Author: Alade Adisa

The spokesperson for former President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu has explained the reason the erstwhile leader was absent from the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held in Abuja on Wednesday. The meeting, which was presided over by President Bola Tinubu, had in attendance top APC figures, including Vice President Kashim Shettima, APC National Chairman Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, governors, members of the National Working Committee (NWC), and other key stakeholders. However, notable figures such as Buhari, former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi were absent. Speaking to BBC Hausa, Garba…

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a N65 reduction in the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, lowering it from N890 to N825 per litre. The new price takes effect from February 27, 2025. According to the refinery, the price cut is aimed at providing relief to Nigerians ahead of the Ramadan season while also supporting President Bola Tinubu’s economic recovery efforts by easing financial pressures on citizens. This marks the second price reduction in February 2025, following an earlier N60 decrease at the beginning of the month. Similarly, in December 2024, the refinery slashed…

…But Zelenskyy wants security guarantees Ukraine and the U.S. have outlined an agreement in which they would jointly fund Ukraine’s future security and reconstruction using an investment fund powered by the country’s rare earth minerals, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday. However Zelenskyy said the deal would fail if it did not adequately provide for Ukraine’s future security against Russia — and only looked after American interests. “If I see and hear a broader vision from him [President Donald Trump] — one that aligns with our concept of a just peace for Ukraine — then this agreement can be part of…

Special adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, has admonished former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai to stop acting like a “crying child” and move on from the ministerial snub episode. President Tinubu sent the list of ministerial nominees, including el-Rufai, to the senate for screening and confirmation in July 2023. The senate withheld el-Rufai’s confirmation over petitions filed against him on security grounds. The former FCT minister, speaking in an interview on Monday, said Nigerians should not believe the narrative that the national assembly rejected him as a ministerial nominee. “The National Assembly had…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has come under fire for allegedly frustrating a Senate investigation into the N30 trillion facility provided to the last administration from 2015 to 2023. The Senate Ad-hoc Committee investigating Ways and Means has condemned the apex bank for frustrating the probe. Chairman of the ad-hoc committee, Senator Jibrin Isah Echoch, made the accusation after receiving an interim report from consultants commissioned to investigate the matter. He said the committee was mandated to investigate how the Ways and Means facility was utilized by the past administration, particularly as it affects the government’s cover for budget…

Top chieftains and leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are currently at the National Secretariat of the party for its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). However, former President Muhammadu Buhari; former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai; and former governor of Rivers State and ex-Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi onspicuously absent from the NEC meeting were conspicuously absent from the NEC meeting. Hours before the meeting, all roads leading to the venue on Blantyre Street were cordoned off by a combined team of armed security men, including soldiers from the Guards…

President Trump said Monday that his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron marked an “important step” in ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, as Trump’s return to the White House has indicated a likely tipping point in American support — and a possible rift with France and other European allies. Trump and Macron, who have a long-standing relationship after both came to office in 2017, held a bilateral meeting and news conference Monday afternoon, after participating in a Group of Seven leadership call earlier in the day to mark three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Macron is the…

Ugandan police said Monday they were investigating the death of Nigerian footballer, Abubakar Lawal who fell from a shopping mall balcony in Kampala. The 29-year-old striker played for local premiership club, Vipers. He fell from the third floor of Voicemall Shopping Arcade early on Monday, police said in a statement. He had been visiting a Tanzanian friend staying in one of the residential apartments that form part of the mall. The friend told police she had left him alone shortly before the fall. “Authorities are retrieving CCTV footage and conducting thorough interrogations to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the incident,”…

The Kano State chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has suspended Senator Kawu Sumaila, who represents Kano South Senatorial District, along with three other prominent members, Ali Madakin Gini, Sani Abdullahi Rogo, and Kabiru Alhassan Rurum over alleged anti-party activities. Announcing the decision at a press briefing in Kano on Monday, the state chairman of NNPP, Hashimu Suleiman Dungurawa, stated that the affected members had acted against the party’s interests. This suspension comes just a day after the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, hinted at an impending mass defection of top NNPP…

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer behind timeless hits like “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” passed away on Monday at the age of 88. Her publicist confirmed the news but did not reveal the cause of death. In recent years, Flack had been battling ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, which was diagnosed in 2022. “She died peacefully surrounded by her family,” the statement from the publicist said. The classically trained musician with a tender voice produced a number of early classics of rhythm and blues that she frequently described…