Author: Olaoluwa Vincent Ajayi

Champion Breweries Plc recorded a robust performance in the nine months ended September 30, 2025, with revenue rising to ₦21.44 billion, compared with ₦14.02 billion in the corresponding period of 2024. The company posted a profit after tax of ₦2.05 billion, a significant improvement from ₦21.50 million recorded a year earlier. During the period, cost of sales increased to ₦11.14 billion from ₦8.13 billion, while selling and distribution expenses rose to ₦4.24 billion from ₦3.25 billion, reflecting higher input and logistics costs. Across the sector, the combined revenue of the three major brewing companies reached ₦1.54 trillion, with Nigerian Breweries…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commenced a nationwide E-Membership Registration Exercise, urging both existing and prospective members to take part in what party leaders describe as a critical step toward strengthening internal democracy and citizen participation. According to party sources, the ongoing registration drive is designed to formally document members, deepen grassroots engagement, and enhance participation in the party’s decision-making processes ahead of future political activities. Key Benefits of APC Membership Political analysts and party officials note that being a card-carrying member of the APC comes with several benefits. These include the opportunity to influence party policies through participation…

Last Thursday, Muslim and Christian clerics converged in Lagos to offer prayers for the re-election of Bola Tinubu as preparations intensify ahead of the 2027 general elections The interfaith prayer session, organised by the Presidential Coalition Council (PCC), also marked the official launch of the group’s activities for the year. The event drew prominent political figures and key stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State. Speaking at the gathering, the Administrative Secretary of the PCC, Abiodun Mafe, explained that the prayers were aimed at seeking divine guidance, wisdom, and support for President Tinubu as he positions himself…

Tensions between the United States and its Western allies escalated sharply on Thursday as French President Emmanuel Macron warned against a “new colonial approach” to global affairs, following President Donald Trump’s renewed insistence that the United States must take control of Greenland. Speaking to world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Macron cautioned that the international system was drifting towards “a world without rules,” arguing that sovereignty and multilateral norms were under growing threat. He described the “endless accumulation of new tariffs” announced by Washington as “fundamentally unacceptable,” warning that unilateral pressure could destabilise long-standing alliances. Macron’s remarks…

The political crisis in Rivers State deepened at the weekend as the State House of Assembly signalled its resolve to proceed with the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, despite renewed mediation efforts by Niger Delta elders. Twenty-six lawmakers in the 32-member Assembly have accused the governor and his deputy of “gross misconduct” and have continued to advance impeachment plans, even as they refused to meet a seven-member peace and reconciliation committee set up by the Pan Niger Delta Elders Forum (PANDEF). The committee, led by former Attorney General of the Federation Kanu Agabi (SAN), arrived…

UK government has approved plans for China to build a vast new embassy in London, a decision that has intensified diplomatic tensions with the United States and drawn warnings from security analysts and human rights groups, despite earlier concerns raised at the United Nations. The Housing Secretary, Steve Reed, confirmed on Tuesday that planning permission had been granted for Beijing to redevelop the former Royal Mint site in east London into what would become China’s largest diplomatic complex in Europe. The approval comes amid sustained unease in Washington. White House officials had previously said the administration of Donald Trump was…

Tension flared on Monday at the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja as protesting indigenous contractors blocked the main entrance of the complex, temporarily preventing the Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite, from accessing the premises. The protesters, under the umbrella of the All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (AICAN), said the demonstration was to protest the Federal Government’s alleged failure to pay outstanding debts for completed projects, despite budgetary provisions made in the 2024 and 2025 fiscal years. They claimed that the prolonged delay in fund disbursement has pushed many indigenous contractors into severe financial distress, with several…

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have uncovered an underground logistics and fuel storage facility belonging to Boko Haram after overrunning several terrorist enclaves in the Timbuktu Triangle area of Borno State. The discovery followed a series of coordinated, intelligence-led ground offensives carried out on Sunday in Chilaria, Garin Faruk and Abirma, during which troops also repelled multiple armed drone attacks launched by the insurgents. The Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force North-East, Operation Hadin Kai, Lt Col Uba Sani, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, describing the operation as a major boost to ongoing counterterrorism efforts…

Kemi Badenoch joined Donald Trump in criticising the UK government’s plan to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, branding the proposal “an act of GREAT STUPIDITY” and warning that it could undermine Western security interests. Badenoch wrote on X: “Keir Starmer’s plan weakens UK security, hands away sovereign territory, and leaves us and our NATO allies weaker in the face of our enemies.” Meanwhile, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that the agreement — under which Britain would hand over sovereignty while leasing back the strategically vital military base on Diego Garcia — was reckless and ill-considered.…

All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders have ruled out the granting of automatic tickets to governors and members who recently defected to the ruling party or are expected to do so ahead of the 2027 general elections, insisting that all aspirants must emerge through the party’s internal democratic process. Governors affected by the decision include Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, Agbu Kefas of Taraba State, Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, and Abba Kabir Yusuf, whose defection to the APC is believed to be imminent. A member of the APC National Working Committee (NWC), who spoke on condition of anonymity, said…