Hayden Panettiere spent almost her entire life in front of cameras. She began acting as a child, appearing in commercials and television before she was old enough to understand what Hollywood would eventually demand of her. By her teenage years, she was already a familiar face to millions, and by her twenties, she had become…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered $60 million from Nestoil Limited and paid the money to a consortium of creditor banks, but the bigger story is what the recovery says about Nigeria’s growing problem with large corporate debts. The payment is the first stage of a structured repayment plan agreed between Nestoil and…
Two Iranian-launched drones targeting the private office of Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and the home of a senior security official in Erbil may not have caused casualties, but the choice of targets makes the attack more significant than another drone incident. Kurdish counterterrorism authorities said the Hadid-110 explosive drones were launched from Iranian…
Ademola Adeleke’s re-election means Osun State will have political continuity for the next four years. But for residents, the more important question is what that continuity will actually deliver. Adeleke defeated APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji with 511,067 votes to 444,815, winning 19 of the state’s 30 local government areas. The result gives him a stronger…
The Osun governorship election has taken a tense turn as allegations of vote buying, ballot irregularities and confrontations at polling locations raise fresh questions about how freely voters can make their choice. Reports from across the state on Saturday show that money has become a major flashpoint. In some areas, voters and young people reportedly…
Nigerian troops are recording fresh successes against terrorists in Zamfara, but another part of the security crisis is becoming harder to ignore: even when people survive kidnapping, their families may not recover financially. Troops under Operation Fansan Yamma recently neutralised two terrorists in Zamfara and intercepted 180 suspected explosive devices. The operation is another sign…
The naira’s latest gain may look like another small move in the foreign exchange market, but the more important story is what the Central Bank of Nigeria is changing behind the scenes. The CBN has removed restrictions that previously prevented banks active in the foreign exchange market and government securities from accessing its Discount Window….
The release of businessman Chief Joseph Ebere Ezeokafor, father of socialite Jowizaza, after 11 days in kidnappers’ custody is a relief for his family. But beyond the celebrations, the case has exposed a growing security problem for wealthy Nigerians: how much information about a person’s wealth is now available to criminals before they even make…
Afrobeats star Davido has raised fresh controversy around the Osun governorship election after claiming he was reliably informed that soldiers were attempting to prevent him from entering the state ahead of Saturday’s vote. The singer, whose real name is David Adeleke and whose uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke, is seeking re-election, said every Nigerian has the…
Voting is underway across Osun State today as residents choose their next governor, but the election is already being defined by two very different images: large crowds waiting to vote and reports of arrests and disruptions at polling locations. Police have already arrested a serving lawmaker and 146 suspected thugs over alleged election-related offences, while…
