The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced the death of its Ogun State Sector Commander, Corps Commander Oludare Ogunjobi, following a brief illness. By: Ganiyu Olayinka The Ogun State Sector Command announced his death in a statement issued on Sunday and signed by its Public Relations Officer, Chief Route Commander Afolabi Odunsi. The command…
Mustafa Chike-Obi, former chairman of Fidelity Bank, has said it costs Nigeria more than $10 billion a year to hold its foreign reserves, which he put at $52 billion to $53 billion. By: Ganiyu Olayinka He made the remarks on Thursday on Policy Without Politics, a podcast he co-hosts with Ken Ikpe, according to ClarityNewsNG,…
By: Tunji Okunlola Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Taiwo Oyedele has said investors are already betting on a second term for President Bola Tinubu and expect his economic reforms to continue. He argued that markets and the international community have largely dismissed the opposition as unserious. He spoke alongside Central Bank of…
Former Senegalese president Macky Sall has pulled out of the race to become UN secretary-general, following objections to his nomination and a dispute over how he secured the African Union’s backing. By: Tunji Okunlola In a post on X on Saturday, Sall said he decided on an informal vote on 16 October and consultations with…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey joined a group of European finance officials who walked out of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting in protest against Russia’s participation. The walkout took place on Saturday, 17 October 2026, during the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, as Russian Finance Minister…
By: Tunji Okunlola Crescent University, Abeokuta, has held its 18th convocation, awarding degrees to 479 graduates, 49 of them with first-class honours, in a ceremony spread over two days. The event took place on Friday, 16 October and Saturday, 17 October 2026, starting at 10 a.m. each day at the Bola Ajibola Auditorium on campus….
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Former Super Eagles head coach Clemens Westerhof is in critical condition after being diagnosed with colon cancer in the Netherlands, according to a report by Vanguard. His wife, Lilian, disclosed the development to Vanguard’s Saturday Editor, Onochie Anibeze, on Friday night, saying the 86-year-old was receiving treatment at Rijnstate Hospital in Arnhem,…
By: Tunji Okunlola The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has predicted that the North will deliver more than 70 per cent of its votes to President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. He spoke on Saturday in Abuja at the commissioning of the Arewa for Asiwaju (A4A) secretariat, where…
Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho has reacted on social media after making history in Turkey, sharing a photo of himself in traditional Turkish dress along with a new nickname, “Agabey.” He posted the picture on Instagram after scoring twice and setting up another goal as Bursaspor beat Muglaspor 3-0 in the Turkish 1. Lig on…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The Presidency has reportedly settled on Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) AbdulHakeem Uthman Mustapha as its preferred candidate to head a proposed normalisation committee for the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Mustapha is being considered for the role of interim NFF president and chairman of the committee, which is expected to oversee the…
