Dayo Israel, National Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has drawn fierce criticism after announcing the distribution of brand-new 2026 Toyota Prado SUVs to selected youth leaders for election mobilisation. In a post on X, Israel said the vehicles would support the party’s mobilisation ahead of the 2027 elections, and he thanked First…
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 When the APC’s presidential campaign chief, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, visited the Emir of Katsina, HRH Alhaji Dr. Abdulmumini Kabir Usman, he asked for support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the APC. He received a reminder that traditional rulers must tell political leaders the truth. That is worth defending. A campaign hears many…
By: Tunji Okunlola Human resources professionals play a central role in Nigeria’s target of a $1tn economy by 2030, according to industry experts, who say success will hinge on investment in artificial intelligence, employee skills, talent retention, and workplace productivity. The experts said growth will depend not only on government policy and investment but also…
By: Tunji Okunlola On 1 October 2025, Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary, President Bola Tinubu reopened the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos. Nearly 50 years after it hosted FESTAC ‘77, the 23,000-square-metre complex, now called the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts, is back in use after a four-year, N68 billion restoration…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Retired Supreme Court Justice Amina Adamu Augie has warned that corruption among judges, lawyers and court officials is eroding public confidence in Nigeria’s judiciary, turning courts from institutions of impartiality into what she described as “market stalls.” Augie spoke in Abuja on Saturday, October 17, 2026, during the 40th anniversary celebration of…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The European Union’s Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot, has said Nigeria probably has the largest number of people living below the poverty threshold of any country in the world. He called poverty one of the country’s biggest challenges. Mignot spoke in Abuja over the weekend at the 2026 International Day…
World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has linked the 2012 kidnapping of her mother to an investigation into an alleged $2.4 billion petrol subsidy fraud that she says she uncovered as Nigeria’s finance minister. By: Tunji Okunlola Her mother, Kamene Okonjo, was abducted from her home in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, in December 2012. In…
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,…
Nigeria is entering the final stretch of the 2027 election cycle, with roughly 100 days separating the country from the presidential and National Assembly polls. By: Tunji Okunlola Where the 2027 Election Stands The election will be the first major test of the electoral framework introduced under the new Electoral Act and a referendum of…
