TSC crisis: Aviation unions gear up for airlines’ picketing Nigeria’s aviation sector may be heading for another round of industrial action, as two major aviation unions have declared they are prepared to commence picketing of airlines accused of withholding billions of naira in statutory Ticket Sales Charges, warning that the action could begin “anytime from…
Osun poll: Davido to speak on security, INEC Wednesday Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, will on Wednesday address journalists and citizens on security, the Independent National Electoral Commission’s preparations and other issues surrounding the 2026 Osun State governorship election. The press conference is scheduled to hold at 11am at Imole House, Ogo-Oluwa,…
BREAKING: Tinubu approves 30% to 80% salary hike for armed forces personnel President Bola Tinubu has approved salary increases of between 30 and 80 per cent for Nigeria’s armed forces personnel. The pay package that will benefit approximately 250,000 personnel and take effect from September 1, 2026, Special Adviser to the President on Information and…
Woman rescued after jumping into Lagos lagoon A woman was rescued by local fishermen after she allegedly jumped into the Lagos lagoon from the Idumota-Carter Bridge. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon, according to a video by X.com user, #ChuksErice. In the video, the woman was seen sitting in a wooden canoe after being pulled…
BUK physicist appointed to UN global panel on nuclear war consequences. According to a publication by BUK media, the appointment, established under UN General Assembly Resolution 79/238, places atmospheric physicist, Mrs Sa’id, among the world’s premier scientists evaluating existential global nuclear threats. Rabia Sa’id of Bayero University, Kano (BUK) has been appointed by the United…
Hackers hit Zenith Bank, steal customers’ information Hackers have hit the database of Zenith Bank, one of Nigeria’s largest financial institutions, stealing customers’ information. Zenith confirmed the attack in an email to customers on Tuesday. The bank said the hackers accessed limited customer information, “including email addresses and phone numbers, during a cyberattack that forms…
Tinubu meets Jim Ovia, NELFUND MD at State House President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with Jim Ovia, founder of Zenith Bank, and Akintunde Sawyerr, managing director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), at the State House in Abuja. Ovia was said to have arrived at the State House alongside Sawyerr at about 5:15pm…
North’ll give Tinubu 95% votes — Uba Sani Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, on Tuesday declared that the 2027 presidential election had “already been concluded,” expressing confidence that the North would deliver at least 95 per cent of its votes to President Bola Tinubu. Sani made the remarks during the flag-off of the 122-kilometre Kaduna–Birnin…
Africa’s old-guard leadersCameroon’s President Paul Biya | Point De Vue ONE of the greatest ironies of Africa’s fragile democracy is that many of its oldest politicians still cling to power. Despite advanced age and diminishing capacity, they manipulate weak institutions, bend constitutions and exploit state machinery to prolong their grip on office. Cameroon is the…
Onaiyekan: You and your attack dogs have no respect for Christians, Amaechi blasts Tinubu The presidential running mate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rotimi Amaechi, has accused President Bola Tinubu and some of his aides of showing disrespect to the Christian faith and the Catholic Church. Amaechi made the allegation on Tuesday while speaking…
