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The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the 2026 Federal Government budget is designed to consolidate the gains of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reform agenda, which he said is already yielding positive results. Idris made this known in an op-ed titled “A Defining Moment for Nigeria: Why Staying the Course Matters,” published in national newspapers on Monday. The op-ed was cited in a statement signed by Rabiu Ibrahim, Special Assistant (Media) to the Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation. Describing the 2026 appropriation proposal as strategic, the minister said, “Our ‘Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience…

The Rivers State Police Command said its officers have arrested two persons for suspected murder in the Eleto community in Eleme Local Government Area of the state. The police said the suspects allegedly abducted a youth at a piece of land in Okrika LGA and ferried him to neighbouring Eleme, where they committed the crime. Spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Monday. Iringe-Koko said their arrest followed a petition by the victim’s mother to the command over her missing son, identified as Sampson Worianime. The…

He once rode through Abuja behind blaring sirens, aides scrambling, admirers stretching their necks for a glimpse. Today, the same man answers questions in stark rooms, stripped of titles, power, and applause. In Nigeria, this scene is no longer shocking; it has become familiar. The fall of once-feared political figures is no longer an exception but a pattern, a recurring drama in which yesterday’s giants confront the brutal ordinariness of accountability. From cabinet rooms to court docks, from mansions to detention cells, the country is witnessing a parade of fallen kings. Arrests, arraignments, frozen accounts, revoked passports, and prison remands…

Nigeria continue their quest for a fourth Africa Cup of Nations title when they face Mozambique in the round of 16 on Monday at the Fez Stadium, The PUNCH reports. Victory will secure the Super Eagles’ 12th quarter-final appearance, extending their record for last-eight finishes ahead of Egypt, while Mozambique will make their debut at this stage after reaching the knockout phase for the first time in six attempts. The two sides have met five times across all competitions, with Nigeria undefeated against the Mambas, winning four and drawing one. Their only previous AFCON meeting came in 2010, a 3–0…

HP has announced a revamped lineup of OmniBook productivity laptops at CES, including its latest AI-focused flagship Ultra model. While pricing and availability haven’t yet been revealed, we know the upcoming HP OmniBook Ultra 14 is ditching its previous AMD Ryzen AI 300-series CPUs in favor of Intel’s Panther Lake and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 series processors, which are expected to provide a hefty performance boost to AI-related tasks.The top-line 18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100 features a neural processing unit that HP has rated at 85 trillion operations per second (TOPS), for example, higher than the up to 55 TOPS provided…

Bitcoin (BTC) is attempting to transition into a phase of “strength” after weeks of range-trading between $90,000 and $86,000. While the technical structure has improved, BTC traders debate whether the move has momentum or risks of becoming a bull trap.Key takeaways:A Bitcoin indicator flipped firmly bullish as BTC reclaimed a position above $90,000. Momentum and channel positioning favor continuation, but near-term overbought risks remain elevated.Onchain accumulation continues to absorb supply, while traders disagree on whether $100,000 marks expansion or exhaustion.BTC market signals “risk-on” tilt as BTC presses resistanceAccording to Bitcoin researcher Axel Adler Jr, BTC’s structure shift indicator, a composite…

It’s no spoiler to reveal that Ruth Ellis (Lucy Boynton), the lead character in the new four-episode crime show A Cruel Love,  died by hanging on July 13, 1955. Ruth was a real woman who committed a very real crime: She shot her lover, David Blakely (Laurie Davidson), on Easter the year of her death. But what led the nightclub hostess to carry out such a horrible act? That’s the question behind A Cruel Love, BritBox’s excellent true-crime drama that explores Ruth’s motivations behind David’s murder, the subsequent trial that dominated the tabloid press and her death by execution, which…

A fire outbreak on Monday affected a recycling site, a residential building and a church in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said. The agency said it received a distress call at about 1:08 p.m. regarding the incident at No. 15, Pipeline Road, off Ekoro Road, Abule Egba. In a statement posted on X, the agency’s Controller General, Margaret Adeseye, said firefighting crews from the Agege and Abesan fire stations were immediately mobilised and deployed to the scene. She said preliminary findings indicated that the fire started in an open space used for local…

Tinubunomics was never a promise of instant abundance. It is a macro-fiscal reset undertaken within hard constraints: inherited debt service, FX realism, security spending, legacy arrears, and competing constitutional obligations. Its logic is structural — restoring price signals, strengthening revenue administration, rebuilding credibility, and re-pricing the public balance sheet, while protecting the most vulnerable. A striking feature of Nigeria’s current economic debate is the enthusiasm with which huge numbers are being circulated — and the casualness with which they are assembled. Tax collections are added to oil receipts; oil receipts are added again under customs or “subsidy savings”; borrowing is…

Jubril Arogundade, former Executive Director of CIG Motors, has responded to the company’s announcement of his termination. The company announced in a statement posted on its Instagram page on Saturday, which was obtained by PREMIUM TIMES. Afrobeats star David “Davido” Adeleke was the ambassador for the automobile company. He signed the partnership deal in July 2024, and around that time, Mr Arogundade became a household name. The automobile firm stated that Mr Arogundade’s termination was linked to “financial misappropriation and abuse of authority.” It added that the matter had been referred to the EFCC for further investigation. According to the…