Author: News Room

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party is no longer Nigeria’s leading opposition party, pointing to internal divisions as the party’s undoing. File Copy: Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose He also singled out former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi as a key political figure to watch ahead of the 2027 elections, noting that his defection to the African Democratic Congress has given the party more relevance. Fayose made the comments in an interview with Arise News while discussing the state of opposition politics, the PDP’s internal struggles, and the rising influence of…

The Confederation of African Football has unveiled Nigeria’s route to the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup following the draw for the African qualifiers held on Saturday in Rabat, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Nigeria’s U-17 women’s team, the Flamingos, will enter the qualification campaign at the second round stage, where they are scheduled to face the winner of the preliminary tie between Niger and Guinea. The first leg of that encounter is set to take place between May 22 and 24, with the return leg fixed for May 29 to 31. Should the Flamingos successfully scale that hurdle, they will…

The Bank of Italy modeled what would happen to Ethereum’s security and settlement capacity if the price of Ether fell to zero, treating the network as critical financial infrastructure rather than just a speculative crypto asset.In a new research paper titled “What if Ether Goes to Zero? How Market Risk Becomes Infrastructure Risk in Crypto,” Bank of Italy economist Claudia Biancotti examined how an extreme price shock in Ether (ETH) could affect Ethereum‑based financial services that rely on the network for transaction processing and settlement. Biancotti focused on the link between validators’ economic incentives and the stability of the underlying…

Nikki Glaser wrapped up hosting duties at the 2026 Golden Globe Awards by commemorating Rob Reiner. Glaser, 41, took to the stage after the final award was presented on Sunday, January 11, wearing a hat emblazoned with a This Is Spinal Tap logo, which nodded to the late director’s acclaimed 1984 film. The comedian also subtly referenced the film during her closing words, telling the crowd, “Thank you guys for an amazing night, and I hope we found the line between clever and stupid.” Her words mirrored one of the film’s most famous lines: “It’s such a fine line between…

The Nigerian Army on Sunday dismissed as misleading and malicious a report alleging that the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Waidi Shaibu, raised an alarm over “rising cases” of pipeline vandalism during his recent visit to 6 Division, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. SaharaReporters, on 9 January, reported that Mr Shaibu, a lieutenant-general, has “expressed concern over rising pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta”. However, the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Appolonia Anele, in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, stated that the report was a misrepresentation of facts and should be disregarded. Ms Anele, a colonel, clarified that…

The Chairman of Ado Local Government Area, Sunny Oche, has condemned the disruptive conduct exhibited by some youths of Rijo Community following a leadership disagreement involving them and members of the community . He made the condemnation at Utonkon when he was alerted of the crisis by the leadership of Ufia Development Association (UDA). The LG chairman directed the deployment of security operatives to the Rijo community, with the swift intervention of the secuorty team successfully bringing the skirmishes under control and preventing a further breakdown of law and order. He directed all parties involved to immediately cease hostilities and…

The Nenadi Usman-led faction of the Labour Party, has rebuked Julius Abure, for parading himself as the party’s National Chairman after the Supreme Court Judgement of April 4th, 2025. The factional Interim National Secretary, Darlington Nwochocha, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, asked the Prosecutor-General of the Federation to expedite action on recommendations for Abure’s prosecution for impersonation and sundry other alleged offences. The statement is in response to an earlier statement issued by Abure, where he said INEC’s position on its refusal to upload the particulars of LP aspirants for February’s Council polls in the Federal Capital Territory,…

Police have arrested over 50 persons who participated in last Saturday’s protest in Ekpoma, Esan West local government area. Spokesman of the Edo state Police Command, Eno Ikoedem, said the arrested suspects were involved in looting and other violent acts. The suspects were arrested at various locations in Ekpoma after several shops were looted and the palace of the Onojie of Ekpoma vandalised during the protest. The suspects were driven in a black maria to the Edo State where they are waiting to be arraigned. At the court premises, relatives of the victims were seen loitering around. As of the…

Super Eagles right-back, Bright Osayi-Samuel has predicted a difficult game when Nigeria face Morocco in the semi-final AFCON tie on Wednesday. The Birmingham City defender, however, backed Eric Chelle’s side to beat the AFCON host nation. Nigeria and Morocco head to the game after beating Algeria and Cameroon, respectively, in the quarter-final stage. “Morocco will be a different team, you know,” Osayi-Samuel told reporters at his post-match interview after Nigeria defeated Algeria 2-0 at the weekend. “They have the fans with them, so it will be difficult, but we believe in ourselves. I think the way we are playing, you…

The National Bureau of Statistics has said that it would ‘normalise’ Nigeria’s inflation data for December 2025 over a projected spike in last month’s Consumer Price Index. This was disclosed on Monday during a virtual stakeholders engagement convened by the NBS and the Nigerian Economic Summit Group NBS explained that the expected spike in inflation is driven by technical base effects linked to the recent rebasing of the inflation series rather than changes in economic fundamentals. The PUNCH reported that multiple analysts have projected a spike in the headline inflation for December on the back of base effects. Projections ranged…