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NBA Charges Senate To Allow Natasha Resume Duties
The Nigerian Bar Association has urged the Senate to act honourably and allow the suspended senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to resume her duties. The NBA President, Afam Osigwe (SAN), told The PUNCH on Wednesday that, notwithstanding the fact that the matter is before the courts, Akpoti-Uduaghan should be allowed to return to the Senate since her suspension period...
Falcon’s Onome Ebi Announces Retirement From Football
Legendary Super Falcons defender, Onome Ebi, has officially retired from professional football, closing the curtain on a remarkable career that spanned over two decades with Nigeria’s women’s national team. Ebi announced her decision in a post on her X account on Wednesday. She wrote: “Today, I officially retire from professional football. The journey has been filled with challenges, victories, and lessons...
PDP Denies APC National Chairman’s Claim To Install Plateau Gov In 2027
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State has dismissed as “mere ambition and rhetoric” a claim by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, that the APC will install a governor in the state during the 2027 general elections. Reacting to Professor Yilwatda’s comments during a live appearance on a radio programme in Jos...
Iran Hangs Convicted Israeli Man
Iranian authorities hanged a man on Wednesday after convicting him of spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency since 2022, the judiciary said. “Babak Shahbazi… was executed by hanging this morning following due legal process and the confirmation of his sentence by the Supreme Court,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online news website said. It was not immediately clear when Shahbazi was arrested but...
Trump’s Policies Made UN Plan 15% Budget Cut In 2026
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is proposing a 15-percent cut to the UN’s regular budget in 2026 as it struggles with chronic liquidity problems made more acute by US President Donald Trump’s policies. A senior United Nations official said the revised budget number is $3.238 billion, and would result in the elimination of 2,681 jobs. Guterres earlier had proposed to keep the 2026...
UK Inflation Stabilize Ahead Of Central Bank Rate Call
British inflation was unchanged in August, official data showed Wednesday, fuelling expectations that the Bank of England will not cut interest rates again at its meeting this week. The Consumer Prices Index stood at 3.8 percent last month, the same level as in July, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement. The figure was in line with analysts’...
“N11,000 Flight Charge No Longer Realistic” – FG
The Director-General of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Farouk Umar, has warned that the N11,000 charge currently imposed on airlines per flight is no longer realistic, given the rising cost of maintaining aviation infrastructure. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at a summit convened by the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, Umar noted that the fee, unchanged since 2008,...
Naira Appreciated To N1,535/$ In Parallel Market
The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,535 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,525 per dollar on Monday. But the Naira appreciated to N1,485.05 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for the naira fell to N1,485.05 per dollar from N1,495 per dollar on...
Dangote Refinery Commence Direct Petrol Supplies
Private depots in Lagos and environs were deserted yesterday, as the Dangote Petroleum Refinery rolls out its direct petrol supplies. Checks by Vanguard indicated that private depots were deserted because the operators expected to benefit from the direct supplies. A source that pleaded to be anonymous said: “The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has commenced direct supplies to marketers. This is mainly why...
Experts Disagree As Presidency Claims Inflation To Drop To Single Digit
The Presidency has assured Nigerians that the inflation rate in the country is heading towards a single digit and would translate to better living conditions for the masses. Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, Tope Fasua, who gave the assurance, as guest on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief yesterday, also said the drop in the inflation rate has...
