The Edo State House of Assembly has summoned the member representing Egor Constituency, Hon. Natasha Irobosa, to appear before its Ethics and Privileges Committee within one week. The invitation, announced during Wednesday’s plenary in Benin City, follows allegations of misconduct linked to a viral video involving the lawmaker. Speaker Blessing Agbebaku said the committee is …
Wema Bank Plc may emerge as the best-performing banking stock in 2025 on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). A review of the NGX stock market data by Pinnacle Daily, from the beginning of the year to the end of November, points in this direction. It shows Wema Bank as the only bank that has crossed the …
Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal Capital Territory High Court on Tuesday granted bail to activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore on self-recognition. The judge cautioned Sowore against making statements capable of inciting the public against President Bola Tinubu. Sowore was arraigned by the Department of State Services (DSS) on a five-count charge bordering on alleged …
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have rescued 12 kidnapped persons – seven women and five children – who were abducted by Boko Haram along the Gwoza–Limankara Road in Borno State on November 14. The Nigerian Army confirmed the rescue on Tuesday via its official X account. The victims were freed on Sunday during a clearance …
Lagos State will host the inaugural Food and Culture Festival on December 16 and 17, 2025, the Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa-Musawa, announced on Tuesday. She said the festival reflects the Federal Government’s commitment to promoting Nigeria’s cultural heritage and using art, culture, and tourism as tools for economic growth, …
U.S. online shopping surged to $44.2 billion over the five-day Thanksgiving-to-Cyber-Monday period, according to new data from Adobe Analytics. Cyber Monday alone brought in $14.25 billion, cementing its place as the biggest online shopping day of the year. Adobe said online spending during Cyber Week rose 7.7% from last year, though the growth rate was …
President Bola Tinubu has appointed six zonal coordinators for the Renewed Hope Initiative Committees, a platform created to drive his administration’s development agenda across the country. Former Delta State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, will coordinate the South-South zone, while former Bauchi State governor, Isah Yuguda, will oversee the North-East. In the North-West, the President …
Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola, popularly known as FRYO, has clinched the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket for the August 8, 2026, governorship election in Osun State. The primary election was held on Tuesday in Osogbo under tight security. Announcing the outcome, the chairman of the PDP primary election committee, Humphrey Abba, said Adedamola secured 919 votes …
Former acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, has formally handed over to the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee. The handover took place at the Bauchi State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja. The tenure of the Damagum-led NWC expired on December 8, 2025, after months of internal conflict with a faction aligned …
Cameroon's top opposition leader, Anicet Ekane, has died after some weeks of detention, his lawyers and family said on Monday, alleging that he had struggled to breathe but didn't receive proper care. Aged 74, Ekane was arrested in late October alongside other top figures of his African Movement for New Independence and Democracy party …
