All the schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri community, Agwara local government area of Niger State, have been released, following the rescue of the final batch of 130 victims, bringing the total number of freed pupils and Read more…
It’s rare to find a multibillionaire who hasn’t had nasty battles. Yet, as battles go, the fight between Aliko Dangote, the founder of the Dangote Refinery, and the CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Read more…
A Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP, Isah Abdullahi, also known as Kunkuri, attached to MOPOL 12 in Minna, Niger State, has died after shooting himself with a pistol in the armoury he headed. The tragic incident followed allegations linking him Read more…
Washington said the move would undermine talks with Moscow on the Ukraine peace deal, according to the Polish PM The US has told the EU to “leave the [frozen] Russian assets alone” as any appropriation of the funds could undermine talks with Read more…
Engineer Farouk Ahmed has resigned as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), prompting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to nominate a successor and seek Senate approval. The development was announced in a Read more…
A Delta State High Court sitting in Orerokpe has issued an interim injunction stopping the Nigeria Police Force from enforcing the tinted glass permit policy scheduled to take effect on January 2, 2026. The ruling was delivered on Wednesday by Read more…
The resolution followed concerns raised during plenary over false social media reports alleging that Mr Akpabio was critically ill or had died abroad. The Senate on Tuesday asked the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and the State Security Services (SSS) Read more…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a Proclamation further restricting entry to the United States for nationals from countries deemed high-risk due to “demonstrated, persistent, and severe deficiencies in screening, vetting, and information-sharing” that threaten U.S. national security and public Read more…
A man who carried out an attack in Syria that killed three U.S. citizens had joined Syria’s internal security forces as a base security guard two months earlier and was recently reassigned amid suspicions that he might be affiliated with the Islamic Read more…
Civil society groups in the country have demanded a federal probe into corruption allegations levelled by the Dangote Group President Aliko Dangote against the chief executive officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed. Recall Read more…
President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has the raised alarm over what he described as widespread and deliberate sabotage crippling Nigeria’s downstream oil sector. He revealed that the Port Harcourt Refinery reportedly suffered more than 100 Read more…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied bias in the recent arrest and detention of former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, the EFCC said “though not disposed Read more…