By: Tunji Okunlola Hazeem Gbolarumi, a former deputy governor of Oyo State and governorship contender on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has questioned the debt policy of Governor Seyi Makinde, warning of what the state’s growing obligations could mean for its finances. Gbolarumi stated his position in a statement released on Saturday…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu of shifting responsibility for Nigeria’s economic hardship to the opposition, saying the Federal Government must account for the effects of its policies on citizens. Atiku, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, made the remarks in a statement issued on Saturday by…
By: Yetunde Aiyedogbon Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 at Villa Park on Saturday, ending City’s 100 per cent start to the Premier League season. Nicolas Jackson scored twice for the hosts, who recorded their first home league win of the campaign. City had come into the lunchtime game with seven wins from seven. They…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Federal Character Commission (FCC) has asked the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to halt its ongoing recruitment training over allegations that more than 500 candidates named on the published final list were left out of the exercise. The commission also wants the service to hand over complete recruitment records so it can…
By: Yetunde Aiyedogbon Nollywood actress Kemi Afolabi has criticised people who take pleasure in others’ suffering, calling the behaviour “diabolical” in an Instagram post that reminded her followers that death comes to everyone. “We all are gonna bite the dust. Your jubilation over another’s afflictions or death is diabolical,” she wrote. She did not name…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has named Francis Joseph Olusegun, a graduate of Mathematics, its overall best graduating student for the 2025/2026 academic session, with a CGPA of 5.00. The university announced this in a graphic posted on its official channels as part of its 41st convocation ceremonies. The graphic lists Olusegun’s…
By: Tunji Okunlola Twenty-four State Houses of Assembly have reportedly approved the Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, a key step toward a dual policing structure in Nigeria. The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill announced this in a statement on Friday. It said the approvals meet the constitutional requirement of backing from at…
By: Tunji Okunlola Canada granted refugee protection to 7,643 Nigerians between January 2024 and June 2026, more than any other African country, according to data from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB). Over the 30 months, the board finalised 12,253 Nigerian cases. It rejected 3,080 claims and recorded another 1,530 as withdrawn or…
By: Tunji Okunlola World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been ranked Nigeria’s leading thought leader in the first GREY Capital Index, published by the Lagos-based reputation ratings institution Podhium. She scored 91.2 out of 100 in an assessment of 500 Nigerian leaders across 25 sectors. The top 10 The index named 10 leaders…
A 71-year-old pedestrian has died after being struck by a Tesla on a California freeway. The driver told investigators the car was in “full self-driving” mode, according to the New York Post. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) said the crash happened early on Thursday on Interstate 80 near the Interstate 780 interchange in Vallejo. Officers…
