Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has noted that the current windfall from increased oil prices, partly triggered by the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East has boosted Nigeria’s fiscal space, adding that for a resource-dependent economy like Nigeria, this moment offers both relief and opportunity. Otti spoke weekend at …

Mikel Arteta defended his decision to select Kepa Arrizabalaga in the League Cup final after the Arsenal goalkeeper’s costly mistake sparked a 2-0 defeat against Manchester City on Sunday. Kepa was guilty of a horrendous blunder in the second half at Wembley when he let Rayan Cherki’s cross slip through …

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday in Lagos said Nigeria has secured French collaboration on military equipment and training following a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday. The President disclosed this during a meeting with state governors at his Ikoyi residence in Lagos, where he observed the Eid-el-Fitr …

The Safer Society for Children Foundation has joined forces with the Elegant Nurses Forum to demand justice for a female student reportedly gang-raped by four suspects in Ijebu Ode. It is alleged that the police failed to provide adequate protection to the victim, thus exposing her to further harm and …

The African Democratic Congress has faulted the £746 million agreement signed by President Bola Tinubu during his UK state visit, describing it as disproportionately benefiting the United Kingdom while leaving Nigeria with a heavy debt burden. On Sunday, the ADC, in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, …

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mary Ikoku, has said the forthcoming party convention represents a critical moment for strengthening Nigeria’s democratic institutions and political stability. Speaking during an interview on Arise News, Ikoku, the Assistant Secretary of the Media and Publicity committee of the convention, noted that …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government over its handling of the OPL 245 dispute, describing claims of a “final resolution” as misleading. In a statement issued on Sunday and signed by his media aide, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said a fresh legal action by …

President Bola Tinubu has stated that his emergence as Nigeria’s president was part of a divine plan. Tinubu made the declaration while reiterating his commitment to good governance, adherence to the rule of law, and the preservation of democratic values in the country. The president spoke at the Presidential Villa …

  The World Health Organisation has raised a fresh alarm over the humanitarian toll of the ongoing military offensive by the United States and Israel against Iran, revealing that over 1,800 people have been killed and 12,500 others injured in less than two weeks. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in …

Eight Islamic and Arab countries on Thursday condemned Israel for keeping Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem closed during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Israel has shut all holy sites in east Jerusalem’s Old City for security reasons after it began airstrikes with the United States against Iran that have sparked …