…citing allocations for projects outside agencies’ statutory mandates and insertions running into billions of naira. The former vice president also cited the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC Limited’s audited 2024 financial statements, which he said showed ₦7.13 trillion spent on “Energy Security Expenses” —…

…President Bola Tinubu's decision to retain Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing the move as a moment of immense pride for the Northeast.Zulum, who visited the president shortly after the announcement, told Tinubu directly that his purpose was to express grat…

…candidate, Obafemi Hamzat, has revealed that he did not have the phone number of his running mate, Damilola Sonayon-James, until she emerged as the party’s deputy governorship candidate. Hamzat disclosed this on Thursday while recounting the process that led to the selection of Sonayon-James during the public presentat…

…of the surveillance tower appearing to collapse. Chabahar port, which Iran had been running with support from India, has been a repeated target of American airstrikes. Iranian state media acknowledged a third round of strikes on the facility without immediately acknowledging the tower's collapse. According to Iranian s…

…the university’s registry. “The effort involved in keeping the administrative machinery running efficiently and ensuring the continuity of this event has been huge. Against this backdrop, we respectfully appeal for the kind support of public-spirited individuals, friends of the University and well-meaning corporate org…

…ambassadors in the UN. As a businessman, he is used to playing the boss and, given his running of businesses like NICON, National Mirror and Newswatch, he does not appear to listen to good advice. His performance in the UN must be different in the interest of the country and Africa. The post Jimoh Ibrahim is uninformed…

…He stated, “The President also approved 400 kilometres of dualised East-West Road running from Lokoja down to Benin. This is another very important intervention in our road infrastructure.” According to Umahi, the project would improve safety, facilitate trade, and reduce travel time along one of Nigeria’s busiest tran…

…She was not responding. When they broke the door in the morning, the tap was still running."Umahi said he had directed the police to retrieve the call records between Habila and her boyfriend as part of ongoing investigations into the circumstances surrounding her death. He also accused some police officers of leaking…

…Falkland Islands, known in Argentina as the Islas Malvinas, remain the subject of a long-running sovereignty dispute between the United Kingdom and Argentina. Britain has administered the South Atlantic archipelago since the end of the 1982 Falklands War, which followed Argentina's invasion of the islands and claimed t…

…something was wrong, they broke down the door and discovered her dead. The tap was still running.” Minister urges family to approve autopsy Umahi appealed to Habila’s family to allow a forensic autopsy to determine the exact cause of her death. He said: “We have been begging the parents to allow an autopsy to happen. T…

…President Bola Tinubu’s decision to retain Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election. Defending the President’s decision, Aliyu said the APC leadership opted to retain the same ticket because it had already won the confidence of Nigerians in the last election. “Our leader, th…

…that could not easily be filled because the Electoral Act bars parties from picking running mates who were not party members at least 21 days before the primary, ruling out names such as Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. “The person that represented the southeast in that calculation left unceremonio…

…gutted because we’ve worked so hard to be here and the lads have given every last bit of running, blood, sweat, tears.” Bayern Munich forward Kane, who scored six goals during the tournament, said Thomas Tuchel’s men had struggled to repel constant attacks from the defending champions. “After the goal, whether it was t…

…to us,” one relative said, while another voice off camera added, “She wanted to start running into the bush. She was shaking.” Speaking further, another family member said the child had continued to recount how the abductors punished the victims whenever they requested to see their loved ones. “They put them through a…

…they caught him attempting to have s£x with a student (video) A lecturer was filmed running away from students who were going after him after they allegedly caught him trying to sl££p with a female student. Students claim that the lecturer, who teaches biology in a tertiary institution in Anambra State, had been distur…

…Democratic Congress (NDC) excluded its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, from a newly introduced anti-defection oath requirement.The party’s National Secretary, Ikenna Enekweizu, disclosed the exemption during an interview on Channels Television. The NDC said the oath is primaril…

…evading trial, describing the decision as legally unwise. “I don’t know why the man is running. If he sought advice from good lawyers, they should tell him to go to trial,” he said. Rather than abscond, Erugo advised Adeyemi to use the judicial process to compel witnesses, including Gbajabiamila, to testify if their ev…

…might not have sufficient time to explore. “Our job is to free you to keep running this ministry and keep coordinating this economy while we take time off to think about things that, if you were not on this job, you would have been able to do yourself,” he said. Suleiman pledged that the committee would avoid repeating…

…spoke to you abi? Abeg ask am when electricity go come Abia and when our youth go stop running to Canada. This one na direct line from heaven or network issue? Abia no be Jerusalem abeg.” Remi Sunday also weighed in, saying: “No be this pastor side chick be this? Abia state governorship isn’t a joke where preeq hunters…

…distance away, and then the buffalo charged these kids." MacLeod said the bison kept running through the campground while campers yelled and screamed to warn each other. The man who would be tossed into the air then appeared coming down a road while the animal was sitting in dust. "He was sitting in the dust, like biso…

…Bola Ahmed Tinubu had officially renominated Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 election. The story was a pleasant surprise for me because I had earlier decided I was going to write about the same issue for my column this week under the title “Tinubu’s strategic ambiguity on Shettima.” I wa…

Veteran actress Iya Rainbow has addressed the long-running claim linking Pasuma to the late Baba AgbakoThe actress explained how the rumour started and why many people got the story wrongShe also showered heartfelt prayers on the Fuji star while praising his loyalty to his late mother's friendsFind it fast with our new…

…Volunteers, Dr Victor Oluwafemi, also applauded Tinubu for reaffirming Shettima as his running mate for the presidential election. Oluwafemi described the decision as a demonstration of confidence, continuity and strategic leadership that would strengthen public trust in the administration’s direction. He said the Pres…

…things' that he has on me. If I am not qualified after his revelation, then I'll stop running for the election," Obi said. According to him, Okonkwo had repeatedly claimed to possess sensitive information about him from the period he served as his spokesperson. The Anambra-born politician, while responding to criticism…

…to five years, she had graduated and started her own marketing company. In the midst of running her business the 25-year-old CEO then decided to pay a surprise visit to her family back in Nigeria. She sneaked into the compound and hid close to the frunk of the car that was parked in the compound. Another lady went in a…