Author: Lawan

IPOB threatens election boycott over Kanu’s appeal The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has threatened a total boycott of the 2027 general elections across the South-East and other areas unless the Federal Government takes steps to facilitate the hearing of the pending appeal of its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The group, however, warned that the proposed boycott should not be used as a cover for violence, disruption of political rallies or attacks on individuals and property. In a statement by its Head of the Fourth Administrator Directorate of State (DOS), Chris Nwaogu, IPOB described the proposed boycott as “not a…

President Bola Tinubu has called on African countries to unite and end the export of raw minerals, urging the continent to become a hub for local processing, manufacturing and value addition. Tinubu made the call on Monday in New York, United States, at the AMSG High-Level Roundtable on Critical Minerals Development in Africa, held on the sidelines of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. In an address delivered by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Tinubu said Africa could not claim to be wealthy while its people remained poor despite the continent’s mineral resources enriching other parts of the…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, has arrested two women, aged 48 and 50, over the alleged production of adulterated fruit juice in Badagry. According to a statement by the Command’s Civil Defence Public Relations Officer, SC Oluwaseun Abolurin, the suspects were arrested following a five-day surveillance operation conducted in collaboration with an Army formation in the area. The suspects were reportedly producing “Barkas Juice” using water, artificial flavourings, sweeteners, colourants and other additives. Items recovered from the premises included a truck, cartons of the juice, production machinery, chemicals, drums and a gas cylinder. The…

US President Donald Trump’s administration has launched a 24-hour streaming channel, “Trump TV”, after major American television networks suspended their shared coverage of presidential events amid a growing dispute over access to the White House. The White House announced the launch on Monday, describing the platform as “TRUMP TV: The Essentials Station” and saying it would provide viewers with past presidential moments, major announcements and the latest content from the administration. The stream is available through the White House website and its official YouTube channel. The development followed the decision by ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC to suspend their…

Nigerian entertainer and activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Area Fada, has said some of the children he adopted have shown him more love than his biological children. Oputa made this known in a social media post while sharing a photo of his adopted daughter and grandchild. He questioned the belief that blood relations automatically determine who constitutes a family, saying family is determined more by behaviour. He wrote, “One of the Biggest lie told is dat Blood makes you Family. Family is determined more by behavior than family.” Describing the woman in the photograph as his adopted daughter and…

President Bola Tinubu has celebrated his wife, First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, on her 66th birthday, describing her as his “truest friend and confidante.” In a birthday message issued on Monday, September 21, Tinubu praised Oluremi for standing by him with “patience, grace and uncommon courage” throughout their years together. The President said his wife had supported him through difficult periods, noting that she remained calm and prayed with him whenever the future appeared uncertain. He described Oluremi as a woman who understands him deeply and often knows when he needs counsel before he asks for it. Tinubu also commended her…

The digital transformation train of Nigeria’s tertiary education sector has berthed at Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Kwara State, with the inauguration of a multimillion-naira ICT Experience Centre designed to expose students and lecturers to emerging technologies, and provide a platform for learning, research, creativity and innovation.The facility, delivered through the partnership between the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), was part of a broader intervention aimed at taking Nigerian tertiary institutions into the digital age. Its commissioning by the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, represented by the wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana…

For his sustained commitment to Islamic banking best practices and people-oriented strategies in deepening non-interest products and services at the grassroots, the Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) organisation has conferred the ‘Islamic Banker of the Year Award 2026’ on the Founder/Managing Director of TAJBank Limited, Mr. Hamid Joda, at the organisation’s 16th annual awards ceremony held in the United Kingdom. This is even as the GIFA group, the most renowned global organization promoting social responsibility, Shari’a authenticity, and commitment to Islamic banking and finance, also honoured TAJBank Limited with the GIFA Championship Award (Digital Banking) 2026 at the event. The…

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) handled 2,300 ships across the country’s ports in the first half of 2026, representing a 6.9 per cent increase over the 2,152 ships recorded during the corresponding period in 2025. The NPA Managing Director, Abubakar Dantsoho, disclosed this on Thursday at the quarterly meeting of the Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC) in Lagos. The meeting, themed, “Simplifying Cross-Border Trade and Enhancing Ease of Doing Business at Our Ports,” brought together stakeholders to discuss measures for improving port efficiency and strengthening Nigeria’s maritime sector. Represented by the NPA Principal Manager, Statistics, Mrs Okenwa Igwebuike, Dantsoho said…

…applauds NADDC Mikano Motors, one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing auto assembly and marketing companies, has disclosed plans to migrate from its current Semi-Knocked Down (SKD) vehicle assembly operation to a deeper and more technologically demanding Complete Knocked Down (CKD) manufacturing operation. The National Operations Manager of Mikano Motors, Syam Abdulkadir, disclosed this during a recent oversight visit to the company’s assembly plant along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Warewa, on the outskirts of Lagos. Abdulkadir said the company currently had sufficient installed production capacity to meet various consumer demands, noting that its major constraint was not manufacturing capacity but inadequate patronage, occasioned…