Abuja on Saturday for a multi-nation trip that will take him to France, Kenya and Rwanda over the coming days, with two major continental summits anchoring the itinerary. His first stop is France, before he heads to Nairobi to attend the Africa-France Summit, scheduled from May 11th to…
By: Tunji Okunlola Wrexham’s Premier League dream has been delayed by at least another season after a 2-2 draw with Middlesbrough on the final day left them outside the Championship play-off places, with Hull City taking the last available spot. The Welsh club went into the game sixth, level on goal difference with Hull, knowing…
By: Seun Adegboyega The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has moved to quell growing uncertainty about its future, firmly asserting it will field candidates in the 2027 general elections, even as prominent member Rabiu Kwankwaso publicly distanced himself from speculation about his political direction. Party spokesman Bolaji Abdullahi described suggestions that the ADC would sit out…
By: Seun Adegboyega Rabiu Kwankwaso, former Kano State governor, has dismissed reports linking him to a potential presidential alliance with Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 elections, stating that no decision has been made about his political future. In a statement released Saturday night, the former New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate denied both…
There is really no opposition in Nigeria in the true sense of the word. There are only politicians who have been temporarily kicked out of the inner sanctum of power and influence but who share no fundamental difference with the current temporary occupants of the power structure. Nonetheless, if all the people vegetating on the…
