Infantino opponents to enforce ‘non co-operation’ with FIFA
Opposition to FIFA president Gianni Infantino is intensifying, with senior UEFA sources claiming that some member associations are considering “non-cooperation” with FIFA unless he steps down. According to those sources,…
Nigeria retains heavyweight US law firm to fight arbitration
Nigeria has acquired something that governments usually purchase only after discovering that lawyers are cheaper than losing lawsuits: a renowned international arbitration specialist. Abuja has retained Paul Hastings, a heavyweight…
Backpage: Pricing Nigerians Out of the Courtroom
There was a time when the halls of Nigerian justice were revered as the sanctuary of the aggrieved. Today, under the heavy gavels of an increasingly punitive bench, they resemble…
Crowning Glory: Tony Elumelu Seals UBA’s Paris Expansion as EU Hub
In a crowning stroke to a 12-year tenure that transformed United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc into an international financial powerhouse, outgoing Group Chairman Tony Elumelu is preparing to finalize…
Peter Obi and the Tyrannical 2027 Election Arithmetic
Every presidential election produces a romantic candidate. Nigeria’s 2027 contest has Peter Obi.Every presidential election also produces an unforgiving arithmetic. That, rather than popularity, is Obi’s real opponent. The former…
Editorial: When Bishops Speak Truth To Power
There is something wonderfully revealing about the Nigerian Presidency’s response to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference: when confronted with an uncomfortable diagnosis, it has chosen to quarrel with the physician rather…
Atiku to Tinubu: Your Problem Is Wasteful Spending, Not Borrowing
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has criticized the administration of President Bola Tinubu, arguing that Nigeria’s economic challenges stem from wasteful spending and…
Tinubu Felicitates Industrialist Philantropist Abdul Samad Rabiu At 66
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, extends warm congratulations to one of Nigeria’s leading industrialists and philanthropists, Abdul Samad Rabiu, CFR, Chairman of BUA Group and Founder of ASR Africa, as…
FIFA Presidency: Infantino seeks Trump backing, As English FA set to withdraw support
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is seeking support from the Trump administration as he faces increasing pressure over his leadership and a controversial proposal to restructure FIFA’s commercial operations, according to…
PFIPC: Adeniyi Adeyemi denies acting alone
Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self-proclaimed Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, has denied allegations that he single-handedly created the disputed agency, insisting that several ministries, departments and agencies…