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…taking a loan in the understanding that one may kick the repayment can down the road is not just irresponsible. It is one major drawback of our economy. Little wonder, then, that the major credit rating agencies continue to rate Nigeria below “investment grade” as an investment destination. There is nothing intrinsically wrong with borrowing money. This is without prejudice to whether the would-be debtor or mortgagor is an individual, a corporation, or a government. What matters is that through debt, the borrowing party contracts obligations that are not at the point of sealing the negotiations easily met by their…
Fidelis Ilechukwu has described Lagos as his “home” after guiding Rangers International FC to the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League title with another victory in the commercial city. Rangers sealed their ninth league crown on Sunday following a tense 2-1 victory over Ikorodu City FC at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, capping off a remarkable run. Speaking with PREMIUM TIMES after the title-clinching triumph, Ilechukwu reflected on his long-standing connection with Lagos football and the influence the city has had on his coaching career. “Lagos is home always for me because I’ve worked here, I’ve lived here, I’ve been here for…
Kaduna State Pilgrims have been enjoined to pray for both President Bola Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani for the peace and prosperity of the country, as well as the wellbeing of Nigerians, in all their supplications. The leader of five-member Kaduna State Hajj Delegation Committee, Alhaji Abubakar Mustapha, made the plea when the Committee members visited the pilgrims at their residence located at Ibrahim Khalil Road, Misfala district in Makkah on Saturday. A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary of the Governor, Malam Ibraheem Musa, said that the leader of the Delegation also said that both President Tinubu and…
Director of Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Sam Amadi, says Nigeria is having its worst party organizational politics. Amadi stated this on Sunday during a live appearance in an interview on Arise Television. He was reacting to the primary election conducted by different political parties across the country ahead of next year’s general elections. “This is the worst we have had in party organisational politics in Nigeria. In 2023 we had crisis here and there but it wasn’t at this level. “We went into the primaries with clarity. PDP was PDP, APC was APC, we didn’t have the confusion we…
Katsina State Police Command says it will arraign a neighbour to the family of an eight-year-old boy and five others arrested over the kidnapping of the child in Katsina metropolis. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, noting that the suspects were arrested by the newly established Violent Crime Response Unit of the command. He said the victim was abducted on May 13, 2026, while returning from an Islamic school, after which the suspects later contacted the family and demanded N50 million ransom. According to him, following negotiations, the family paid N17 million…
Famous South African rapper, Nasty C, has credited Nigerian singer Wizkid for the global reception of African music. Speaking during a podcast interview, the Zulu Man With Some Power crooner claimed Wizkid’s 2016 collaborative hit with Canadian superstar Drake, ‘One Dance’, opened doors internationally for modern After artists. He noted that after the collaboration, Afrobeats became more lucrative to the extent some rappers switched from hip-hop to the genre. “Wizkid and Drake collaboration on ‘One Dance’ opened the door for African artists. After the collaboration, African music received a significant boost. During some of my interviews in Nigeria and Ghana,…
Former Manchester United player, Gary Neville has issued a caution to the incoming Chelsea manager, Xabi Alonso following a ‘disastrous’ season for the Blues, which concluded with a defeat to Sunderland on the final day. A 2-1 loss at the Stadium of Light resulted in Chelsea finishing in 10th place in the Premier League, failing to secure qualification for any European competitions. Interim manager Calum McFarlane has been at the helm since Liam Rosenior was dismissed last month, marking Chelsea’s third managerial change in a season that began with Enzo Maresca in charge at Stamford Bridge. Alonso was officially announced…
The Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, has assured residents of the North-East of adequate security ahead of the Eid El Kabir celebrations scheduled for Wednesday, May 28, 2026. In a statement issued on Monday by the Media Information Officer of OPHK, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, the military said comprehensive security measures had already been activated across the theatre to ensure peaceful celebrations despite threats posed by remnants of Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province. The command also extended warm felicitations to all Muslim faithful ahead of the Eid El Kabir celebrations and wished…
A 39-year-old Ireland-based Nigerian, Brian Ogbo, has been sentenced to three and a half years’ imprisonment for killing his 82-year-old grandmother, Stella Nnadi, during what an Irish court described as a severe psychotic episode. PUNCH Metro learnt on Sunday from a report by the Irish Mirror that Ogbo was sentenced by the Cork Circuit Criminal Court after previously pleading guilty to the manslaughter of his grandmother at the family home in Carrigaline, County Cork, on February 23, 2025. The report stated that Ogbo had relocated from Nigeria to Ireland in December 2024 to reunite with his mother, Ruby Ogbo, and…
The Director General of the Lagos State Sports Commission, Lekan Fatodu, has called on business mogul and philanthropist Femi Otedola to champion the upcoming Lagos Cycle Fest after the billionaire recently attracted attention with his cycling activities across notable cities around the world. Otedola had shared videos of his cycling sessions in Paris, Singapore and the Maldives, and the LSSC is keen to tap into his hobby as a way of galvanising support for Lagos’ growing cycling community while also promoting environmental sustainability and healthy living. “From Maldives to Singapore, and recently in Paris, Otedola has continued to apply more…
