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Crude oil prices fell sharply on Friday with Brent dropping below $100 per barrel as European governments considered releasing emergency diesel and crude reserves to ease tight global fuel supplies. Brent crude futures declined $2.83, or 2.77 percent to $99.48 per barrel in morning trading, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude dropped $3.35, or 3.61 percent to $89.52 per barrel. The decline reversed part of Thursday’s rally and put both benchmarks on course for weekly losses with Brent down about 4.7 percent for the week and WTI lower by approximately 3.1 percent. Pressure spread beyond crude oil to refined products,…

Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate for 2027, on Friday insisted that the Director General of the State Security Service (SSS), Tosin Ajayi, must appear to testify for the defence in his ongoing cyberbullying trial. Mr Sowore, who faces prosecution by the SSS for his social media posts last year calling President Bola Tinubu a criminal, argued that Mr Ajayi must testify himself since the original request was subpoenaing him personally to appear in court. Some months ago, the defence said they wanted Mr Ajayi to appear to present a letter dated 7…

By Adegboyega Adeleye Vice Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rotimi Amaechi, has challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his economic policies, saying he will campaign for him in 2027 if petrol comes down to ₦600 per litre. Amaechi issued the challenge while reacting to Tinubu’s Independence Day speech and his declaration that Nigeria had entered an “age of prosperity”, during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. Questioning the believability of the President’s claim, Amaechi challenged Tinubu to demonstrate that Nigerians are already experiencing the promised economic improvement. “It is about believability; who do you believe? Go…

The Super Eagles have opened camp in Moscow ahead of Nigeria’s international friendly against Russia on October 6, 2026. Nigeria has already completed its first two matches in the qualifiers for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. Head coach Éric Chelle will now use the friendly to assess his players ahead of the next phase of preparations. The match will be played at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium and will provide a strong test for Chelle and his team. Chelle initially invited 24 players for the game, but the squad has changed following the withdrawals of goalkeeper Victory Akpeyi and midfielder…

Mr. Burnham said recent years have seen “an industrial-scale assault by hostile actors on the information environment” in both the UK and many of its allies. He told world leaders that “Russian agencies have used every means at their disposal to spread lies and disinformation and prey on people’s fears”, including through the use of bots, fake websites and falsified news articles. Election interference, AI threat “They’ve amplified far right narratives. And we have evidence that they tried to interfere with the 2019 General Election,” he alleged.  “We also know that they have tried to stoke tensions and unrest in the wake of…

Imagine, if you will, a pale figure of Death, dressed in a black robe holding a scythe, alongside a handsome, lumberjack-looking Nordic fella who goes by the name Enshittificator. As partners in crime, they conspire to make your life suck, all because they have the power to make digital products and services worse.  If that piques your interest — and maybe sounds too much like real life — a new “anti-enshittification” ad campaign is worth a few minutes of your time. The term “enshittification” was popularized in 2022 by author and activist Cory Doctorow, and its massive cultural surge earned…

Former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has insisted that he left office in 2014 without the state owing salaries, gratuities or pensions due for payment, or contractors and suppliers whose completed jobs had been verified and certified. Obi made the statement during an interview on Arise TV on Thursday while responding to questions over loans and other financial liabilities allegedly linked to his eight-year administration. The former governor said he did not approach any financial institution to borrow money or issue bonds on behalf of Anambra State during his tenure.“I, Mr Peter Obi,…

Oil prices declined on Friday as investors weighed the possibility of a phased agreement between the United States and Iran that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore more energy shipments through one of the world’s most important oil transit routes. The decline followed a sharp rally in the previous session when renewed attacks around Saudi Arabia pushed geopolitical supply concerns back to the forefront of the market. Brent crude oil had settled Thursday at $106.60 per barrel, gaining $3.52, or 3.4 percent and recording its highest closing level since September 15. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose $2.45,…

Minister of Works David Umahi has rejected claims that the Rainbow Coalition Movement was plotting to wrestle power from Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State, saying the movement does not exist in the state. Mr Umahi, the immediate past governor of Ebonyi State, spoke during an inspection of the Calabar-Abuja Superhighway in Benue State on Friday. A video clip which showed the minister making the remarks has been circulating on Facebook. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike runs the Rainbow Coalition, a multi-party political arrangement, to support President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. Mr Umahi’s comment follows…

The signing in Paris may have taken place around a table, with documents exchanged and signatures appended, but the significance of what Ogun State and its partners have set in motion extends far beyond the ceremony. The Memoranda of Understanding signed by the Ogun State Government and DP World for the development of the Gateway Deep Sea Port and the Ogun State Blue Marine Special Economic Zone represent the emergence of a new economic architecture with implications not only for Ogun but for Nigeria’s industrial, maritime and export future. With an initial investment of more than $7 billion and more…