IRANIAN President Masoud Pezeshkian accused US President Donald Trump of a “bullying mentality” at the United Nations on Wednesday, saying Iran would not surrender in the war with the US but remained open to diplomacy to end the conflict. In a wartime address to the 193-member UN General Assembly, Pezeshkian said threats would only harden Iran’s resolve, rejecting Trump’s warning that he could annihilate Iran if no deal were reached. “The remarks made by the US president yesterday … are a sign of a bullying mentality. … The Iranian people will not bow to pressure. … Those who are terrorists…
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THE INDEPENDENT Committee of Inquiry set up to investigate the reported deaths of 37 people in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State has commenced its investigation, with its medical team beginning work to establish the causes and circumstances of the fatalities. Jonathan Kure, Chairman of the probe panel The committee, inaugurated by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, held its inaugural meeting immediately after its inauguration and adopted a work plan to guide the investigation, according to a statement by its Secretary, Prof. Isa Hayatu Chiroma, SAN. The committee said it would…
SOME motorists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have commended the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) for sanctioning petrol retail outlets accused of under-dispensing fuel. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NMDPRA’s latest directive followed a series of enforcement operations carried out in the past. The regulator warned that persistent offenders risk losing their operating licences. According to the regulator, about 20 filling stations were sealed between 2025 and 2026 for under-dispensing petrol. Some motorists who spoke with NAN on Thursday in Abuja, commended the development. Mr Vincent Okon, a motorist in Gwarinpa, said the…
BY ZAINAB SULEIMAN OKINO SOMETHING unusual is happening in the nation’s political landscape. Instead of the political class to seek our votes with conviction, evidence of performance and capacity, the long-subdued people of Nigeria are the ones fighting and scrambling to crown those who want to lead us. But not without some form of coercion, cajoling and inducement, though. Led by 31 APC governors and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, the battle to re-elect President Bola Tinubu, and for relevance in who will “deliver” the votes to trounce Tinubu’s opponents in the 2027 presidential elections, has begun in earnest. As…
THE LAGOS State chapter of the Labour Party has disputed the governorship candidate listed for the party by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), insisting that Comrade Lanre Adeleke emerged as its duly elected candidate at the party’s governorship primary held on May 30, 2026. The party made its position known in a statement signed by its Lagos State official, Comrade Ola Agboola, ahead of a special press conference convened to address what it described as discrepancies surrounding the outcome of its governorship primary and the subsequent candidate listing. According to the party, the primary was conducted in compliance with…
PRESIDENT and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has unveiled new initiatives aimed at broadening participation in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited Initial Public Offering (IPO), with plans to make share subscriptions more accessible to millions of Nigerians while supporting up to two million vulnerable women to become shareholders. As part of efforts to deepen retail participation and build one of Africa’s broadest shareholder bases, the refinery has introduced a new subscription channel through participating Moniepoint Point-of-Sale (POS) agents nationwide. The initiative enables prospective investors, particularly those in underserved communities where agency banking serves as a…
NIGERIA can improve patient safety and detect harmful reactions to medicines and vaccines earlier by strengthening pharmacovigilance among healthcare providers, public health expert, has said. Dr Usman Dr. Istifanus Sako Usman, the Program Manager and Pharmacy Lead at Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN), told National Record that all healthcare professionals should be trained and required to practise pharmacovigilance; the monitoring of medicines and vaccines after they are introduced for use to identify potentially harmful effects and ensure their safe use. He said healthcare providers must remain vigilant about how medicines affect the population, particularly because many drugs used in…
THE EAGLE ONLINE will continue to operate following the death of its founder, Oladotun Samson Oladipo, the Oladipo family has said. In a statement signed by Taiwo Oladipo, the family assured readers, advertisers, partners and other stakeholders that the digital news publication would continue despite the loss of its founder. Oladipo died on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, in what the family described as a devastating shock to his relatives and those who knew him. The family said it was still coming to terms with his death, while expressing appreciation to the readers, colleagues, friends, advertisers, partners and well-wishers of The…
NIGERIA’s heavy dependence on imported medicines is driving up the cost of essential drugs and making them increasingly difficult for Nigerians to afford, a public health expert has said. Dr. Istifanus Sako Usman, Program Manager and Pharmacy Lead at Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN), attributed the high cost of medicines to the country’s limited domestic pharmaceutical production, noting that Nigeria still relies heavily on imports to meet its medicine needs with cost implications that pose an affordability challenge. “Since importation means higher cost, affordability will continue to be a challenge,” he told National Record. According to him; “If the…
THERE are good reasons why Leno Adesanya and his company, Sunrise Power Transition Company lost their case at the International Chamber of Commerce, ICC, an outcome that sparked widespread nationwide celebrations across Nigeria. The ICC threw out the USD 2.35 billion claim by Sunrise on the Mambila Hydro Electric Power Project over the weekend and, as widely reported, and also rejected a USD 400 million settlement claim, ordering instead, the company and Adesanya to reimburse Nigeria about USD 11. 82 million in legal and other expenses. Sunrise wahala began by demanding payment of (1) GBP 33 million as the costs…