The senate has received the interim report of its ad hoc committee investigating crude oil theft and related sabotage in the Niger Delta. Ned Nwoko, senator representing Delta north and chair of the committee, presented the report during plenary on Wednesday. Nwoko said the committee’s findings so far indicate “massive” revenue losses of more than…
A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.), has stated that the United States may be positioning itself to establish a military base in Nigeria. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at the 7th Annual Lecture organised by the Just Friends Club of Nigeria, Dambazau argued that recent claims by some foreign politicians and…
Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has predicted that Muslims will in future make it to the White House as president. The statement comes after Uganda-born Mamdani won New York City mayor, emerging as the first Muslim to be elected into the position. He wrote: “Mamdani has made it! ICU in Washington should be ready for…
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has accused the United States President, Donald Trump, of lying to the world regarding his claims of killings of Christians in Nigeria. Falana made the assertion on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. The senior lawyer argued that the allegation by…
Mohammed Idris, the minister of information and national orientation, says foreign lobbyists are fuelling the narrative of a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, Idris said the government’s findings point to a network of external actors, particularly in the United States, deliberately promoting divisive and misleading portrayals of…
His Excellency, Engineer Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde, Executive Governor of Oyo State, Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, Oyo State. Reminder and Appeal for Approval of the Appointment of Onikoyi of Ikoyi-Ile Your Excellency, With great respect and humility, we the undersigned write on behalf of concerned youths of Ikoyi-Ile, Oriire Local Government Area. Your Excellency Sir,…
Olu Verheijen, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on energy, says the federal government is open to selling the refineries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. Verheijen spoke in an interview with Bloomberg TV on the sidelines of the ADIPEC energy conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday. The presidential…
The Senate has passed through third reading a bill seeking to prevent and prohibit sexual harassment of students in educational institutions and other places across the country. The bill which is a concurrent legislation from the House of Reps, aims to protect students from all forms of sexual misconduct and abuse within academic environments, while…
Ivianokpodi community in Etsako East Local Government Area has been thrown into mourning as one of the minor seminarians kidnapped since July has been reported dead in the hands of the kidnappers. A press release by the Assistant Director of Communications, Directorate of Social Communications, Catholic Diocese of Auchi, Rev. Fr. Linus Imoedemhe, which was…
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, has alleged that activist and politician, Omoyele Sowore, did not complete the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme. He made the claim while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, insisting that Sowore was posted for service but failed to report. According to him, “Sowore…