Senate Summons Ex-NNPC Chief Mele Kyari Over ₦210tn Financial Queries
Nigeria’s Senate has summoned former oil chief Mele Kyari and other past executives of the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over alleged financial discrepancies amounting to about ₦210 trillion. The summons was issued by the Senate Committee on Public Accounts as part of an ongoing investigation into the company’s audited financial statements covering […]
Trump Urges US Influence in Selection of Iran’s Next Supreme Leader
Donald Trump has said the United States should play a role in selecting Iran’s next supreme leader following the death of Ali Khamenei. Khamenei, who led Iran for more than three decades, was killed in joint United States and Israeli airstrikes on Iran last week, an event that has significantly increased tensions across the Middle […]
Presidency Announces Resolution of OPL 245 Dispute, Unlocking One of Nigeria’s Largest Deepwater Oil Reserves
After nearly three decades of legal battles, corporate standoffs and diplomatic tensions, Nigeria has finally drawn a line under one of the most controversial oil disputes in its history.
FG Vows to Track, Arrest Foreigners Overstaying Visas
The Federal Government has announced that it now has the capacity to identify, apprehend foreigners who overstay their visas in Nigeria. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during the 2026 Sectoral Performance Review Retreat of the Federal Ministry of Interior. Tunji-Ojo explained that the government now possesses comprehensive data […]
WANEP- Nigeria Seeks Domestication Of NAP On UNSCR 1325 In 36 States
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The National Network Coordinator of West Africa Network for Peacebuilding WANEP- Nigeria, Dr. Bridget Osakwe, has appealed to governors across the 36 of the federation to domesticate the National Action Plan of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325). UNSCR 1325 focuses on women’s participation in peace and security processes. […]
FEC Approves 100% Gratuity for Retiring Federal Civil Servants
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council has approved a new Exit Benefit Scheme that will grant retiring federal civil servants a gratuity equivalent to 100% of their total annual emolument, marking a major policy shift in the country’s public service retirement structure. The approval was granted at a Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Bola […]
Cross River Assembly Hands Lawmaker Indefinite Suspension for Beating Wife
The Cross River state house of assembly has handed an indefinite suspension to Dickson Agbor, the member representing Obubra I state constituency, for allegedly beating his wife. The resolution was reached on Thursday after a motion was moved by Davies Etta and seconded by Francis Bassey Asuquo. Etta, in his call, described the alleged violent […]
Why I Attempted To Assassinate Trump, Biden, Suspect
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Asif Raza Merchant 47, a Pakistani has told the court why he attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump and other American politicians. He alleged that he was pressured by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to carry out the plan. Merchant, told a US court on Wednesday that he became involved in the […]
Breaking: Senator Dickson Sinks PDP Ship, Seeks Shelter In NDC
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Senator Seriake Dickson, the former governor of Bayelsa State, has decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). Dickson, who addressed a world press conference, said that he is a man of conviction and that the PDP is currently in the Intensive Care Unit, (ICU). According to […]
NUT Threatens Indefinite Shutdown in States Withholding Minimum Wage
Amba made clear the union would no longer tolerate partial or selective implementation of the minimum wage, noting that while some states have rolled it out for state civil servants and secondary school teachers, primary school teachers under local government education authorities have been consistently excluded.