By Ayomide Otioju The Kano State Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Hashimu Dungurawa, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu to brace for defeat in the 2027 general elections, citing what he described as the administration’s anti-masses policies. Speaking to journalists in Kano on Thursday, Dungurawa expressed confidence that the NNPP would secure victories…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has commended lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi for his resilience and courage in the face of adversity. In a tweet on Friday, Obi reflected on his recent visit to Farotimi, who was released from a correctional facility in Ekiti after…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2 Command, AIG Adegoke M. Fayoade, on Thursday decorated three newly promoted Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) in a ceremony held at the Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos. The newly promoted officers are: DCP Usman Abdulrahman, formerly Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of operations…
By Ayomide Otitoju Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), one of Nigeria’s leading tier-1 banks, has obtained a Federal High Court order to recover ₦1.9 billion erroneously credited to customer accounts during a system migration in late October 2024. The mishap occurred between October 28 and 29, when the bank transitioned its core banking platform from Basis…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and officials from Bauchi and Gombe states have expressed differing opinions regarding the status of oil exploration at the Kolmani Integrated Oil Field, located in Barambu village, Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Government officials from the two states have criticized the lack of…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former Lagos State governorship candidate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV) has announced his intention to contest in the 2027 gubernatorial elections. Rhodes-Vivour, who ran under the Labour Party (LP) in 2023 but lost to the incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), made his declaration during an interview on Channels Television’s…
By Ayomide Otitoju World food commodity prices declined by 2.1% in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The FAO’s overall Food Price Index averaged 122.0 points in 2024, 2.6 points lower than in 2023. Despite the annual decline, food prices saw an upward trend over the…
By Ayomide Otitoju MTN Nigeria’s CEO, Karl Toriola, revealed that telecommunications companies in Nigeria are collectively proposing a 100% tariff increase to the government, citing rising operational costs, inflation, and naira devaluation as key factors making the increase essential for the survival of the industry. Speaking on Trust Africa News’ Sunrise Daily on Friday, Toriola…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), now rebranded as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), rejected a $750 million offer from billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote to manage the Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries in 2007. Speaking during an exclusive interview with Channels Television, Obasanjo…
