Author: News Room
A human rights activist, Inibehe Effiong, has urged the 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, to stop his cautionary and diplomatic approach to issues and politics to exert his constitutional rights as a Nigerian. Mr Effiong made the remarks in a post on his verified X handle on Tuesday. The human rights lawyer was responding to a report that suspected political thugs disrupted Mr Obi’s visit to Benue State on Tuesday after they blocked his convoy from gaining access into the north-central state. Tuesday’s incident was the second time Mr Obi’s visit to Benue State would be disrupted, following Governor…
President Bola Tinubu has challenged Nigerian banks to shift their focus from financing the government to providing affordable credit to businesses and productive sectors of the economy to drive investment, production and job creation. Mr Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, made the call at the 19th Annual Banking and Finance Conference of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) on Tuesday. The President said while the government’s economic reforms had restored macroeconomic stability and improved investor confidence, the next phase must focus on converting those gains into…
One of the most difficult things to address in writing Afrilition is addressing Blackness as an identity. An identity that many have died to assert and many live with through coercive and oppressive encounters. For many (including me), a settled position that determines self-love and affirmation. An identity that has shaped my own adult life and defined my contribution towards the esteem of my community and my children. On the face of it, things seemed settled: that the world that is seen is black. A nice rallying call for the wider diaspora and possibly future generations. Recently we watched Togo…
Nigeria’s teenage tennis prospect Oluwaseun Ogunsakin has been eliminated from the 2026 US Open Junior Championships after losing to South Africa’s Connor Doig in the round of 32 on Tuesday. Ogunsakin, a product of Aurum Tennis Academy, fought for three sets before eventually going down 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to the South African. The defeat ends an encouraging campaign for the 17-year-old, who reached the main draw after an impressive qualifying run and then secured the biggest victory of his Grand Slam career in the opening round. Ogunsakin defeated Chinese Taipei’s Kuan-Shou Chen, the No. 15 seed and world No. 16…
The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Adewole Adebayo, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to a public debate ahead of the 2027 presidential election, declaring that his administration would defeat insecurity within four years if elected. Adebayo spoke in Abuja on Tuesday while unveiling the SDP’s 2027–2031 manifesto, titled Farewell to Poverty and Insecurity. He said tackling insecurity would be a major priority of an SDP government, arguing that a change in leadership was necessary to address the country’s security challenges. “We are promising that in four years, we are going to defeat insecurity,” Adebayo said. He further urged…
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Conner Leavitt broke his silence after some Dancing With the Stars fans expressed frustration with his casting. “Hi, I’m Whitney’s husband. text ‘Conner L’ to 21523 😜,” Conner, 32, who has been married to DWTS season 34 contestant Whitney Leavitt since 2016, captioned a TikTok post on Monday, September 7. The social media video showed Conner and his DWTS pro partner, Adele Zaikman, pretending to read comments about him on his phone before becoming visibly upset by what they saw online. “POV: You get cast on DWTS and find out ‘nepo husband’ doesn’t…
The Police Command in Delta State has intensified its manhunt for two armed robbery suspects in the state. Bright Edafe, the police spokesperson in Delta, said in a statement on Tuesday in Warri that the suspects were among those terrorising Ekpan Community in Uvwie Local Government Area of the state. He said the duo attacked a 48-year-old man in his residence with a locally-made gun on Friday at about 5:30 p.m. Mr Edafe, a superintendent of police, said the incident was reported the same day at the Ekpan Division of the Nigeria Police. The police spokesperson said the masked suspects…
I have also had the privilege of seeing him through both triumph and adversity. His political journey has had its share of difficult seasons, some of them difficult enough to discourage almost anyone. But Chairman has an extraordinary capacity to return. He reflects, recalibrates and rises again. Not because the fall did not hurt, but because he has always believed that a difficult chapter does not have to be the end of the story. There is a particular privilege in knowing someone before the world decided who they were going to be; before the titles, the cameras, the offices and…
Edo State Governor, His Excellency Senator Monday Okpebholo, has rewarded Edo Queens with N50 million for their triumph at the recently concluded CAF Women’s Champions League WAFU-B qualifiers in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The governor received the continental hopefuls at the Festival Hall of the Government House in Benin City, where he showered encomiums on the players, technical crew and officials for making Edo State and Nigeria proud with their impressive campaign. Addressing the team, Mr Okpebholo described the players’ triumph as the reward for their determination and fighting spirit, likening their campaign in Burkina Faso to a war that they…
Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland led the way as Real Madrid and Manchester City opened their Champions League campaigns with victories on Tuesday, with Madrid edging Inter Milan 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu and City winning 2-0 away to Porto. Real Madrid survived a late scare from Inter after Mbappé and Federico Valverde put the hosts two goals ahead before Carlos Augusto pulled one back for the Italian side. UEFA reported that Mbappé and Valverde gave Madrid control early in the contest, while Inter’s late response set up a tense finish at the Bernabéu. Mbappé opened the scoring after Inter…
