Author: Festus Adeloye

21 governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have met with former President Muhammadu Buhari in Kaduna and begged him not to dump President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the party that made him president ahead of the 2027 elections. The APC governors met former President Buhari in his newly remodelled Kaduna residence in a closed-door meeting where they begged him not to support the opposition coalition championed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former governors Nasir El-Rufai and Peter Obi, among others. One of the sources at the meeting said: “The meeting of APC governors was basically to plead…

United States President, Donald Trump, has announced that the United States and Iran will engage in “direct talks” on Saturday regarding a potential nuclear deal, signalling a dramatic shift in Washington’s approach to Tehran. Speaking at the White House after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump confirmed the meeting would take place at a high level. “We have a very big meeting on Saturday [with Iran], and we’re dealing with them directly… And maybe a deal is going to be made, that would be great,” he said. The statement comes amid heightened tensions between the two countries,…

The founder of the defunct Diamond Bank Plc and a former chairman of MTN Nigeria, Pascal Dozie, is dead. Dozie who was born on April 9, 1939, in Egbu, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria died a day to his 86th birthday. According to a statement issued by the family, the business tycoon died in the early of Tuesday April 8 at the age of 85. His educational background includes a degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and a master’s in Administrative Science from City University in London. The statement signed by his son, Dozie reads, “With deep sorrow,…

The Edo State House of Assembly on Monday named Jonathan Aigbokhan (APC–Esan West) as the new Majority Leader, following the emergence of All Progressives Congress (APC) as the majority party in the House. Last month, APC notified the Assembly of its new majority status and indicated that changes in the House leadership would be announced in due course. APC currently holds 13 seats after four lawmakers defected from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP), reducing PDP’s seats to 11. During the plenary session in Benin, the Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, read a letter from the APC leadership nominating new…

The founder of Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), has called on the federal government to stop licensing more universities without adequate plans for monitoring their standards. He also charged the National Universities Commission (NUC) to overhaul the university licensing process to ensure the highest standard. According to the legal luminary, licensing more universities without proper planning for monitoring their standards is prioritising quantity above quality and functional education, hence the rapid decline and rot of the country’s educational system and in the quality of graduates produced. Babalola made the call while delivering his address at the…

The Nigerian Police Force has declared a 38-year-old Lagos-based businesswoman, Oyedele Oyebola Adewunmi wanted for money laundering and fraud to the tune of over $268,625.00 USD (Two Hundred and Sixty-Eight Thousand, Six Hundred and Twenty-Five Dollars). A wanted notice sighted by our correspondent was issued through the Office of the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Interpol, and the Head of the National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abuja. The warrant for her arrest was, according to the publication, authorized by the Magistrate Court of Lagos following allegations of serious criminal offenses. Adewunmi, who is accused of conspiracy, obtaining money under false…

The Julius Abure-led National Executive Council (NEC) of the Labour Party, meeting on Monday, April 7, in Abuja, removed Honourable Victor Afam Ogene as leader of the party’s House of Representatives Caucus, appointing Hon. Barrister Ben Etanabene in his place. The decision emerged from a 10-point resolution issued after the NEC meeting at the party’s national secretariat, which also criticised Governor Alex Otti and former presidential candidate Peter Obi for alleged anti-party activities. In the resolution signed by Abure, the NEC expressed satisfaction with a recent Supreme Court ruling affirming the party’s authority over its internal affairs. “The court asserted…

The nationwide protest organised by the Take-It-Back Movement and other civil society groups commenced in Lagos State on Monday, April 7, but was swiftly stopped by security forces. The demonstrators gathered at Ikeja Underbridge in the early hours, expressing their discontent with governance and the mounting challenges facing Nigerians. Carrying placards and chanting slogans, the protesters began marching toward the Alausa Secretariat, the hub of the Lagos State Government, to demand change. Their advance was cut short near the Lagos State House of Assembly, where security personnel—including police and other law enforcement agencies—intervened. Tensions rose as the authorities, citing public…

National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has stepped up its fight against fake medicine with the appointment of Cotecna Inspection Services as a Clean Report of Inspection and Analysis (CRIA) agent in India. The move is party of the agency’s intensified efforts to prevent the importation of substandard and falsified (SF) medicines and other regulated products from India and China. The appointment followed the Agency’s continued crackdown on counterfeit medicines, highlighted by the recent seizure and destruction of over N1 trillion worth of substandard and expired drugs from markets in Idumota, Onitsha, and Aba. NAFDAC’s Director-General Prof. Mojisola…

The Special Adviser to the President on Economic Affairs, Tope Fasua, has stated that President Bola Tinubu cannot be removed from office in 2027. Fasua, who is attached to the Office of the Vice President, said the president has no credible challenger ahead of the next presidential election. The presidential aide stated this in an interview with Channels Television’s Seun Okinbaloye. “I don’t see who will remove Tinubu in 2027. I don’t even see where you’re going to start. It is going to end up in frustration. “They don’t even have a platform anymore. Which platform are they using?” Fasua…