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Following the court proceedings in the alleged coup plot against the Bola Tinubu administration has its amusing moments, one of which is the involvement of a cleric. As reported in the media, an Islamic cleric named Sheikh Sani Abdulkadir, whose recorded testimony was played in court, testified to knowledge of the coup, brought to him by one Colonel Maaji through a go-between. Now, I must quickly note that defendants’ lawyers have argued that the video recordings being featured in the trial did not comply with the provisions of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act and were possibly coerced. So, it…

Kenya plans to extend the standard 16% valued added tax (VAT) to electric vehicles (EVs), lithium-ion batteries, and electric bicycles, reversing tax breaks that supported the country’s electric mobility industry. The proposal, contained in the Finance Bill 2026,  could increase the cost of imported batteries, electric buses, and related components in a market where startups like BasiGo, Roam, and Ampersand are expanding operations across public transport and battery-swapping infrastructure.  The proposed VAT changes come as electric mobility firms continue to rely heavily on imported batteries, vehicles, and charging equipment.  A 2025 industry study found that “all or almost all inputs…

Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, has disclosed that he almost lost his position last year due to the alleged involvement of actor-turned-politician Desmond Elliot in the political crisis that rocked the Lagos State House of Assembly during the speakership tussle involving Mudashiru Obasa. Speaking in a video widely circulating on social media on Thursday, Gbajabiamila narrated how  Tinubu summoned him to his residence in Abuja at the height of the Obasa impeachment saga. According to the CoS, the president confronted him over intelligence reports linking Elliot, who represents Surulere Constituency I in the Lagos State House…

NEM Insurance Plc has released its audited financial results for the year ended 31 December 2025, showing strong growth in assets and revenue across its group and parent operations. At the Group level, total assets rose significantly by N61.81bn to N186.04bn in 2025, up from N124.23bn recorded in 2024. This growth reflects the company’s continued expansion and strengthened investment base. Group liabilities also increased to N101.58bn from N58.79bn, in line with higher underwriting activities and obligations, while total equity climbed to N84.46bn, compared to N65.44bn in the previous year, underscoring improved shareholder value. The Group recorded a strong rise in…

The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has raised concerns over the Federal Government’s UTME waiver for NCE candidates, warning it may weaken education standards. NUT National President, Mr Titus Amba, voiced the position on Thursday in Abuja during a press conference on education policy. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, recently announced that NCE applicants would no longer sit the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Instead, candidates with at least four O-Level credits will be screened directly, though registration with JAMB remains compulsory. Amba argued that colleges of education should attract only the most capable students to ensure quality teacher…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the alleged alliance between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Mr Wike, the national leader of a faction of the PDP led by Abdulrahman Mohammed, told journalists after inspecting the ongoing 13-kilometre Gomani to Yangoje road project in the Kwali Area Council, Abuja, on Thursday, that the narrative was merely a political imagination. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election under the platform of the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM). Mr…

News » Premier League news » Chelsea newsMay 14, 2026 20:23 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin View Chelsea summer 2026 transfer targets Chelsea urged to land Stones Chelsea have been urged to sign Manchester City defender John Stones on a free transfer by former Premier League star Joleon Lescott. Stones will formally leave the Cityzens when his contract expires this summer and he has been linked with a possible reunion with Everton.However, several other Premier League clubs are monitoring him too and Lescott feels the Blues should bring him in for the experience.He said: “I would sign him for Chelsea. He’s a top professional,…

Singer Kingsley Okonkwo, popularly known as Kcee, has led tributes to Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo, following his death at the age of 40 after a battle with advanced metastatic kidney cancer. Ekubo’s family confirmed that he passed away on Monday, May 11, 2026, at Evercare Hospital in Lagos and requested privacy as they mourn the late actor. In his tribute on Thursday through his Facebook account, Kcee said “we are all guilty,” noting that people are often “too good at eulogies… and too late with love,” as appreciation is frequently expressed only after death. He questioned why people reserve their…

Meeting with AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the two sides focused on deepening cooperation across peace and security, sustainable development and human rights.It also marked what Mr. Guterres said would most likely be his final AU-UN summit as Secretary-General.“This is my final AU-UN Conference as Secretary-General,” he told reporters in the Ethiopian capital afterwards. “But the ties between our organizations are stronger than ever – and will remain so.”The Secretary-General and the AU Commission Chairperson signed a declaration reaffirming the principles of the UN-AU joint frameworks, further institutionalizing cooperation between the two organizations.Pillar of global progressMr. Guterres described the…

There was a time in Nigeria when poverty still had dignity. A poor man could rent a room close to his place of work. A civil servant could dream of owning a modest bungalow before retirement. A roadside food seller could afford school fees. A university graduate, even while unemployed, could at least breathe within the society without feeling like an illegal occupant in his own country. That Nigeria is disappearing. What we are witnessing today is not merely inflation, economic reform or the hardship that government spokespeople love to describe as “temporary pains”. It is the gentrification of Nigeria…