Oil Price Tumbles to $90 As Trump Insists Choice of New Iran Leader ‘Big Mistake’ Says war ‘ll be short-lived US accuses Tehran of attempting to hold world hostage Putin offers support to Iran’s new supreme leader
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
Oil price fell below $90 per barrel
yesterday, after surging to nearly $120, following United States President Donald Trump’s remarks of a
possible end to the war soon. The prices of Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate went back
below $90 a barrel. Wall Street stocks closed higher as oil prices eased. Also, G7 finance ministers said
the group “stands ready” to release petroleum from emergency reserves. Earlier on Monday, the oil price had
surged to $119, the highest level Continued on page 10
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L-R: Sitting: H.E. Francisca Tatchouop Belobe, Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals, African Union Commission; Dr. George Elombi, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank; Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment; and Cynthia Gnassingbe, Director, Partnerships and Private Sector, AfCFTA. Standing: Mrs. Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra African Trade and Export Development, Afreximbank; Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Chair, IATF; Mr. Babajide Sanwo Olu, Governor of Lagos State; Mrs. Lois Ekra, Deputy Chair, IATF; and Mr. Joseph Ifebunandu, Head, Banking Legal Services, Afreximbank, during the Intra African Trade Fair 2027 (IATF2027) host signing ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria, held March 9
Turaki-led PDP Suffers Setback as Appeal Court Declares 2025 Convention Unlawful Backs Lamido in convention dispute Party says battle not over, heads to apex court Wike seeks end to feud, urges rebuilding Anyanwu: There’s no victor, no vanquished Chuks Okocha, Alex Enumah, Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja and Sunday Ehigiator in Lagos
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, yesterday, declared as unlawful the November 15-16, 2025 national convention of Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) that produced the Taminu Turaki-led national executive of the party. A three-member panel of the appellate court, in the judgement, held that the convention was done Continued on page 10
RENEWED FIGHT AGAINST CRIMES...
L-R: New Inspector-General of Police Tunji Disu, receiving a souvenir from Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, during his operational visit to Ahmadu Bello House in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Monday