By Ayomide Otitoju The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has unveiled his “Reset Nigeria Agenda,” outlining proposed reforms in the economy, education, security and governance ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Makinde spoke at the Makinde/Daura 2027 Presidency North-West Zonal Town Hall Meeting in Katsina, where…
By Ayomide Otitoju Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned until October 26, 2026, to rule on a no-case submission filed by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai in the alleged phone-tapping case brought against him by the Department of State Services (DSS). The judge reserved ruling after hearing arguments…
The White House has launched a 24-hour digital streaming channel, “Trump TV: The Essentials Station,” amid an escalating dispute between President Donald Trump’s administration and several major US news organisations. The channel went live Monday on the White House’s official YouTube channel and is also available through the White House website. According to the White…
By Ayomide Otitoju Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on African countries to end decades of exporting raw mineral resources without capturing sufficient value through processing, industrialisation and manufacturing. Shettima, who represented President Bola Tinubu at the Third Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG) High-Level Roundtable in New York, said Africa could not consider itself wealthy…
Outgoing United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has accused major global oil companies of contributing to the climate crisis while profiting from fossil fuel consumption. Speaking at a high-level UN meeting on Tuesday, Guterres said the fossil fuel industry had treated the atmosphere as an “open sewer” and benefited financially from the resulting environmental damage. “We…
The United States has denied visas to some members of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s delegation, including members of his communications team, ahead of his visit to the United Nations General Assembly, Iranian state media reported Monday. Pezeshkian is expected to be the highest-ranking Iranian official to visit the United States since the Middle East war…
By Ayomide Otitoju Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has expressed confidence that the Allied People’s Movement (APM) will record a major victory in the 2027 general elections as he received thousands of defectors from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Makinde spoke on Monday at the Boye Nation/JAF Movement Mega Concert held at the Open Tennis…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated Juju music legend, Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye, popularly known as King Sunny Ade, on his 80th birthday. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, described the music icon as a global figure who helped take Nigerian music…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Minister of Power, Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, has described his first 100 days in office as a period of “diagnosis and stabilisation”, during which the Federal Government recorded modest but measurable progress in rebuilding Nigeria’s electricity value chain. Speaking at a media parley in Abuja to mark the milestone, Tegbe said the…
