The United Kingdom’s highest court ruled that the legal definition of “woman” excludes trans women, in a case with sweeping consequences for how equality laws are applied. Britain’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the definition of a woman in equality legislation refers to “a biological woman and biological sex.” The court was deciding on whether…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has announced another review of its ex-depot (gantry) loading price for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. The new price is now set at N835 per litre, down from N865 per litre, which had been in effect for the past six days, representing a 3.5 per cent reduction….
In the past decade, Nigeria has witnessed a tsunami of Ponzi schemes that have fleeced citizens of trillions of naira under the guise of “investments”, “donations”, and “cooperative societies”. These scams, often masquerading as financial salvation in a country battered by economic hardship, have left millions of Nigerians in tears, despair, and in some cases,…
The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has declared the removal of the re-instated Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, as illegal, unconstitutional, null and void. In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, the court also nullified the proceedings and resolutions of the House held on January 13, 2025, during which Obasa was…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, has asked President Bola Tinubu to immediately return home to confront rising insecurity. On April 2, Tinubu departed for France on a two-week “working visit”. A statement from the presidency said during his stay in France, Tinubu “will appraise his administration’s midterm…
The anti-Tinubu coalition led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has slammed governors of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for playing the spoiler for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election, accusing them of usurping the powers of other organs of the PDP and killing the opposition. The coalition in a statement…
Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has revealed that the federal government engaged international media outlets to counter the narrative that the 2023 presidential election was rigged. Mohammed made the disclosure on Tuesday during a summit of former government spokespersons in Abuja. He recalled that after the 2023 presidential poll, there was…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied claims that he endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term ahead of the 2027 general election. A viral story titled “Tinubu Will Win 2027 Presidential Election – Goodluck Jonathan” claimed the former leader had declared that no opposition coalition would be able to stop President Tinubu’s re-election bid….
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Tuesday assured some Nigerian investors that it was working with INTERPOL to fish out the operators of the crashed digital trading platform, CBEX.Nigerian cultural tours Adele Oyewale, the spokesperson of the commission in a statement said the EFCC has already launched a probe into the activities of…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Tuesday said he has the capacity to become Nigeria’s president. “I don’t have any doubt that I have the capacity to occupy the highest office in this land and I have what it takes,” Makinde said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. The Oyo governor, whose tenure will elapse…