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A leadership crisis has deepened within the Oodua Peopleās Congress (OPC) New Era, as Comrade Adesina Akinpelu has dismissed his purported expulsion from the group, calling the action futile andā¦
Indian airlines may need to rethink expansion plans as crude oil prices hover at unsustainable levels, even at $90 a barrel, budget carrier SpiceJet Ltd.ās chairman warned.
The top five favourites to win the 2026 Ballon dāOr so far have been ranked. Recall that Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele won the Golden Ball in 2025. However, as reported by Sportskeeda, Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, who narrowly missed out on securing the Ballon dāOr in 2023 after finishing second to Lionel Messi, [ā¦] Ballon dāOr 2026: Top five favourites to win award ranked
Retail investors in Taiwan and South Korea largely held on to their leveraged positions during a selloff spurred by the war in Iran, signaling resilient appetite for two of Asiaās tech-heavy markets.
Yinka KolawoleĀ in Osogbo The Osun State Governorās Office has fired a major salvo at the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Oyebamiji, listing 23 reasons he is
As the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League gets underway from this evening, Heineken is bringing fans together in Nigeria through its global āFans Have More Friendsā campaign.
Parallex Bank Limited has successfully completed the recapitalisation requirement of the Central Bank of Nigeria, surpassing the ā¦50 billion minimum capital threshold for regional commercial banks. The milestone reinforces theā¦
Homayoun Falakshahi, head of crude oil analytics at Kpler, discusses the significance of a potential effort to release emergency oil reserves by the world's largest economies. Speaking on Bloomberg Television, he says the key element of the move would be the speed at which the oil is released. "I don't think the market has the ability for this to be gradual," Falakshahi says. He also adds that a potential release of 400 million barrels "won't be enough" if the war lasts more than 45 to 50 days. (Source: Bloomberg)
Uzum now reaches 20 million users and processes $11B in payments as it expands its e-commerce and fintech ecosystem across Uzbekistan.
US President Donald Trump has predicted the war with Iran would be resolved āvery soonā, although he said he didn't believe it would be this week. Meanwhile, Iran chose Mojtaba Khamenei, the hardline son of the assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as its new supreme leader yesterday with many taking this is as a signal Tehran won't back down in a war raging across the Middle East. Meir Javedanfar, Professor of Iran Politics at Reichman University in Tel Aviv spoke to Bloombergās Horizons Middle East and Africa anchor Joumanna Bercetche on the war in the region. (Source: Bloomberg)
Omotola stressed the need for aligned goals in relationships, disclosing that divorce is not an option for her...
Oil slumped to near $90 a barrel after those comments from President Trump that the war will end soon. Aditya Saraswat, Senior Vice President AND Head of MENA Research at Rystad Energy spoke to Bloombergās Horizons Middle East and Africa anchor Joumanna Bercetche on the oil marketās reaction to the regional conflict. (Source: Bloomberg)
