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By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State governor, Barrister Peter Mbah, has appealed to the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and financial institutions to protect local industries to thrive and be positioned to compete with others in the ECOWAS subregion. Mbah lamented that many small scale industries are not growing because they find it difficult to get financial assistance since financial institutions such as NEXIM, Bank of Industry and Bank of Agriculture, demand collateral before granting loans. The governor, represented by his deputy, Barrister Ifeanyi Ossai, made the appeal in Enugu on Tuesday at a one-day workshop on modalities for participation…

Opening up on his alleged involvement in a coup plot to topple the government of President Bola Tinubu, former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has rubbished claims linking him to any such plot. He also dismissed media reports which said he fled the country via the Niger Delta creeks, to a European country en route Argentina, South America, in the wake of a leak of the alleged coup plot. To the contrary, he explained, he left the country for routine medical checkup in the UK after which he is scheduled to attend a professional conference in…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan As alignment and realignment among politicians continue ahead of the 2027 general elections, the South-West Zonal Public Relations Officer (PRO) of opposition New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Hon. Kilamuwaye Badmus Oladayo, has resigned from the party. Oladoye, in a letter dated 29 October, fired to the NNPP Chairman of his Ward 3 of Abeokuta South State Constituency 1, Ogun State, copies of which were sent to National Leader of the party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso; Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf; the party's governorship candidate in Ogun State, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo; and the South-West Chairman of…

A fresh list of those granted clemency by President Bola Tinubu has been unfurled by the Presidency. The list contains about 15 Nigerians pardoned by the Tinubu administration. Another four persons, whose death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment and 15 others granted clemency, are equally on the list. Pardon: Mrs Anastasia Daniel NwaobiaBarr. Hussaini Alhaji UmarAyinla Saadu AlanamuHon. Farouk M. LawanHerbert MacaulayMajor General Mamman Jiya VatsaKen Saro-WiwaSaturday DobeeNordu EawoDaniel GbookoPaul LeveraFelix NualeBaribor BeraBarinem KiobelJohn Kpuine. From Death Sentences To Life Imprisonment: Emmanuel BabaAbubakar UsmanKhalifa UmarMohammed Umar Clemency: Oroka Michael ChibuezeAdesanya Olufemi PaulDaniel BodunwaHamza AbubakarBuhari SaniMohammed MusaMuharazu AbubakarIbrahim YusufSaad Ahmed…

The United States (US) has revoked the visa of Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, leaving the playwright in disbelief. By the global superpower's action, Soyinka cannot enter the US as he has been barred. Speaking today at a media briefing held at Kongi’s Harvest Gallery, Freedom Park, Lagos Island, Soyinka expressed surprise and confusion over the decision. He said he is unaware of any wrongdoing that could have led to the revocation. According to him, the US Consulate in Lagos officially informed him of the revocation in a letter dated 23 October, 2025. The Trump administration has embarked on immigration…

By Stephen Gbadamosi Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, has named a former Editor of The Punch newspapers, Adedayo Eriye Oketola, as his Chief Press Secretary (CPS). INEC confirmed the appointment in a statement issued to journalists late on Monday, 27 October. Oketola succeeds Rotimi Oyekanmi, who served under the immediate-past Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu. A seasoned journalist and newsroom wizard, Oketola brings nearly 20 years of media experience and a strong record of professional excellence to his new role. Before his latest appointment, he had held several editorial positions at The Punch, including News Editor,…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna A US-based Nigerian entrepreneur and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Your Timepiece International Company Limited, Mr. Kerry Kenu, has relocated to Abuja, the Nigeria capital, after years of operating in America. His restaurant, Your Taste, is set to employ a total of 10,000 workers, Mr. Kenu revealed. Speaking in an interview with newsmen at the end of his company's re-launch, Kenu further disclosed that the employment process has since begun last week. "We had our first interview and by 16th of November, we'll start employing the first set of applicants," he said. "We had a re-launch.…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Nigeria's former Ambassador to Namibia, Prince Terhemen Tarzoor, has endorsed Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia for re-election in 2027. Addressing journalists at the NUJ House in Makurdi, the state capital, today, the former gubernatorial contender in the 2015 election, justified his choice on the ground that Gov. Alia has done a lot to impact lives in the Middle Belt state. Tarzoor said that he had aspired to govern the state, pointing out, however, that what Gov. Alia has been doing are what he had intended to do for people of the state. According to him, if,…

*'Where Will I Get Money To Build Another House In My Lifetime?' --Grandma Weeps By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Tragedy struck in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Monday morning, as a bread distribution van reportedly knocked down and killed two women along the Alao-Akala Memorial Highway, Randa area of the town. Eyewitnesses reported that the van, belonging to producers of Oluwabori Bread, and with registration number OYO AME 92 XB, was speeding when the victims attempted to cross the road. “The two women died instantly. The van was moving at a very high speed; they couldn’t have survived the impact,” an eyewitness said.…

"By the grace of God, I shall today, Monday, 27th October 2025, by 11 a.m., be at Wadata Plaza, the National Headquarters of our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party, to purchase the nomination form to run for the office of National Chairman." These were the words of a hopeful National Chairmanship aspirant of opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, this morning on his verified Facebook page. A staunch party man, he duly approached the party's national headquarters, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, as promised and on the stated time too, but ran into…