By Kolawole Ojebisi Former Vice-President, Namadi Sambo, has warned the duo of President Bola Tinubu and Minister of Finance, Wale Edun to keep ex-minister of budget and planning, Dr. Shamsudeen Usman, at arms length. Sambo maintained that the current administration should be wary of Usman, describing him as inconsistent and disloyal. He issued the warning…
Oil prices are likely to remain capped below $80 per barrel despite the escalating Israel-Iran conflict, research firm Rystad Energy said on Monday, as Iran and Israel continue to trade strikes with the escalation now in its fourth day. “Based on our earlier disruption simulations, we see oil prices capped below $80 per barrel,” Mukesh…
Crude oil prices are up 2% in early trading, after a bump from President Trump, who on Monday urged everyone to leave Tehran, suggesting further escalation in the hostilities, though they have flattened since the post. “IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again! Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!”…
By Kolawole Ojebisi The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Vice-chairman (North-east), Mustapha Salihu, has clarified why he endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second time without mentioning his second-in-command, Kashim Shettima, at the party's stakeholders' summit in Gombe over the weekend. Salihu maintained that his decision complies with the party's constitution, stressing that there's only…
By Abiola Olawale The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential elections, Mr Peter Obi has sharply criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over what he called the latter's delayed response to the recent massacre in Benue State, where over 200 lives were lost to brutal attacks. In a strongly worded post on X on…
By Abiola Olawale Israel has delivered another blow to Iran’s military leadership, reportedly eliminating a newly appointed top Iranian commander, General Ali Shadmani, in an airstrike on Tehran. The strike, confirmed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), targeted Shadmani just days after he assumed his role following the assassination of his predecessor. Shadmani had assumed…
OPEC’s crude oil production rose by 180,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 27 million bpd in May, with producers part of the OPEC+ agreement raising output by much less than the 411,000 bpd headline hike planned for last month as some members compensated for past overproduction. The five OPEC members that have pledged cuts in…
By Kolawole Ojebisi Former Senior Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Public Affairs, Aliyu Audu, has revealed why he will actively work to thwart his ex-principal's re-election bid in 2027. Audu maintained that this burning motive prompted his recent resignation from the Tinubu administration. He disclosed this while featuring on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily…
By Kolawole Ojebisi The United Kingdom has announced its determination to crush sexual predators who take delights in taking advantage of thousands of girls and young women in the country. The British government made the announcement on Monday, stressing that it will adopt tough new laws in its bid to achieve its objective of rooting…