Canadian Rapper Returns With Massive Music Drop Canadian rapper Drake has released a new album titled Iceman alongside two surprise companion projects, Habibti and Maid of Honour. The three projects contain 43 tracks with a combined runtime of nearly two and a half hours. Drake announced the release of “Iceman” on Friday before surprising fans…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has launched the fourth edition of its Foreign Exchange Manual as part of ongoing reforms to improve transparency, liquidity, and confidence in the country’s forex market. The revised framework will take effect from June 1, 2026. CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso announced the launch on Friday in Abuja. Cardoso Highlights…
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has pledged to support Nigeria with economic and investment data to strengthen policy planning, improve investor confidence, and drive ongoing reforms. Senior OECD officials made the commitment during a meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Kigali, Rwanda, on Friday. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the…
Lagos lawmaker and Nollywood actor, Desmond Elliot, has publicly apologised to the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, over alleged political disagreements between them. Elliot made the apology during an appearance on TVC’s Your View on Friday. The Surulere representative said he may have offended Gbajabiamila during political engagements but insisted that any…
The National Emergency Management Agency has launched a nationwide campaign aimed at reducing disaster-related casualties and improving emergency preparedness across Nigeria in 2026. NEMA Director-General, Zubaida Umar, announced the initiative on Friday during the inauguration of the National Disaster Preparedness and Response Campaign 2026 in Calabar, Cross River State. The campaign carries the theme, “Strengthening…
Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu, says he nearly lost his position over allegations linking Desmond Elliott to the impeachment plot against Mudashiru Obasa, the speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly. Gbajabiamila made the revelation while speaking to some stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos. His comments come…
Operatives Recover ₦830,000 Ransom The Abia State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper in Umuahia and rescued a victim during a security operation. Police also recovered ₦830,000 collected as ransom from the victim’s family. The command identified the suspect as Ibrahim Audu, 42, while the rescued victim is Onyebuchi Nwaoha, 46. Both men are…
Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, says the African Democratic Congress (ADC) should conduct a presidential primary if he is not adopted as the party’s consensus candidate. Speaking to journalists after submitting his presidential nomination form at the party’s national headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, Amaechi said he remained the most experienced aspirant in the…
Kenneth Okonkwo, former spokesperson for the Labour Party presidential campaign council, says the “Obi or nothing” slogan embraced by some supporters of Peter Obi contradicts Igbo cultural values. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, Okonkwo described the slogan as an “abomination” in Igbo culture. “Have you not heard of the slogan, Obi or nothing?”…
Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the presidential ambition of Seyi Makinde is “dead on arrival”. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Thursday, Wike dismissed claims of a coalition between a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to Makinde and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Earlier, Makinde had declared…
