Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar over his frequent defections across Nigeria’s major political parties, saying his actions are driven by a desperate ambition to become president. Speaking during a media parley in Abuja on Monday, Wike questioned Atiku’s political consistency and described his movement from one party to another as unbecoming, especially for someone nearing 80 years of age. “Atiku was in the PDP in 1999, then he joined the Action Congress (AC). After AC, he returned to the PDP, later moved to the All Progressives Congress…
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ABUJA President Bola Tinubu yesterday gifted Nigeria’s senior national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, $100,000 to each of the players, $top50,000 each for the 11-man coaching and technical team, and bedroom flats at Renewed Hope Estate for every member of the team and coaching staff. Besides, the President conferred on the players and technical crew the prestigious national honor of Officer, Order of the Niger, OON. The recognition of D’Tigress followed a similar state reception President Tinubu hosted last week for the Super Falcons, after their record-extending tenth Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, WAFCON, victory in Rabat, Morocco. The team clinched…
Nigeria women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have become the first team to win the FIBA women’s AfroBasket five times in a row after defeating Mali on Sunday. D’Tigress also booked an automatic ticket for the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup in Berlin, Germany. The Nigerian team won 78-64 in a hotly-contested game in at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. Recall that D’Tigress advanced into the final of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket with a 75-68 Victor over Senegal on Saturday. It was a clash of titans, with the Malian team edging the tightly contested first quarter,…
By the time Ogun’s gubernatorial hopefuls had begun printing flyers and plotting alliances, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (better known by his moniker, Yayi) had already laid down a mosaic of quiet victories. Not the kind measured in headlines or hashtags, but in kilometres of road, classrooms repaired, traders revived, and alliances, oh, so delicately brokered. To the unbothered Nigerian onlooker, Yayi might appear to be just another senator navigating the potholes of federal politics. But speak to a market woman in Ilaro, a student in Ota, or a party stalwart in Abeokuta, and you’ll hear it: a name spoken not…
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has projected that the country’s GDP could reach an estimated $450 billion by the end of 2025 if there is no major disruption in the economy. This projection was made yesterday by economist and founder of CPPE, Dr. Muda Yusuf, in a press release titled “CPPE Statement on Nigeria’s GDP Re-basing, Q1 2025 GDP Report, and Sectoral Analysis.” The CPPE also argued that future re-basing exercises should be conducted more regularly and in a timely manner, in line with global standards in order to maintain the relevance and credibility of Nigeria’s…
The African Democratic Congress has criticised the Bola Tinubu-led administration over its plan to spend more than ₦712 billion on renovating the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. In a statement issued on Sunday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, described the expenditure as extravagant and a misplaced priority. The Pundit also reported earlier that President Tinubu, at Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting, approved ₦712.3 billion for the upgrade of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, under the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Fund. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Management, Festus Keyamo, announced the approval after the Federal Executive Council…
The Chief Imam of the Kuchibuyi community in the Bwari area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abubakar Yaqub is in mourning after his son, Attahiru Abubakar, was allegedly shot dead by police officers during a land dispute in the area on Saturday. Attahiru died instantly after being hit by a police bullet, while his elder brother, Abass, sustained gunshot wounds and is currently battling for his life at a hospital. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, in a statement released Saturday, had stated that the police were responding to a civil disturbance in the area. According to her,…
The Government of Japan has donated road construction equipment valued at about N3.6 billion to the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), to enhance the nation’s pursuit of sustainable infrastructure renewal. A statement in Abuja by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Works, Mohammed Ahmed, said the donation was a significant boost to Nigeria’s infrastructure development efforts. Minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo, who received the equipment on behalf of Nigeria, described the inauguration of the equipment as a ‘strategic milestone’ in President Bola Tinubu’s road renewal efforts. The inauguration ceremony, the statement said, brought…
2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has restated his vow to serve only one term of four years if elected president, insisting that effective leadership is defined by impact, not time spent in office. In a statement posted via his X handle on Sunday, Obi referenced global figures such as Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, and Nelson Mandela, noting that each led with principle and left enduring legacies despite short tenures. “One of the greatest American Presidents, Abraham Lincoln, served only four years, yet his legacy endures as a model of principled leadership. “Another iconic figure, John F. Kennedy,…
Veteran Afrobeats singer, Akande Abolore, popularly known as 9ice, has claimed that the music industry is heavily influenced by spiritual forces, stating that the devil controls music, as he warned aspiring artists to understand what they are walking into. Speaking during an interview on The Nancy Isime Show, hosted by Nollywood actress Nancy Isime, the Gongo Aso crooner reflected on the hidden battles in the industry, spiritual struggles, and his embrace of traditional African spirituality. “I was talking about Grammy, and I wasn’t given, Burna got it. We never get am,” he said, referring to his past desire to win…