Dangote Refinery has lowered its gantry price for petrol to N1,175 per litre, a move industry analysts say will put downward pressure on pump prices across Nigeria; marketers and fuel dealers are expected to revise their margins and retail prices in the coming days, potentially easing the cost burden on motorists who have faced months … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has selected Mustapha Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, son of former Kano State governor and senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, as its deputy governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Kano State. Mustapha will run alongside the party’s governorship flagbearer, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, in what is expected to be one of the major … [Read more…]
By C.V.C Ozoaniamalu I did not feel anger when the white girl at the Adidas shop on Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1, had called me “Wonder Woman.” She had said it with that thin smile people wear when they want their cruelty to pass as humour, her eyes lingering too long on my arms, on … [Read more…]
Opposition leaders and political stakeholders have condemned a Federal High Court judgment ordering the deregistration of five political parties, with Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke describing the ruling as a violation of a subsisting Court of Appeal order and an abuse of judicial process. Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja had … [Read more…]
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has named Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, as the running mate to Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate, for the 2027 elections. Bolaji Abdullahi, ADC spokesperson, announced the decision in a statement issued on Monday. The announcement finally put to rest weeks of speculation about Atiku’s choice of running mate for … [Read more…]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties. The other political parties the court directed the electoral body to deregister are the Action Peoples Party (APP), Action Alliance (AA), Accord Party (AP), and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). … [Read more…]
Rangers International have extended the contract of Technical Adviser, Fidelis Ilechukwu, until 2027 following the club’s title-winning 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) campaign. The Enugu-based club announced that Ilechukwu signed an improved one-year extension after leading the Flying Antelopes to a record ninth league title. The decision, approved by the Enugu State Government and … [Read more…]
The people of Idodo Zone, Governor Peter Mbah’s immediate zone in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, have hosted him to a grand civic reception, describing him as “a son in whom they are well pleased,” while also donating N50 million towards the governor’s reelection. In a separate but equally significant development, the … [Read more…]
United States President Donald Trump has announced that a ceasefire deal with Iran has been agreed to and that toll-free shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will now begin. The agreement, later confirmed by Iran’s deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi on Sunday, will immediately end hostilities between Iran and the US. Trump, who turned 80 on … [Read more…]
By Abdul Mahmud Governments often lionise those they choose, but history reserves its own place for those it recognises as true heroes. For anyone who followed the social and political movements of the 1980s and 1990s, and the long struggle for the revalidation of June 12, two names remain impossible to ignore: Glory Kilanko and … [Read more…]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a revised final list of candidates for the June 20, 2026 Enugu North Senatorial District by-election, clearing seven candidates from different political parties to contest for the vacant Senate seat. The updated list marks a significant expansion of the field, coming more than a week after the … [Read more…]
…Haul in 1,071 rounds of ammunition, 17 AK-47 rifles, GMPG, rocket propelled rifle, grenades, others …Leave Enugu or face the music, Mba warns remnant criminal elements …Charges property owners on background checks of prospective tenants …Hails Tinubu for releasing funds to revamp security training institutions …Lauds passage of State Police Bill In major joint operations, … [Read more…]