Author: Lawan

British Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has rejected calls for Britain to pay reparations for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, questioning why Caribbean countries demanding an apology from the UK would not make similar demands of African kingdoms and merchants who participated in the trade. Badenoch argued that present-day British taxpayers should not bear the financial burden of actions committed generations before they were born. She also criticised political leaders in Commonwealth countries who continue to demand compensation from Britain, saying discussions about slavery should recognise the involvement of different societies in the trade.“Slavery was an evil in…

…Exceeds N20bn target in oversubscribed issuanceUnited Nigeria Airlines has closed the first tranche of its ₦100 billion commercial paper (CP) programme after raising ₦22 billion. The issuance was oversubscribed with demand exceeding the ₦20 billion target, which reflects strong investor confidence in the airline’s financial performance, growth strategy and credit profile. ‎In recognition of the strong response, United Nigeria Airlines absorbed 10% of the excess subscription and returned the remainder to subscribers whose applications could not be fully allocated. ‎Responding to the development, the Managing Director of UNA, Mazi Osita Okonkwo said: “The level of demand we received is a…

…Says IGR hit N46.3b in 2024 Cross River State governor, Senator Bassey Otu, Saturday, presented his administration’s record of debt reduction, asset recovery, infrastructure renewal and public service reforms as evidence of progress under the People First Agenda, declaring that a second term would propel the state from economic recovery to wealth creation and shared prosperity. Otu made the declaration in Calabar, while inaugurating the Cross River State All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections. He charged party leaders and campaign officials to take the administration’s achievements to the electorate, insisting that continuity was essential to…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has ruled out Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in two suspected cases identified in Yola, Adamawa State, after laboratory tests returned negative results. The development comes amid heightened public health concerns following the agency’s earlier announcement that two suspected Ebola cases had been identified in Nigeria’s North-East region, without initially disclosing the states involved.In a statement issued on Saturday night, the NCDC Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, confirmed that Adamawa was one of the states where the suspected cases were reported, adding that the two individuals tested negative after two rounds of laboratory…

•Donates buses for Tinubu’s re-election, pledges 2m votes Abba Atiku Abubakar, son of the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has revealed that he has teamed up with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to re-elect President Bola Tinubu during next year’s presidential election. Speaking while presenting 10 campaign buses to the leadership of of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja on Friday, he promised to win Adamawa, his home state and mobilise two million votes for President Tinubu’s re-election. He said that having worked for his father in two…

Isaac Fayose mocks Sowore over attack, urges him to join fight against APC Political commentator Isaac Fayose has called on the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, to work with other opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Fayose made the appeal while reacting to the alleged attack on Sowore and members of his campaign team in Ekiti State on Friday. He said he was not sympathetic towards Sowore over the incident, accusing the AAC candidate of repeatedly attacking the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress…

Hamzat kept his word to be best deputy gov in Lagos’ history – Sanwo-Olu Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has described his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, as the best deputy governor in Lagos history, saying he kept a promise made on day one of their administration. Sanwo-Olu said this in a long personal statement posted on X on Friday night, hours after Hamzat unveiled his governorship manifesto tagged “The Lagos PROMISE – Ileri Eko” at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts, National Theatre, Iganmu. The governor used the post to explain why he is backing Hamzat to succeed him…

Akwa Ibom: Eno approves 13th-month bonus for pensioners, seeks votes for APC in 2027 Akwa Ibom State Governor Pastor Umo Eno has approved the payment of a 13th month pension bonus to all pensioners in the state, as well as a one-off N10,000 welfare support in November 2026. Speaking at Ibom Hall ground, Uyo, during the presentation of a merit award by the state council of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners and a second-term endorsement, Eno noted that pensioners deserved to rest well after their impressive and meritorious service to the state. Eno said he was particularly impressed by the…

I was beaten like a criminal – Sowore recounts Ekiti attack The African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has spoken about the attack on him in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Sowore, who recounted his experience during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, said some suspected thugs descended on him and beat him mercilessly. He disclosed that the incident occurred in broad daylight at a restaurant in Ado-Ekiti, where he had gone to meet with some of his supporters. “They beat me like a criminal. They came from nowhere, about 20 of them, armed with sticks and…

Re: Alleged 115M Fraud. Court orders Lawyer , Others Arrest”- the lies and blackmail. My attention was recently drawn to a malicious and vicious publication of a trump up charge by the Special Fraud unit acting the script of a certain Barbara Komolafe who entered into a transaction with a certain Arc Adelaja and his company Quatro Associates and hoped to drag me into into it with intent to extort money personally from me for a transaction I know nothing absolutely nothing about.I hereby wish to state the truth and reveal the falsehood in the entire charge which I have…