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Conoil Battles Debt Rise as Q1 2025 Profit Drops with Skyrocketing Interest Cost

Nigeria, June 25 -- Conoil Plc started the year on unsteady feet with a colossal 93 percent fall in pre-tax profit in the first quarter of 2025 to N372 million. That is its lowest in three years sinc... Read More


Obi Decries Rising Lawlessness in Nigeria, Cites Demolition of Brother's Property

Nigeria, June 25 -- Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has sounded the alarm over Nigeria's worsening lawlessness, warning that it poses a major threat to investment and civil libe... Read More


Benue Gov Condemns Murder of Kano Travelers, Vows Swift Justice

Nigeria, June 25 -- Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has strongly condemned the brutal killing of two Kano indigenes by suspected criminals in Agan settlement, near Makurdi. Describing t... Read More


Foreign Investor Penetration Reassures Greater Confidence in Nigerian Equities

Nigeria, June 25 -- By halfway through 2025, overseas investment in the Nigerian stock market had grown more than twice, mirroring growing investor confidence driven by improved foreign exchange stabi... Read More


Demolition and Peter Obi's Four-hour Vigil Under the Scorching Lagos Sun

Nigeria, June 25 -- It began, as it often does in Nigeria, not with a court notice, not with a legal warning, not with the observance of due process-but with the roar of excavators and the terrified v... Read More


Atiku Loses Waziri Title as Adamawa Govt Enforces New Indigeneship Policy

Nigeria, June 25 -- The Adamawa State Government has revoked the Waziri Adamawa title from former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, citing new indigeneship rules affecting emirate council leadership. In... Read More


Tinubu Hails Gbajabiamila at 62, Commends Legacy in Legislature

Nigeria, June 25 -- President Bola Tinubu has congratulated his Chief of Staff, Olufemi Hakeem Gbajabiamila, on his 62nd birthday today, June 25. Tinubu lauded Gbajabiamila's enduring impact on Niger... Read More


The Worsening Drama Of Lawlessness In Nigeria: Who Has Peter Obi's Brother Offended?

Nigeria, June 25 -- In a nation that proudly proclaims itself as a democracy and constantly woos foreign investors with catchy phrases and policy blueprints, one would expect the sanctity of property ... Read More


Former Liverpool Midfielder Adam Lallana Retires from Professional Football

Nigeria, June 25 -- Former Liverpool and England midfielder Adam Lallana has announced his retirement from professional football at 37. He made the announcement via his Instagram page, expressing his... Read More


Analyst Questions Significance of Nigeria's Democracy Day

Nigeria, June 25 -- A political scientist at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Dr. Christian Okeke, says Nigeria has little to celebrate as it marks another Democracy Day. Speaking on The News Chronicle's P... Read More