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Public affairs analyst and businessman, Godfrey Ohuabunwa, has raised an alarm over the planned National Broadcasting Commission’s, NBC, digital switch from analogue ahead of the 2027 general election. In a statement on Wednesday, Ohuabunwa said the move may result in a national disaster and serious risk. According to him, the current approach being implemented by the NBC appears rushed, unclear, and inconsistent with the existing 2012 Digital Switchover (DSO) White Paper approved by the Federal Executive Council. He noted that the planned transition is a mere aggregation of channels on NigComSat platforms and not a complete Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) migration…
The Shehu Gabam-faction of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, has expelled the party’s presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, and 12 others. The faction announced the expulsion on Wednesday during the party’s National Convention and Presidential Primary held in Abuja, where delegates loyal to Gabam also adopted Lagos businessman, Abimbola Atanda, as the party’s new sole presidential candidate through a voice vote. Among those expelled are factional National Chairman, Sadiq Gombe; National Secretary, Olu Agunloye; National Publicity Secretary, Rufus Aiyenigba. Others include Joseph Abu, Maggie Batubo, Sa’adatu Abdullahi, Abimbola Aderemi, Oguchukwu Uba, Huseesini Bello, Alabi Lekan, Rosemary Effiong and Abubakar Modibo. The…
Former Newcastle United striker, Alan Shearer, has identified three ‘outstanding’ players who helped Arsenal win the Premier League title this season. The three players are David Raya, Declan Rice and Gabriel. Recall that the Gunners were confirmed 2025/26 Premier League winners on Tuesday after Manchester City failed to beat Bournemouth. Speaking on The Rest is Football podcast, Shearer, “They’ve been the best team and the most consistent,” Shearer said. “I think the three outstanding players for Arsenal have been David Raya, Gabriel Magalhaes and Declan Rice. “I just think those three, for me, have been the outstanding players week after…
Lagos State has been ranked the best state in Nigeria for ease of doing business in the 2026 Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council rankings, reinforcing the state government’s push to position Lagos as Africa’s leading commercial and investment hub. The ranking, released in March and based on the 2025 Subnational Ease of Doing Business Report, assessed all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory across key indicators, including infrastructure, land administration, digital service delivery, investor support systems, and regulatory efficiency. Lagos outperformed every other state with the recognition formally presented to the Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, Mrs…
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday arraigned a 55-year-old chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Shamsudeen Oladiti, popularly known as “Shamelon,” before the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja for the involuntary manslaughter of a dispatch motorcycle rider, Ramon Imam. The defendant was arraigned on three counts bordering on involuntary manslaughter, conspiracy, and attempted murder, preferred against him by the state government. The prosecution counsel, Jubril Kareem, told the court that the defendant committed the offences between August 27 and September 17, 2025. Kareem told Justice Olawale Alebiosu that the defendant and others still at large,…
It would have been proper to gloss over the recent political developments in Edo State, particularly the just-concluded APC Edo South Senatorial District primary election, in which Rt. Hon. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama secured the highest number of votes ahead of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and Senator Neda Imasuen and remained focused on projecting the developmental strides of the administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo. That will not be possible because the governor’s name has been dragged into a matter he knows little or nothing about by supporters and agents of Ize-Iyamu across various social media platforms over his recent political predicament. The fact…
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has emerged as the All Progressives Congress candidate for the Nasarawa North Senatorial District ahead of the 2027 general election. Sule won the party’s senatorial primary election held on Tuesday, polling 47,393 votes to defeat his only challenger, former Deputy Governor of the state and immediate past Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment, Silas Ali Agara, who secured 2,915 votes. The result showed that the governor defeated Agara with a margin of more than 44,000 votes. The Returning Officer for the election, Musa Guri, announced the result in Akwanga, describing the exercise as…
PalmPay said it has intensified efforts to bridge Nigeria’s financial inclusion gap by empowering more than 2,000 women entrepreneurs across Kano and Kaduna states through a grassroots financial literacy and digital banking initiative targeted at market traders. The digital bank made this disclosure in a statement on Wednesday. The initiative, which was implemented in Sabon Gari Market in Kano and Central Market in Kaduna, focused on equipping women with practical financial management skills and digital banking tools aimed at improving business operations and expanding access to formal financial services. Women’s financial inclusion remains a major challenge globally and in Nigeria.…
Nigeria striker Kelechi Iheanacho is set to hold talks over a potential contract extension with Celtic after their Scottish Cup final on Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Iheanacho’s one-year deal with the club will expire after this season, but his performances during their league title run and cup campaign appear to have put him in a strong position to negotiate an extension. The 29-year-old moved to Scotland after terminating his contract with Sevilla and enjoyed a bright start to life at Celtic. Injuries later curtailed his impact before he rediscovered form, playing a key role off the bench as Celtic…
Key takeaways:$2 billion in spot Bitcoin ETF outflows spark downside fears, but this metric is typically backward-looking.A sustained discount on stablecoins in China signals broad capital flight from cryptocurrency markets.Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed $77,000 on Wednesday as broader risk markets saw modest relief after Brent crude prices retreated below $108. However, large outflows from spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have forced traders to reassess the odds of further downside risk, especially amid lingering fears of a global economic downturn.Russell 2000 Index futures (left) vs Bitcoin/USD (right). Source: TradingViewBitcoin’s price action closely tracked the US small-cap stock index, hinting that macroeconomic factors…
