Nigeria’s economic recovery is gaining traction, with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reporting that the country’s external foreign-exchange reserves have risen to US $46.7 billion, the highest level in nearly seven years. That surge reflects renewed investor confidence and stronger inflows. According to the CBN Governor, increased oil receipts, robust portfolio and foreign-investment flows,…
Meta-owned platforms Facebook and Instagram have suspended the accounts of Nigerian rapper and activist Eedris Abdulkareem, days after he released a track titled “Open Letter to Donald Trump.” Checks on Sunday night showed that the musician’s pages on both platforms were no longer accessible, though Meta has not issued an explanation for the suspension. Abdulkareem’s…
The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, on Sunday confirmed the abduction of six marketers working for a Lagos-based real estate company at Oyebola village in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state. Ogunlowo disclosed this in a telephone interview with PUNCH correspondent. A resident of a neighbouring community, who spoke on condition of…
Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, a former political adviser to President Bola Tinubu, says he wished the president does not seek re-election in the 2027 presidential race. Baba-Ahmed said this during an interview on ‘Sunday Politics’, a programme on Channels Television. According to him, Tinubu has not demonstrated the hunger or drive of someone committed to fixing Nigeria….
The Presidency, on Sunday, launched a blistering attack on former President Olusegun Obasanjo and a cohort of what it described as “habitual presidential aspirants,” accusing them of hypocrisy and engaging in “pseudo statesmanship” over their recent criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s handling of national security. In a strongly worded statement on his X handle, Special…
A middle-aged man, Lawrence Peter, has been murdered in Amangbala, Ohaisu community in Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State over a minor disagreement with a villager. Confirming the incident, the state police spokesperson, SP Joshua Ukandu, said the incident occurred in the early hour of Sunday. Mr Ukandu said, “We are aware of the…
Suspected bandits launched a midnight assault on Chacho village in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, abducting a bride-to-be and her bridesmaids just hours before her planned wedding ceremony. The attackers reportedly stormed the community around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, whisking away the young woman, her friends, and eight other residents. All of the…
Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, has officially announced his defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of abandoning him during his travails. Metuh, who announced that he had resigned from partisan politics about three years ago, declared that he would…
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, visited Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the jailed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), at the Sokoto Correctional Centre on Sunday. Kanu was recently sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice James Omotosho after he was found guilty on all seven counts of terrorism offences. The charges related to his secessionist…
Former President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Rev. Felix Omobude, says that even though terrorists are targeting Christians with killings and kidnappings, church leaders will not encourage Christians to take up arms. Speaking in an interview on Sunday, Omobude said churches can organise proper security during services, but taking up weapons is not…