Author: A. Joshua Adedeji

CEO at AAJ Consulting Limited; President, Kingdom Pathwalkers Ministries & Centre for New Dimension Leadership I am committed to bringing transformative CHANGE to people, spaces and places. I see the best in people and opportunities and I work to help individuals and organizations see the best in themselves, even when deeply buried in past rejections, omissions, failures and mistakes.

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) plunged into crisis on Tuesday as its National Chairman, Shehu Gabam, was suspended over allegations of massive financial misconduct. According to a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Araba Aiyenigba, Gabam—alongside National Auditor Nnadi Clarkson and National Youth Leader Chukwuma Uchechukwu—was linked to unauthorized transactions and personal enrichment schemes that allegedly diverted party funds running into hundreds of millions of naira. The tipping point? Gabam reportedly submitted an unapproved financial statement to INEC and made unauthorized newspaper disclosures. Aiyenigba noted that law enforcement agencies have been alerted, with an interim panel set up for forensic…

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The war drums in the Middle East have spilled fuel on Nigeria’s pump prices. With tension escalating between Iran, Israel, and the US, the ripple effect has sent global oil prices into volatile territory—and Nigeria’s petrol cost surging to new highs. As of Monday, NNPC retail stations in Abuja hiked their PMS price to N945 per litre, while independent marketers like A.Y.M. Shafa and NIPCO reached N955. Lagos fared only slightly better, with prices ranging between N915 and N950. Why the spike? Industry sources trace the surge to a sudden increase in depot prices. Dangote Refinery raised its ex-depot rate…

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The ink had barely dried on the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran when the region plunged back into chaos. Brokered with bold confidence by US President Donald Trump, the truce was hailed on Monday night as a diplomatic masterstroke. By Tuesday morning, it had become a delicate thread threatening to snap. What happened? Israel’s early Tuesday strike on a radar facility north of Tehran prompted immediate outrage in Iran. Although Prime Minister Netanyahu claimed restraint after a call with Trump, Iranian missiles fired in retaliation—some intercepted, others not—threw the agreement into doubt. Trump, visibly furious aboard Air Force One…

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