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Shareholders of BUA Cement Plc, Nigeria’s second largest cement company, have commended the company’s outstanding financial performance for the 2025 financial year, following the approval of a N10.00 dividend per share at its 10th Annual General Meeting held in Abuja on Thursday. Rising from the AGM, BUA Cement delivered a remarkable performance across all key financial indicators, reinforcing its position as one of Nigeria’s leading cement manufacturers and a major driver of industrial growth, posting a record revenue of N1.2 trillion in 2025, representing a 34.5 per cent increase from N876.5 billion in 2024. Gross profit rose to N604.1 billion…
Fresh controversy has emerged within the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Zamfara State after senatorial aspirant, Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, denied withdrawing from the Zamfara North Senatorial primary election. Shinkafi, in a letter addressed to the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, rejected claims that he stepped down for a consensus candidate ahead of the party’s May 19 primary election. He maintained that he neither withdrew from the race nor issued any statement indicating his withdrawal. “I did not withdraw from the senatorial race, did not write any letter that I stepped down, and did not make any private or…
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has voiced his concerns regarding the apparent tension between the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, and their counterparts, the National Association of Road Transport Owners. He indicated that such discord could potentially undermine the integrity of the elections in Ekiti State. He urged the unions to collaborate for the sake of the elections, emphasizing that transport logistics is a crucial element for the success of any election, stating, “your elections can only be as good as your transport logistics.” Amupitan highlighted that although the commission lacks its…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested suspected members of a car-snatching syndicate and recovered five vehicles believed to have been stolen during operations linked to robbery and vehicle theft across Lagos State and other states. The command said the breakthrough followed an intelligence-driven investigation launched after a report of a stolen Toyota Camry 2008 model was received by the police. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, operatives tracked the stolen vehicle to a re-registration point, which eventually exposed the activities of the syndicate. The police said investigations revealed that the gang allegedly carried out vehicle theft operations…
Rivers United technical adviser, Finidi George has shifted focus to his team’s final game of the campaign against Katsina United. The Pride of Rivers beat non-league side G12 FC 2-0 in the Round of 64 in Benin City on Tuesday. Rivers United will now look to consolidate on the win when they take on Katsina United in Port-Harcourt on Sunday. “I’m quite happy with the performance of my players against academy side G12,” Finidi told the club’s media. “The game is gone and my focus is on the league match against Katsina United.” Rivers United must beat Katsina United, and…
The Administrative and Finance Committee of the West African Examinations Council has passed a strong vote of confidence in the leadership of the Nigeria National Office under the Head of National Office, Dr Amos Dangut, amid rising tensions with workers’ unions demanding his removal. The Committee, WAEC’s highest advisory body on administrative and financial matters in Nigeria, gave the endorsement after its 240th meeting held in Ibadan, Oyo State, where it reviewed the operations of the national office and ongoing examination processes across the country. In its resolution, the Committee commended Dangut and his management team for what it described…
The Gombe State Police Command has recovered 119 rounds of 7.62mm AK-47 live ammunition concealed in a sack along Kalshingi Road in Kwadon, Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area of the state. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, the recovery followed credible information received by the Divisional Police Officer of Kwadon Division at about 10:30am on May 19, 2026. Abdullahi said the information indicated that a suspicious white sack had been hidden under a tree opposite a graveyard along the road. “Upon receipt of the information, the Divisional Police Officer promptly led…
The theatre of Nigerian politics never truly closes. The actors only change costumes, switch stages, and rehearse old scripts beneath new slogans. Last week, my searchlight rested on the Senate. This week, it drifted toward the state Houses of Assembly, those often-neglected chambers where democracy quietly either breathes or suffocates. The media space has recently been animated by the unfolding political drama in Surulere involving former Speaker of the House of Representatives and current Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, and actor-turned-politician Desmond Elliot. Elliot appears determined to return to the Lagos State House of Assembly once again,…
Senator Solomon Adeola, who represents Ogun West Senatorial District, has emerged as the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Ogun State after polling 304,055 votes to defeat Abayomi Hunye, who scored zero. The Chairman of the APC Governorship Primary Election Committee for Ogun State, Mr Wale Ohu, announced the result at the party secretariat in Abeokuta on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that returning officers from the 20 local government areas had earlier announced results from each LGA. There were 343,292 registered voters and 305,287 accredited voters, while Adeola, also known as Yayi, polled 304,055 votes to emerge…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has outlined five key priorities he believes are critical to improving connectivity across Africa, warning that the continent can no longer afford to remain one of the least connected regions in the world. Keyamo made the call in a paper presented on Thursday during the Annual Lecture Series of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport held in Abuja, where he emphasised that improved air connectivity remained central to Africa’s economic growth, industrialisation, and integration. The minister, who was represented by the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria,…
