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Rewane: Nigeria’s Growth Not Reflecting Prosperity As Citizens Grow Poorer

NewsDeskNgMay 9, 2026May 9, 20260

CEO of Financial Derivatives Company Rewane says Nigeria’s growth masks worsening living standards, rising debt, inflation, and declining household purchasing power. The Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company Limited (FDC), Mr. Bismarck Rewane, has stated that Nigeria is experiencing growth without prosperity as citizens are getting poorer while the...

Air Peace Suspends Lagos–London Flight After Technical Fault, Deploys Replacement Aircraft

NewsDeskNgMay 9, 2026May 9, 20260

Air Peace delays London-bound flight after technical check detects fault, while affected passengers receive accommodation and assistance. Peace has announced a temporary disruption to its scheduled Lagos–London Gatwick service after a routine post-boarding technical check detected what the airline described as a minor aircraft fault. In a statement issued by...

Obasanjo Backs Air Peace with Lagos–London Gatwick Flight

NewsDeskNgMay 9, 2026May 9, 20260

Former President Obasanjo flies Air Peace to London, strengthening confidence in the airline’s expanding international operations globally. Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo flew aboard Air Peace’s Boeing 777-200ER from Lagos to London Gatwick on Friday, May 8, 2026, in a move seen as another strong endorsement of Nigeria’s leading indigenous...

APC Generates N4.45bn From Nomination Forms Amid Opposition Crisis

NewsDeskNgMay 9, 2026May 9, 20260

APC earned over N4.45 billion from forms as governors closed ranks despite deepening internal leadership tensions ahead. As opposition parties continue to fragment ahead of the 2027 general elections, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has significantly boosted its war chest, raking in over N4.45 billion from the sale of...

16 Feared Dead As Bus Plunges Off Bridge In Kogi Road Crash

NewsDeskNgMay 8, 2026May 8, 20260

Sixteen people died after an 18-seater bus crashed off a bridge along Kogi’s Okene–Lokoja highway on Friday. At least 16 people have been confirmed dead in a fatal road crash along the Okene–Osara–Lokoja Road in Kogi State. The accident occurred in the early hours of Friday when an 18-seater passenger...

Court Rejects Sowore’s No-Case Bid, Orders Defence In Tinubu Cyberbullying Case

NewsDeskNgMay 8, 2026May 8, 20260

Court rejects Sowore’s no-case submission, finds DSS established prima facie case in cyberbullying trial, defence set May 19. The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the no-case submission filed by politician and activist Omoyele Sowore in the cyberbullying charge instituted against him by the Department of State Services (DSS)...

Jonathan Challenges Suit Seeking To Stop Him From Contesting 2027 Election

NewsDeskNgMay 8, 2026May 8, 20260

Former President Goodluck Jonathan asks a Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a suit seeking to bar him from contesting the 2027 presidential election. Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday challenged a suit seeking to stop him from contesting the 2027 presidential election, telling a Federal High Court in...

APC Chairman Yilwatda Heads Screening Panel For Governors Seeking Re-Election, Others

NewsDeskNgMay 8, 2026May 8, 20260

APC inaugurates screening panels for governors, Senate aspirants, and governorship hopefuls ahead of May 21 primaries. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted screening and appeal committees for sitting governors seeking re-election or Senate seats, as well as other governorship aspirants, ahead of the party’s primary elections scheduled for May...

Breaking: PGF Splits As Uzodimma, Abiodun Lead Rival Factions

NewsDeskNgMay 8, 2026May 8, 20260

Rival factions have emerged within the PGF as Uzodimma insists he remains chairman while Governors Abiodun and AbdulRazaq lead a separate faction. A major leadership crisis has hit the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) following the emergence of rival factions within the influential body of All Progressives Congress (APC) governors. Imo...

Bayelsa APC Primaries: Groups petition INEC, ICPC, APC, demand VC’s disqualification

NewsDeskNgMay 8, 2026May 8, 20260

Two prominent Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have filed separate petitions before the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Independent National Eiectoral Commission (INEC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), challenging the eligibility of a Bayelsa-based professor, Prof. Princewill Woyinbrakemi Igbagara, to contest the Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency...

NDLEA Seizes ₦10.4bn Canadian Loud Shipment At Lagos Tincan Port

NCAA Grants Pioneer Airlines Licence For Charter Flight Operations

Peter Obi: I Will Be A One-Term President If Elected, Regardless Of Pressure

Rewane: Nigeria’s Growth Not Reflecting Prosperity As Citizens Grow Poorer

Air Peace Suspends Lagos–London Flight After Technical Fault, Deploys Replacement Aircraft

Obasanjo Backs Air Peace with Lagos–London Gatwick Flight

APC Generates N4.45bn From Nomination Forms Amid Opposition Crisis

16 Feared Dead As Bus Plunges Off Bridge In Kogi Road Crash

Court Rejects Sowore’s No-Case Bid, Orders Defence In Tinubu Cyberbullying Case

Jonathan Challenges Suit Seeking To Stop Him From Contesting 2027 Election

APC Chairman Yilwatda Heads Screening Panel For Governors Seeking Re-Election, Others

Breaking: PGF Splits As Uzodimma, Abiodun Lead Rival Factions

Bayelsa APC Primaries: Groups petition INEC, ICPC, APC, demand VC’s disqualification