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By Abiola Olawale In a jaw-dropping disclosure, court documents have unveiled some dirty income of the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele. The embattled ex-CBN governor, who served from 2014 to 2023, reportedly pocketed an annual salary of N350 million, alongside N75 million in quarterly reimbursements and over $6…
June 16, 2025
By Kolawole Ojebisi Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has revealed that he almost threw his hat into the ring to run for the highest political office in the country on the eve of Nigeria's return to civilian rule in 1999 following the June 12 pro-democracy struggle. The playwright, however, said it took 36 hours of…
June 16, 2025
By Kolawole Ojebisi As the war between Israel and Iran continues to escalate, leaving casualties on both sides of the divide, Israel's Magen David Adom emergency has revealed that five people were killed and 92 wounded on Monday in Iran’s latest missile strikes on the country. According to the Israeli agency, the latest development has…
June 16, 2025
By Abiola Olawale A United States embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, has reportedly been damaged by one of the missile strikes launched by Iran in the ongoing Middle East war. The development was confirmed by the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, on Monday. Huckabee said the embassy building in Tel Aviv sustained minor damage…
June 16, 2025
By Kolawole Ojebisi Peter Obi, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has urged those at the helm at both the federal and state levels to move beyond issuing perfunctory statements in the wake of disasters to taking actions that will bring permanent solutions to security challenges. Obi attributed the incessant killings ravaging the country, particularly in…
June 16, 2025
By Abiola Olawale Pope Leo XIV, in a powerful address during Sunday’s Angelus prayer, denounced the murder of over 200 people in Benue State, Nigeria, labeling it a “terrible massacre.” Speaking from St. Peter’s Square, the pontiff called for an end to the relentless violence plaguing the nation, particularly targeting rural Christian communities in Yelewata,…
June 16, 2025
By Abiola Olawale United States President Donald Trump is reportedly considering slamming a sweeping travel ban on Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt, and 22 other African countries. The purported travel ban proposal was said to be contained in a leaked memo signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday. In the leak memo, Trump’s administration outlined…
June 16, 2025
By Abiola Olawale The All Progressives Congress (APC) North-East meeting on Sunday descended into chaos as party members clashed over the endorsement of President Bola Tinubu for a second term in 2027. The turmoil, captured in a viral video comes amidst escalating political stakes as Nigeria approaches another critical election cycle. The meeting, which was…
June 15, 2025
By Abiola Olawale The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a bold call to President Bola Tinubu, urging immediate action to prosecute those responsible for the infamous annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, widely regarded as Nigeria’s freest and fairest. In the letter dated June 14, 2025, signed by SERAP Deputy…
June 15, 2025
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By Abiola Olawale In a jaw-dropping disclosure, court documents have unveiled some dirty income of the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele. The embattled ex-CBN governor, who served from 2014 to 2023, reportedly pocketed an annual salary of N350 million, alongside N75 million in quarterly reimbursements and over $6…
June 16, 2025
By Kolawole Ojebisi Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has revealed that he almost threw his hat into the ring to run for the highest political office in the country on the eve of Nigeria's return to civilian rule in 1999 following the June 12 pro-democracy struggle. The playwright, however, said it took 36 hours of…
June 16, 2025
By Kolawole Ojebisi As the war between Israel and Iran continues to escalate, leaving casualties on both sides of the divide, Israel's Magen David Adom emergency has revealed that five people were killed and 92 wounded on Monday in Iran’s latest missile strikes on the country. According to the Israeli agency, the latest development has…
June 16, 2025
By Abiola Olawale A United States embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, has reportedly been damaged by one of the missile strikes launched by Iran in the ongoing Middle East war. The development was confirmed by the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, on Monday. Huckabee said the embassy building in Tel Aviv sustained minor damage…
June 16, 2025
By Kolawole Ojebisi Peter Obi, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has urged those at the helm at both the federal and state levels to move beyond issuing perfunctory statements in the wake of disasters to taking actions that will bring permanent solutions to security challenges. Obi attributed the incessant killings ravaging the country, particularly in…
June 16, 2025
By Abiola Olawale Pope Leo XIV, in a powerful address during Sunday’s Angelus prayer, denounced the murder of over 200 people in Benue State, Nigeria, labeling it a “terrible massacre.” Speaking from St. Peter’s Square, the pontiff called for an end to the relentless violence plaguing the nation, particularly targeting rural Christian communities in Yelewata,…
June 16, 2025
By Abiola Olawale United States President Donald Trump is reportedly considering slamming a sweeping travel ban on Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt, and 22 other African countries. The purported travel ban proposal was said to be contained in a leaked memo signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday. In the leak memo, Trump’s administration outlined…
June 16, 2025
By Abiola Olawale The All Progressives Congress (APC) North-East meeting on Sunday descended into chaos as party members clashed over the endorsement of President Bola Tinubu for a second term in 2027. The turmoil, captured in a viral video comes amidst escalating political stakes as Nigeria approaches another critical election cycle. The meeting, which was…
June 15, 2025
By Abiola Olawale The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a bold call to President Bola Tinubu, urging immediate action to prosecute those responsible for the infamous annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, widely regarded as Nigeria’s freest and fairest. In the letter dated June 14, 2025, signed by SERAP Deputy…
June 15, 2025
