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Diplomacy falters as Saudi oil supply faces five-day risk

MIDDLE East diplomacy faltered on Monday as Oman postponed a meeting between Iran and Gulf states, while attacks around the region’s two key oil transit routes heightened fears of further disruption…

  • Oman cancels Iran-Gulf meeting, complicating Strait of Hormuz talks
  • Saudi pipeline partially offline for 5-7 days, risking 4% global oil supply
  • Oil prices exceed $100 per barrel, US diesel hits record $6.20 per gallon

A Sardauna’s Path in Kwara: A Postscript

Rafiu Ajakaye, PhD On Wednesday, September 16, history will be made as His Excellency Kwara State Governor and Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Chairman Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq (CON) will be turbaned

  • Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq honored as Sardauna of Ilorin on September 16
  • Abdulrazaq focuses on infrastructure, development, and governance
  • KWASSIP and free health insurance benefit millions of residents

Police Trace Fake OPay Shutdown Notice to X Account, Arrest 27-Year-Old

Sunday Ehigiator The Nigeria Police Force has traced the circulation of a fake notice announcing the purported shutdown of OPay operations to an X account allegedly operated by a 27-year-old

  • Nigeria Police trace fake OPay shutdown notice to X account
  • Hafsat Abubakar, 27, arrested for creating fraudulent communication
  • Three iPhones recovered as evidence in the case

PEBEC DG: Tinubu’s Greatest Leadership Claim Rests on Reform, Institution-Building

Michael Olugbode in Abuja President Bola Tinubu’s claim to a place among Nigeria’s most consequential leaders should be measured by the structural reforms he has undertaken, the institutions he is

  • President Tinubu's leadership judged by reforms, institutions, not immediate hardships
  • Ending petrol subsidy marks departure from Nigeria's "postponement" economic policy
  • PEBEC focuses on reducing bureaucratic hurdles for business to boost national development

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