September 14, 2025-Published by Cyril Femi Falana, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration over the removal of fuel subsidy, insisting that the controversial decision was influenced by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. Speaking during an interview on Politics Today aired on Channels Television, the human…
September 14, 2025-Published by Cyril Former world championships medalist Blessing Okagbare has reignited controversy in Nigerian athletics, accusing top sports authorities of silencing athletes, sabotaging sponsorship deals, and covering up corruption. In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), Okagbare alleged that officials from the Ministry of Sports, the Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC), and…
September 13, 2025-Published by Cyril A fresh legal battle is unfolding in the National Assembly as Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Michael Jonathan Numa, has issued a five-day ultimatum to the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Kamoru Ogunlana, demanding the immediate reinstatement of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Numa, counsel to the Kogi Central Senator, warned…
September 13, 2025-Published by Cyril The All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders and stakeholders in Ekiti State have thrown their weight behind the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Biodun Oyebanji, declaring full support for their second-term bids. The endorsement was made on Friday at the country home of the late General Adeyinka Adebayo…
September 13, 2025-Published by Cyril A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has declared Adamu Aliyu, a member of the Plateau State House of Assembly, wanted for allegedly defrauding the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to the tune of N73.6 million. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the order after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related…
September 13, 2025-Published by Cyril Suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduagha, has threatened to drag the Clerk of the National Assembly, Kamorudeen Ogunlana, to court if she is barred from resuming plenary on Monday. The warning was contained in a letter dated September 10 and signed by her counsel, Chief Michael Numa (SAN). The letter…
September 13, 2025-Published by Cyril Fresh revelations from the public payments portal, Govspend, show that the Nigerian Police under Inspector-General Kayode Egbetokun spent a staggering ₦507.5 million in a single day on the renovation and furnishing of the IGP’s Maitama guest house. According to the records, on December 7, 2023, two separate payments were made…
September 12, 2025-Published by Cyril Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, has reacted strongly to the preliminary report released by the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), which alleged that some members of its flight crew tested positive for alcohol and drugs after the July 13, 2025, Port Harcourt incident. The report, which followed the incident involving…
September 12, 2025-Published by Cyril The lingering dispute between the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Dangote Refinery may be easing after both parties recommitted to their earlier Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during a meeting at the Department of State Services (DSS) headquarters in Abuja on Friday. Sources revealed that stakeholders,…
September 12, 2025-Published by Cyril The Department of State Services (DSS) has summoned the management of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals alongside the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) to an emergency meeting amid rising tensions over an alleged breach of a labour agreement. The meeting, scheduled for 3 p.m. on Friday, will…
