By Ayomide Otitoju Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term in office, winning 89.77 percent of the vote in Saturday’s presidential election, the country’s electoral commission announced Monday. His two main rivals were barred from running. Nearly nine million voters were eligible to cast ballots in the West African cocoa producer, which…
By Ayomide Otitoju Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, 92, has been re-elected for an eighth term, securing 53.7 percent of the vote, the Constitutional Council announced Monday. Rival candidate and former government minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary came second with 35.2 percent, according to official results. The announcement follows deadly clashes between security forces and supporters of…
By Ayomide Otitoju President Bola Tinubu on Monday held a closed-door meeting with Nigeria’s newly appointed service chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, focusing on national security priorities and strategic defence coordination, the Presidency said. Attendees included Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyode, Chief of Air Staff Air Vice Marshal Kelvin…
By Ayomide Otitoju FirstBank, West Africa’s premier financial institution and a leader in financial inclusion, has announced the commencement of its 2025 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) Week, scheduled to run from October 27 to November 1, 2025. Now in its ninth year, the annual CR&S Week reaffirms the Bank’s unwavering commitment to community empowerment,…
By Ayomide Otitoju The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has withdrawn his earlier plan to call witnesses in his defence in his ongoing trial for alleged terrorism offences. Kanu, who was scheduled to open his defence on October 24, had previously written to the Federal High Court indicating…
By Ayomide Otitoju The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to keep interest rates unchanged this week for a third consecutive meeting, as inflation stabilizes and the eurozone economy shows tentative signs of recovery. Following a year-long series of rate cuts, the ECB has maintained its key deposit rate at two percent since July. Inflation…
By Ayomide Otitoju President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has announced plans to expand the Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s capacity from 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.4 million bpd, with a commitment to higher Nigerian workforce participation and stronger national energy security. Speaking during a press conference in Lagos on Sunday, Dangote clarified that…
Russia’s Defence Ministry announced on Monday that its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 193 Ukrainian drones overnight, marking one of the largest reported aerial attacks since the start of the war. In a statement on Telegram, the ministry said the drones were “fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles” launched by Ukraine. It added that Russian forces…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared an indefinite nationwide strike set to begin at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, October 31, 2025, following the expiration of a 30-day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government over unresolved welfare and policy grievances. NARD President, Dr. Mohammad Suleiman, announced the decision in a…
