Month: June 2025

Abuja, Nigeria — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred national honours on dozens of prominent Nigerians, including pro-democracy heroes, civil rights activists, and literary figures, as part of the 2025 Democracy Day celebrations. Speaking during his State of the Nation address to a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday, Tinubu announced that the […]

Pennsylvania, USA — A U.S. federal court has sentenced Samuel Olasunkanmi Abiodun, a Nigerian national, to five years in prison for his involvement in a transnational sextortion and wire fraud conspiracy that led to the tragic death of a teenager in Pennsylvania. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney David Metcalf, who stated that Abiodun […]

Abuja, Nigeria — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised former President Muhammadu Buhari for officially designating June 12 as Nigeria’s Democracy Day, describing the move as a courageous correction of historical injustice and a tribute to the Nigerian people’s democratic aspirations. Addressing a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, as […]

Owerri, Nigeria – former Managing Director of the Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ISOPADEC), Chief Charles Orie, has reiterated his commitment to good governance and inclusive leadership as conversations around the 2027 governorship race in Imo State begin to intensify. This affirmation was made during an interactive session in Owerri with the Imo […]

Abuja, Nigeria — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reaffirmed that CBEX (Crypto Bridge Exchange), operating under the corporate identity of ST Technologies International Ltd, also known as Smart Treasure or Super Technology, remains banned from operating in Nigeria. This clarification was issued in a public notice released yesterday, amid reports suggesting that CBEX […]

Akure, Ondo State –  Elder statesman and leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, has described Nigeria’s democratic journey as a continuing process, calling for visionary leadership, patriotic citizenship, and collective efforts to achieve national progress. In a Democracy Day message personally signed and released in Akure, Ondo State, Pa Fasoranti emphasized […]

ARTICLE – Home grown artificial intelligence is set to play a significant role in unlocking latent franchising opportunities between African and Caribbean businesses as the first African Caribbean franchise exhibition holds in Lagos in July 2025. This was made known at a press conference held in Lagos to announce the upcoming exhibition organised by ACR […]

UNITED STATES – United States immigration and border agents will be deployed at venues hosting FIFA Club World Cup games when the tournament kicks off this weekend, a US media report said Wednesday. NBC television’s Miami affiliate reported that members of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) along with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) […]

  ABUJA– As parts of activities to mark the commemoration of the 32nd Democracy Day Anniversary in Nigeria, Eminent Patriots of Nigeria, a group of Eminent Leaders of thought, Statesmen and women in Nigeria in collaboration with June 12 Pro Democracy Movement of Nigeria will its annual agenda, discuss setting national dialogue on the future […]

LAGOS STATE – Two persons sustained varying degrees of injuries, while six vehicles were burnt when a petrol-laden truck exploded on Wednesday afternoon along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Ogun State. The explosion, which occurred at the NASFAT turning point on the expressway, was caused as a result of the petrol-laden tanker, which overturned at the […]