President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, for securing a place in the final of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket tournament. The reigning champions booked their spot in the final after defeating Senegal 75–68 in a semi-final clash at the Palais des Sports in Treichville, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on Saturday. This qualification will be the team’s fifth consecutive appearance at the championship game. In a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President praised the team’s resilience and consistent dominance in African women’s basketball. “I have observed the discipline,…
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Conflicting reports have emerged suggesting that Bayo Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), was allegedly pressured into signing a resignation letter on Friday night by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The incident, described by some sources as a ‘civilian coup,’ is said to have taken place without presidential authorisation, with EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede and DSS Director-General Adeola Ajayi reportedly overseeing the operation. The Presidency has denied the allegations. Special Adviser Bayo Onanuga stated on Saturday that Ojulari remains the substantive head of NNPCL. Ojulari was appointed in April…
Atalanta have rejected another Inter Milan bid for Ademola Lookman, turning down an offer worth €42m plus €3m in add-ons as they continue to hold out for their full €50m asking price. According to Fabrizio Romano on Friday, Atalanta informed Inter of their decision to reject the latest proposal, which came after an initial €40m bid was also turned down. The Nigeria international has agreed personal terms with the Nerazzurri and is determined to make the move to San Siro, but Atalanta remain unmoved by Inter’s improved offers. La Dea have made it clear they want the full €50m asking…
Leaders, activists, attorneys, and other stakeholders of the South-South geopolitical zone have advised President Bola Tinubu to restore the Rivers State governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, whom he (Tinubu) unconstitutionally suspended on March 18 and declared a state of emergency in his state. They said that President Tinubu can restore Fubara, his deputy, and members of the House of Assembly, whom he wrongfully removed from office with the support of the National Assembly, without waiting until the six-month state of emergency ends on September 18. In June, both Nyesom Wike, the political godfather and minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),…
Former Kogi lawmaker, Dino Melaye, has declared that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will present a formidable candidate to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, Melaye said the ADC is working to stabilise its structure and present a credible alternative to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). “Those of us in the ADC need to create a comfortable, stable platform. And I believe that platform will produce a candidate that will unseat President Ahmed Bola Tinubu in 2027,” he said. He emphasised that the immediate priority is strengthening…
LAGOS The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed deep concern over the dire living conditions of millions of Nigerian children, warning that stunting, poor health, early marriage, and lack of education continue to endanger the country’s future. UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Mrs. Cristian Munduate, gave the warning in Lagos while presenting the organisation’s 2024 report on its activities across Nigeria. The event, which was held at Radisson Blu Anchorage in Victoria Island, Lagos, was tagged: Cristian Munduate’s Valedictory: “The Nigerian Child, UNICEF 2024 Annual Report, and the Nigerian Media”, and was organised in partnership with the Nigerian Guild of…
BAUCHI The All Progressives Congress Youth Parliament, North-East Zone, has warned against what it described as rumours circulating about the potential substitution of Vice President Kashim Shettima ahead of the 2027 general election. Speaking during a press conference on Friday in Bauchi, the group’s chairman, Kabiru Kobi, said such a move would not only be detrimental to the party’s unity but could also jeopardise President Bola Tinubu’s chances of re-election. Kobi noted that the speculation around Shettima’s possible replacement has created unease within the APC, potentially leading to internal strife that could undermine the party’s prospects in the next general…
ABUJA A suspected kidnapper, David Moses has confessed to the gruesome killing of a school nurse and a 14-month-old child at a school in the Dawaki area of Abuja. He blamed his actions on pressure from an alleged accomplice named Sunday, who is currently at large. Moses, a security guard deployed to the school, made the confession while being interrogated by journalists at the Federal Capital Territory police command on Friday. He said he and Sunday had planned to kidnap the victims for ransom, initially demanding ₦250 million before settling for ₦3 million. “What brought me here is that I…
A former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State and ex-Senate Minority Leader, Senator Biodun Olujimi, has dismissed the chances of Labour Party’s Peter Obi posing any serious challenge to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Senator Olujimi said the appeal and eloquence that helped Obi in the 2023 presidential election will not be enough in the next cycle. “The rhetoric of the last election will not work again, except he comes with another gimmick. And you see, this (Tinubu) is a politician, a man who knows the terrain…
BENUE Six law school students that were kidnapped last week have regained their freedom. The Benue Police Command, on Friday, said it successfully rescued all the six abducted students of the Nigerian Law School, Yola Campus. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Edet Udeme, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Makurdi. Udeme stated that the students were rescued on Friday morning. According to him, the students, who were travelling from Anambra to Adamawa, were abducted on July 26 on the Joota/Wukari Federal Highway. “They have been released and reunited with their families this morning, Aug. 1.…