The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has asked the High Court of Imo State, Owerri Judicial Division, to stop the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) from conducting the local government elections scheduled for September 26, 2026. In Suit No. HOW/1380/2026, filed on September 16, APGA and four state executives are seeking an injunction restraining ISIEC…
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FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has declared that there is currently no formidable opposition ahead of the 2027 general election, saying his political mission is to make figures such as Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi uncomfortable. Wike also predicted a larger “Rainbow Coalition” in support of President Bola Tinubu, following Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke’s recent meetings…
According to the Zillow lender marketplace, mortgage rates continue to linger near one-year highs, driven by bond market volatility — despite government bond buybacks initiated by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The average 30-year fixed rate today, Friday, August 21, 2026, is 6.50%, down two basis points since yesterday. The 15-year fixed loan is currently at…
U.S. stocks advanced on Friday, with the S&P closing at a record high to cap off a strong week of gains for the major indexes, after data showed the U.S. economy unexpectedly shed jobs last month and dampened expectations the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates at its September meeting. The Labor Department said nonfarm…
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High uric acid, known medically as hyperuricemia, is far more dangerous than the occasional joint flare-up implies. The condition develops when uric acid builds up faster than your body can clear it. Excess uric acid then forms needle-like crystals that collect in joints and tissues, triggering swelling, stiffness, redness and the intense pain commonly linked…
President Bola Tinubu, represented by Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, has officially flagged off the construction of the Tunga Madaki-Zuba access road, a seven-kilometre project linking satellite communities in the Federal Capital Territory to the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway. The President described the project as a direct continuation of the Bill Clinton Drive to…
Human rights activist and presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, is at the Federal High Court on Wednesday morning amid heavy presence of operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), who are fully armed and prevented lawyers, supporters and associates of the activist from entering the courtroom. SaharaReporters observed that DSS operatives, wielding sophisticated weapons, mounted…
Featured Vendors Handpicked from OiO OiO Picks The United Kingdom has announced the appointment of Peter Vowles as its new British High Commissioner to Nigeria, marking the beginning of a new chapter in UK–Nigeria diplomatic relations. Vowles will succeed Richard Montgomery CMG and is expected to officially assume office in September 2026. Reacting to the…
