Nigeria’s headline inflation dropped in June 2026 for the first time since February as the…
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Nigeria’s headline inflation dropped in June 2026 for the first time since February as the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, plans to make a decision on the country’s interest rate on July 21. The National Bureau of Statistics, in its Consumer Price Index and inflation data released on Wednesday, said Nigeria’s headline inflation declined to 15.91 percent in June from 15.93 percent in May. On a month-on-month basis, the country’s headline inflation was 1.66 percent, which was 0.09 percent lower than the rate recorded in May 2026 (1.75 percent). Meanwhile, food inflation rose to 17.52 percent in June, up from 16.69…
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has called for economic sanctions and visa bans against Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, Senator representing Osun East, Francis Fadahunsi, the All Progressives Congress gubernatorial candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, and the APC campaign Director General, Hon. Wole Oke, over alleged involvement in political violence in the state. The governor made the call on Monday while receiving a delegation from the British government ahead of the forthcoming Osun elections. Speaking at the meeting, Governor Adeleke accused the listed leaders and other Osun APC leaders of actively promoting political violence through their allies and…
The Osun chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged corruption in the execution of the Ede airport project, describing the reported increase in the contract sum from N99.5 billion to about N130 billion as criminal. In a statement issued today, the Osun APC Governorship Campaign Council questioned the rationale behind the reported upward review of the project’s cost and called on the Ademola Adeleke administration to provide a detailed account of the expenditure. The opposition party also raised concerns over reports that a substantial portion of the revised contract sum had already been paid. The APC said the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) scheduled to hold in New York, United States, in September. This online medium reports that Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Jimoh Ibrahim, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Wednesday after meeting the President at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ibrahim said Tinubu had confirmed that he would personally lead Nigeria’s delegation to the annual gathering of world leaders. “The President was able to give us his word. Now he will come to UNGA this September,” the envoy said. The diplomat, who presented the…
The Presidency has released an artificial intelligence, AI, generated image of First Lady Oluremi Tinubu depicting her as an akara seller. The AI image was shared on Friday by the official X handle of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Centre. In the image, the First Lady is seen wearing an apron while frying akara, with a sign beside her reading, “Iya Alakara – Hot and Fresh Akara.” The post came just hours after President Bola Tinubu, while addressing guests at the inaugural Presidential Press Corps Dinner held at the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja, jokingly referred to the First Lady…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Kenneth Okonkwo, says the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, saw value in him. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Okonkwo said former Anambra state governor, Peter Obi betrayed him. The Nollywood veteran-turned politician said this barely 24 hours after Atiku appointed him as his spokesman. He said he had publicly ended his relationship with Obi in 2024 after concluding that the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate lacked the decisiveness required to lead Nigeria. “As a public affairs analyst that I have been from 2009 before I ever met Peter Obi, I proceeded with…
The United States has confirmed the withdrawal of its military troops deployed for a joint counterterrorism operation in Nigeria. However, they will continue intelligence sharing and other forms of security cooperation with Nigeria. The Commander of US Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, General Dagvin R.M. Anderson made this disclosure on Thursday at a press briefing on the outcome of the African Chiefs of Defence Conference 2026. Anderson highlighted the role of US-Nigeria intelligence cooperation in counterterrorism operations against the Islamic State (ISIS/Daesh), noting that while the specific military operation had ended and most US personnel involved had left, America…
A Kaduna State High Court has dismissed a fresh bail application filed by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai, after the National Hospital Abuja disowned a medical report submitted in support of his request. Justice Darius Khobo rejected the application, which was based on claims that El-Rufai was suffering from advanced metastatic prostate cancer requiring specialised treatment allegedly unavailable in Nigeria. During the proceedings, counsel for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) presented documentary evidence from the hospital’s Chief Medical Director, Muhammad Raji Mahmud, challenging the authenticity of the medical report relied upon by the defence. According to the…
Nollywood actor Emeka Ike has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Lere Olayinka, the media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over an alleged breach of his personal data privacy. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1272/2026 was filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, June 15. Mr Ike is demanding N10 billion in damages. The legal action follows an incident in May when Olayinka shared screenshots on the social media platform X showing details of the actor’s voter registration transfer from Imo State to Abuja. Olayinka posted the…
The Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, on Monday dismissed an application filed by former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, seeking to set aside a warrant of arrest earlier issued against her. This online medium reports that Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie held that the former minister failed to appear before the court without a valid reason. The judge ruled that the law empowers the court to issue a bench warrant where a defendant deliberately absents herself from criminal proceedings. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Umar-Farouq alongside Bashir Alkali and Sani…