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The spilling of Nigerian blood on the streets of Pretoria, Johannesburg, and Durban has become grimly routine. In May 2026, however, the response shifted. Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representing Edo North in Nigeria’s National Assembly, told the Senate what many Africans have long felt but rarely heard from an official platform: “When we have this balance of madness, I believe there’ll be sanity.” His words were not mere provocations. They articulated a harder-edged diplomatic posture that may mark Nigeria’s most significant foreign policy shift toward South Africa since apartheid’s end. The era of only mourning citizens who suffer abroad is giving…

A former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami, has received a Certificate of Return from the Peoples Democratic Party, confirming his status as the party’s governorship candidate for the 2027 Gombe State governorship election. Pantami, who emerged as the PDP candidate on May 26, was presented with the certificate on Wednesday during the party’s National Executive Committee meeting and inauguration of its 2026–2030 National Executive Committee at the PDP national headquarters in Abuja. According to a statement issued by the Pantami Media Team, the event was presided over by the PDP National Chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed. Pantami…

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has said African countries are studying its local content model to set up theirs. The board stated this recently while hosting a delegation from the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation on a benchmarking and knowledge-sharing visit aimed at deepening Ghana’s understanding of Nigeria’s local content development framework. The delegation, led by the Director of Corporate Affairs at GNPC, Mr Eric Pwadura, was received at the NCDMB headquarters in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. In a release, the General Manager, Corporate Communications Division of NCDMB, Dr Obinna Ezeobi, said Nigeria and Ghana had enjoyed long-standing cooperation in…

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has reportedly urged Galatasaray to sign fellow Nigerian forward Tolu Arokodare as a backup striker ahead of the 2026/27 season, with the Turkish champions expected to be left short in attack following the imminent departure of Argentine forward Mauro Icardi. According to Turkish Galatasaray journalist Burak Eren, Osimhen has recommended Arokodare to the club, with the two Nigerian strikers known to share a close relationship. Arokodare has previously cited Osimhen as an inspiration, and the former Napoli man’s standing within the Super Eagles squad makes his endorsement one the club is likely to take seriously.…

The National Universities Commission has approved six new undergraduate programmes for the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, with effect from the 2026/2027 academic session. The approval followed a successful resource assessment visit by the commission to evaluate the university’s readiness and the availability of the required human and material resources for the proposed programmes. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Acting Head of the Directorate of Public Relations, Olasunkanmi Olajide. According to the statement, the newly approved full-time programmes are Bachelor of Science in Geophysics, Public Health, Biotechnology, Science Laboratory Technology, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene,…

A group of Democratic US House lawmakers is questioning the US securities regulator over how it is overseeing investment advice and trading powered by artificial intelligence.In a letter to SEC Chair Paul Atkins dated Tuesday, the lawmakers said that platforms offering AI trading agents to retail traders “raises serious questions for investor protection, broker-dealer responsibilities, market integrity, and the accountability of AI developers.”“While such trading may initially be limited in scope, there are indications that agentic trading could expand to a broad range of additional products, including options, cryptocurrency, event contracts, and futures,” the lawmakers wrote.AI agents have grown in…

Daveigh Chase’s friend is remembering the good times they shared in the wake of her unexpected death. “She was just special. Everyone I know would say the exact same thing – she was beautiful and cool and she was that cool girl who doesn’t exist anymore,” a source who was once close to Chase exclusively tells Us Weekly of the late actress. “She was cool before influencers. She was not trying, she was just cool. She was effortless. She was the kind of girl that everyone wanted to know.” The friend, who asked not to be named, met Chase in…

A witness in the N109.5 billion fraud trial of former Accountant-General of the Federation Ahmed Idris told the FCT High Court in Abuja on Wednesday that she signed a statement written by Mr Idris while in custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2022 because she was assured he would be released. The witness, Hajiya Safiya Idris, who regarded Mr Idris as a father figure, testified before Judge Yusuf Halilu in the ongoing trial-within-trial ordered to determine whether statements made by Mr Idris to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were obtained voluntarily. Mr Idris’ lawyers…

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has invited 29 athletes to the National Sports Commission (NSC) Commonwealth Games camp. The move is part of preparations for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, scheduled to be held in Glasgow, Scotland, in July. The AFN disclosed this in a statement issued by its Media Coordinator, Kola Oredipe, on Wednesday. Mr Oredipe said the invited athletes were selected after the successful completion of the national trials held in Lagos. “The athletes, made up of 14 male and 15 female competitors, were drawn from the results of the just concluded national trials. “The trials were held…

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee has suspended the Senior Advocate of Nigeria rank of constitutional lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, pending the determination of disciplinary proceedings against him. The decision was taken at the LPPC’s 173rd General Meeting held on June 23, 2026. In a statement signed by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the LPPC, Kabir Akanbi, and issued on Wednesday evening, the committee said the suspension was approved pursuant to Paragraph 26(6) of the Guidelines for the Conferment of the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. The statement read, “The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC),…