8+ hour, 42+ min ago   (281+ words) It is always sad that very frequently the National Assembly would launch investigations into sundry issues that would not produce any reasonable outcomes. Last week the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives announced that it had commenced an…...

7+ hour, 15+ min ago   (173+ words) 2027: Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, 15 Others Make INEC’s Final List of Presidential Candidates THISDAYLIVE Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja None of the 18 presidential candidates or their running mates declared any form of disability.The candidates’ ages range from 35 to 80, with qualifications spanning First…...

9+ hour, 13+ min ago   (891+ words) A recent report by SBM Intelligence revealing that 7,825 people were abducted and N7.78 billion paid in ransom between July 2025 and June 2026 alone shows how lucrative the business of kidnapping has become in Nigeria, which makes it difficult to stop the scourge,…...

7+ hour, 33+ min ago   (218+ words) THISDAYLIVE President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said shares of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, currently offered at N525, could rise to N10,000 in the future.Dangote also assured small-scale investors seeking to participate in the refinery’s Initial Public Offering (IPO)…...

7+ hour, 30+ min ago   (344+ words) Former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, has mourned the death of former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bamanga Tukur, who died at the age of 90. Tukur, a former governor of the old Gongola State, also served…...

7+ hour, 43+ min ago   (1112+ words) Understanding Nigeria’s Seven Voting Blocs THISDAYLIVE Understanding Nigeria’s Seven Voting Blocs Before the first ballot is cast in Nigeria’s presidential elections, some things are already in plain sight — but voters and commentators often miss them because of the emotions of…...

5+ hour, 13+ min ago   (1294+ words) .Okonkwo says Obi can’t defeat Tinubu without opposition coalition Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has attributed economic hardship as one of the reasons forcing young Nigerians to sell their kidneys....

7+ hour, 7+ min ago   (294+ words) Chuks Okocha in Abuja While criticising Obi’s leadership record and suitability for higher office in a post on his X handle yesterday, the Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, argued that Obi’s…...

7+ hour, 37+ min ago   (472+ words) Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha in Abuja, Daji Sani in Yola and Segun Awofadeji in Gombe According to a statement issued by the spokesman of Tukur’s family, Oliver Okpala, the elder statesman died yesterday at 12noon in his residence at Adetokunbo Ademola…...

7+ hour, 37+ min ago   (270+ words) Following complaints over charges imposed on Nigerians during the special passport intervention exercise in the United Kingdom, the Nigerian High Commission in the UK has announced a £50 refund for applicants who paid a £70 administrative fee for the ongoing passport intervention…...