Blockade: Trump deploys large naval ships, threatens to shoot down Venezuelan planes
Weeks after deploying a large naval and air force off the shore of Venezuela, US President Donald Trump has threatened to shoot down planes from the South American country. Trump…
Benin’s ruling coalition picks economy minister Wadagni as 2026 presidential candidate
Benin’s ruling coalition has selected economy minister Romuald Wadagni as its candidate for the 2026 presidential election. President Patrice Talon, the current head of state, who has been in power…
PTD mocks NUPENG’s strike threats over Dangote, tells drivers to ignore Monday strike notice
The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) has ridiculed the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) over its escalating leadership crisis, and for its lack of coordination and wisdom…
Ekiti Guber: Between campaign merchandising and costs of disinformation by Wole Olujobi
By Wole Olujobi After a long lull in political marketing in Ekiti State following the assumption of office by Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji on October 16, 2022, the seasonal political…
Seven German opposition party candidates die weeks before elections in crucial state
Opposition party, Alternative for Germany (AfD) has reported what one of its senior members is calling a “statistically conspicuous” series of deaths among its candidates just weeks before local elections…
Police Block Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour’s event venue in Lagos
By Onuora Aninwobodo Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the 2023 Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, has accused the police of barricading a venue for his planned official declaration to the African…
Tunde Akanni: One week, multiple reunions
By Tunde AkanniIt was one of those rare weeks that seemed to sprint past like a 100-metre dash yet managed to etch memories as indelible as carved stone. In just…
Amb Isola greets Ogun people, calls for peace and compassion at Maulud Nabiy
Former Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Isola OFR, has extended warm felicitations to the people of Ogun State on the occasion of Maulud Nabiy, the…
Lawyer slams media over inclusion of his name in reportage of ex-army chief’s property seizure
A Lagos lawyer, Mr Kayode Oladipupo Filani has faulted media reports linking him to a court ordered forfeiture of assets traced to a former Nigerian Army Properties Director, Major General…
INEC recorded 146,353 new voters for Anambra guber poll, as 171 associations apply for registration as political parties
The total of new voter registrants in Anambra State stands at 140,370 while valid applications for transfer into the State is 5,983, making a total of 146,353 new voters recorded…
