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FG KICKS AS PAT UTOMI FORMS BIG TENT COALITION SHADOW GOVERNMENT Prominent economist and political activist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has inaugurated a shadow government composed of members from various opposition parties. According to Utomi, the “Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government,” launched virtually on Monday evening, will function as a credible opposition force, highlighting the failures of the Bola Tinubu administration …

NEW POPE ELECTION: CARDINALS HOLD LAST MASS BEFORE CONCLAVE Cardinals from five continents on Wednesday held a final mass in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican before sealing themselves away to elect a new pope to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. A total of 133 cardinal electors are expected to take part in the conclave, the voting process to …

HOW IMPORT WAIVERS ARE CRIPPLING LOCAL RICE MILLS Rice millers have raised concerns over the federal government’s import duty waiver on rice, maize and sorghum, saying it is hurting their businesses. This is just as the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said the waiver has caused food prices to drop. The government had, last year, approved a 150-day waiver for the …

MAJOR MARKETERS, NOT NEW NNPC BOARD FRUSTRATING MY REFINERY — DANGOTE The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said that those who are still fighting against the survival of his refinery were major marketers and traders, saying they were not the new leadership of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. Dangote stated this as he praised President Bola Tinubu …

AKPABIO TO SENATORS: NIGERIANS EXPECT RESULTS, NOT RHETORICS As the Nigerian Senate resumed plenary after its Easter and Eid-el-Fitr recess which began on March 27, Senate President Godswill Obot Akpabio has called on the Nigerian Senate to meet the weighty expectations of Nigerians with integrity, unity, and legislative action. Akpabio made the clarion call on Tuesday , urging his colleagues …

GOV MBAH APPROVES RELEASE OF N290.8M FOR PAYMENT OF GRATUITIES, PENSIONS FOR ENUGU RETIREES Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has approved the release of the sum of N290.8 million for the payment of gratuities and related pensions of 37 state workers, who retired in the month of February 2025. Recall that the government had earlier settled the gratuities …

ARISE TV uNDER FIRE FOR SHIELDING NATASHA, ACCUSED OF SUPPRESSING AUDIO EVIDENCE In what is quickly becoming a media credibility scandal, Arise TV’s Morning Show is under fire for allegedly sanitizing its coverage of the now-infamous feud between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and activist Dr. Sandra Duru. The show’s hosts—Rufai Oseni, Ojy Okpe, and Ayo Mairo-Ese—are being accused of deliberately suppressing …

NIGERIAN HAS MOST MALNOURISHED CHILDREN IN AFRICA, SECOND HIGHEST GLOBALLY – UNICEF The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that the food and nutrition crisis might deepen in Nigeria, as the country has already been flagged as having the highest number of malnourished children in Africa and the second highest in the world.Travel guides Nemat Hajeebhoy, Chief of Nutrition …

25 BAUCHI RESIDENTS KILLED AS BANDITS AMBUSH LOCAL VIGILANTES INSIDE FOREST No fewer than 25 people have been confirmed dead following a deadly confrontation between suspected bandits and local vigilantes in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The clash occurred in the early hours of Sunday, May 4, 2025, when a patrol team of professional hunters from Duguri and …

BANKS HIKE EMPLOYEE PAY AS STAFF COSTS ACCOUNT FOR 27.44% OF OPERATING EXPENSE Employee costs account for 27.44 percent of the total operating costs of Nigerian banks in the first quarter of 2025, posing challenges to banks in improving their net interest margins as lenders hiked pay for workers to cushion the impact of cost of living. The most capitalised …