• Why Tinubu Renamed University of Maiduguri After Buhari By Abiola Olawale The breakdown of a comprehensive entitlement package for the family of the late immediate past President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away on July 13, 2025, has been unveiled. This is also as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced the renaming of the…
By Abiola Olawale In a dramatic turn of events, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its leadership have launched a campaign to woo Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, back into the party. This follows the resignation of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar from the party on July 14, 2025. The move which…
• ADC may gain dominance over Buhari's 12 million votes • ADC: "Several CPC Loyalists Are Working with Us." By Abiola Olawale As Nigeria approaches the 2027 general elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is facing the danger of a potential huge fracture with devastating political consequences that would affect its fortune and reshape the…
By Abiola Olawale The government of the United Kingdom announced on Thursday that it has decided to lower the voting age for eligible voters from 18 to 16 for general elections. This was announced by the UK’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Stamer explained that the decision is to allow young people the chance to participate…
By Abiola Olawale Billionaire investor and Chairman of First Bank Holdings Plc, Femi Otedola has reportedly solidified his dominance over First Bank of Nigeria Holdings Plc (FirstHoldco) by acquiring a 40% stake in a N324.47 billion deal. Reports emerging on Thursday revealed that the transaction, reportedly executed through a series of off-market block trades on…
By Yanju Uwala A former Nigerian President and military Head of State, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the challenges confronting Nigeria, as a country have nothing to do with the constitution, but more about those entrusted with operating it. Obasanjo, in a letter addressed to Chief Emeka Anyaoku, the Chairman of the National Summit,…
By Abiola Olawale President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has filed an appeal to overturn a Federal High Court ruling that ordered the recall of suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to the Nigerian Senate. The appeal reportedly filed on July 14, 2025, at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, seeks to contest the July 4…
By Abiola Olawale In a powerful statement that has sparked widespread discussion, the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has praised the handling of some late monarchs' funeral rites in Yorubaland, declaring that no one deserves to be "butchered like animals" This is as the monarch expressed satisfaction with how the late Awujale of Ijebuland,…
Court Dismisses EFCC’s Money Laundering Charges By Abiola Olawale The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has acquitted former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose of all charges in a ₦6.9 billion fraud and money laundering case brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court, presided over by Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, upheld Fayose’s…