July 22, 2025
Real estate overtakes oil in Nigeria’s economy after GDP rebasing
The service, industry, and agriculture subsectors propelled Nigeria’s economy’s expansion to N372.8 trillion in 2024 ($145.3 billion) at the present exchange value of the naira. Despite the economic growth in Africa’s most populous nation, Nigerians have continued to battle soaring costs of living, with headline and food inflation at 22.22 percent and 21.97 percent as […]
5,000 PDP members defect to ADC in Niger, accuse party leadership of secretly working for APC
Over 5,000 People Democratic Party (PDP) members from across the 25 local government areas in Niger State have defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In what could be regarded as a major setback for the main opposition party, the members announced their defection on Sunday after an expanded meeting at the Haske Hotel in […]
Coalition under ADC will fade like morning sun, no regret working against Atiku in 2023 – Ortom
Former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has said that the coalition movement under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will not survive. Ortom said he has no plans of leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a party he claimed to lead in Benue State, to join any coalition. In an interview on Channels Television, Ortom also […]
Senator Omoworare Joins 2026 Osun Governorship Race
Senator Babajide Omoworare has formally notified the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of his intention to contest for the 2026 governorship election in Osun State, stressing that the move was a “notification of intention,” not a formal declaration yet. The legal practitioner and seasoned politician, addressed party leaders and supporters, emphasizing his readiness […]
Lagos govt seals Lekki nightclub over noise pollution
A joint task force comprising officials from the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps and the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, has sealed off Light House Club, located along Admiralty Way in Lekki, for breaching environmental regulations. The enforcement action, carried out on Monday, was disclosed in a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) by […]
FG, govs stealing workers’ sweat – NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has accused the Federal Government and state governors of systematically crushing dissent, weakening democratic institutions, and unlawfully seizing workers’ contributions, which it described as stealing workers’ sweat. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 21st Rain School of the NLC, held in Uyo, Akwa […]