By: Ganiyu Olayinka A Federal Government committee investigating the deaths of 37 people in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State has concluded that they died from asphyxiation. The committee’s chairman, Jonathan Kure, a former Deputy Director-General of the Department of State Services, announced the finding in Abuja…
By: Yetunde Aiyedogbon Burna Boy has become the first Nigerian artist to present an award at the Ballon d’Or. The Grammy-winning singer, whose full name is Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, handed the 2026 Sócrates Award to Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka at the London Palladium on Monday 26 October. It was the 70th edition of the Ballon…
By: Yetunde Aiyedogbon The Federal Government wants more investment in young people, small businesses and technology, backed by stronger partnerships with the private sector, to move Nigeria from a trading economy to one built on value chains. Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, made the call on a panel titled “From Trade…
By: Tunji Okunlola Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man, Lukman Sanni, on suspicion of carrying illegal firearms. Officers stopped and searched him at Iyana Isashi, according to a statement issued on Tuesday by the command’s spokesperson, Abimbola Adebisi. Police say the search turned up a locally made pistol, two live cartridges and…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s initial public offering has secured enough commitments from Nigerian and retail investors to meet its fundraising target, Bloomberg reported. Overseas investors may now face limited allocations. Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg said domestic and retail investors have put in between $1.5 billion and $1.6 billion in fully…
By: Tunji Okunlola Seven people have now died after a boat incident in Kula Kingdom, Rivers State. The last two missing victims were recovered on Saturday, four days after the incident on 20 October 2026. Search teams had been combing the creeks and mangroves around Robertkiri throughout. The two men were Davies Opiri, secretary of…
By: Yetunde Okunlola Harry Kane won the men’s Ballon d’Or on Monday, the first Englishman to take the award since Michael Owen in 2001, while Spain’s Alexia Putellas won the women’s prize for a third time. The ceremony took place at the London Palladium, marking the 70th anniversary of an award first presented in 1956….
By: Tunji Okunlola Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele has presented a draft Nigeria Economic Policy Framework for public consultation, saying it is meant to end ad-hoc, shifting policymaking that he said undermines investment and job creation. Delivering the opening presentation at the 32nd Nigerian Economic Summit (NES#32) in Abuja, Oyedele said Nigeria has produced many economic…
By: Seun Kabir The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a no-case submission by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai in his trial over the alleged interception of the telephone communications of National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik ruled on Monday that the prosecution had presented enough evidence to require El-Rufai to…
By: Tunji Okunlola The next stage of Nigeria’s economic reforms must focus on lower production costs, reliable infrastructure, productive investment and more effective public spending, the chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Olaniyi Yusuf, has said. Speaking on Monday at the 32nd Nigerian Economic Summit (NES32), Yusuf said the country must now move…
