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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrives Plateau state to attend the funeral prayers in honour of Nana Lydia Yilwatda Goshwe, mother of the APC National Chairman, Professor Nantewe YilwatdaGoshwe. Mr President later addressed Church Leaders across the North at the headquarters of the COCIN Church in Jos. “Hate is not an option for us. I inherited Islam from my parents and …

Kemi Badenoch, leader of the UK Conservative Party, has condemned Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision to recognise Palestinian statehood. In a post on X, the Tory leader described the policy as an “absolutely disastrous” decision made by the ruling Labour Party under the prime minister’s leadership. The Conservative Party leader stated that the administration has only made this decision to …

CAC REMOVES 247 COMPANIES FROM ITS DATABASE The Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, has a issued a disclaimer on the purported incorporation of some listed companies. This was made known in a notice posted on the Commission’s official X handle on Friday. The Commission stressed that it has removed the companies from the database. CAC said the 247 listed companies have …

OTEDOLA TAKES OVER 40 PERCENT OF FIRST HOLDCO IN FORCED EXIT OF OTUDECO A total of N324.47 billion value for 10.47 billion units of shares in off-market block trading on First Holdco Plc shares, took place on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) yesterday in a mega deal linked to Mr Femi Otedola, who increased his current 15 …

FG FILES FRESH SUIT AGAINST NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN The Federal Government has filed a fresh charge against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan at the Federal High Court, Abuja, intensifying its legal battle against the lawmaker. The new charge, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/195/25, was instituted on May 22, 2025, barely weeks after a similar charge, CR/297/25, was filed against her at the FCT High Court. Both …

STAKEHOLDERS HAIL TINUBU’S BAN OF FOREIGN GOODS, SAY IT WILL BOOST ECONOMY Stakeholders have backed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ban on foreign goods, noting that it would boost Dangote Refinery, Innoson vehicles manufacturing, and other indigenous businesses amid the slipping Nigerian economy.​The Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), Muda Yusuf, the CEO of …

COURT AFFIRMS EXPULSION OF PDP NATIONAL VICE CHAIRMAN A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki Ebonyi State capital, has affirmed the expulsion of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Vice Chairman South-East Chief Ali Odefa from the party. This followed the granting of the reliefs sought by applicants in Suit No: FHC/AI/CS/FHR/197, between Hon. Herbert Onyedikachi, Hon Anoke, Egbe, Njoku …

SOUTH EAST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TARGETS $200BN REGIONAL ECONOMY IN 10 YEARS The South East Development Commission (SEDC) is targeting $200 billion regional economic growth by 2035, according to Mark Okoye, its managing director. Okoye, in his inaugural speech on Wednesday, projected a 400 percent growth from the current $40 billion within the next decade. The senate had confirmed President Bola …

PDP STAKEHOLDERS CLASH OVER LEGITIMACY OF BOT The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has deepened as stakeholders clash over the legitimacy of its Board of Trustees (BoT). While some party members argue that the BoT’s tenure has expired, others insist that its leadership retains the authority to steer the party through turbulent times. Reports indicate that 85 of …

YAR’ADUA REJECTED DANGOTE’S BID TO RUN NIGERIA’S REFINERIES –OBASANJO Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how his successor, late President Umar Musa Yar’Adua, rejected Alhaji Aliko Dangote’s bid to manage Nigeria’s refineries on a public-private partnership basis. Obasanjo revealed this in an interview with Channels TV on Thursday, while discussing Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries during his presidency. The …