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By Erasmus Ikhide The benefit of a unified currency is multifaceted. A common currency eliminates the need for currency exchange, reducing transaction costs and facilitating trade engagement. Also, it increases economic integration because a unified currency system promotes economic integration, enabling countries to work together more effectively. Besides, common currency engenders stability and predictability in modern economies for businesses and …

By Eben Enasco In the bid to combat cultism, it’s crucial to sieve out only those who are genuinely involved in criminal activities, rather than casting a wide net that might ensnare innocent people. This approach will not only help to build trust between the police and the community but also ensure that resources are focused on addressing the root …

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has officially announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking on Friday in Uyo, the state capital, Eno said the decision followed three months of extensive consultations with key political stakeholders across the state. “For some time now, the political space—particularly in this state and …

Sowore stated that Nigeria is a country where the enemies of the nation are not bandits, kidnappers, terrorists, extortionists, treasury looters, or murderers, but rather, activists, who are continually branded as the enemies by a brood of vipers. Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, accusing him of targeting activists …

Justice Abubakar Idris Kutigi granted leave for Akpoti-Uduaghan to serve the writ of summons and all accompanying processes—including hearing notices—on Akpabio, both personally and in his capacity as Senate President. Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, have been summoned by two separate Federal Capital Territory High Courts over allegations brought against them …

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday assured the people of Mokwa that the federal government will stand by them in the aftermath of the devastating floods that recently swept through the community, leaving a trail of destruction. Photograph of the Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima being conducted around the scenes of the properties destroyed by the last week Flood disaster …

The suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Wednesday, denied any connection with a viral audio and video purportedly featuring her in a conversation with a journalist where she claimed that Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, blackmailed President Bola Tinubu to have her imprisoned. In a statement personally signed and released in Abuja, Akpoti-Uduaghan categorically dissociated herself from the contents …

President of the Ijaw National Congress, Prof. Benjamin Okaba, has said there is nothing wrong if suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, defects from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Okaba made the statement during an interview on Channels Television’s Morning Brief on Thursday, days after Fubara met with President Bola Tinubu in Lagos. …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has issued a clear and forceful warning to bandits wreaking havoc across Zamfara, Katsina, and other parts of Northwest Nigeria to vacate their hideouts or face total elimination. The stern declaration came on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, from the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, who vowed that the military would intensify its …

Washington/Hong KongCNN — President Donald Trump emerged Thursday from a long-awaited 90-minute telephone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping encouraged that ongoing trade tensions could soon be resolved. Calling the conversation “very good,” Trump said in a social media post after the call that follow-up talks would soon be arranged with his economic team, and that he and Xi had invited each …