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…
Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has again given the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, till November 7, 2025, to defend the terrorism charges brought against him by the federal government or waive his right to do so. This is as Kanu stood his…
Omoyele Sowore, a Nigerian activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters has alleged that the Federal Government has perfect plans to sentence Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to death. Sowore made this allegation in a post on his Facebook page on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. He said that there is…
Former Chief of Staff to President Olusegun Obasanjo and the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, General Mohammed Abdullahi, is dead. Abdullahi, an illustrious son of Ilorin Emirate in Kwara State died in the early hours of Wednesday at the age of 86. Although, there have been no official confirmation of Abdullahi’s demise, the Emir…
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has described recent claims of a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria as false and dangerous, warning that such allegations are intended to fuel insecurity and undermine social cohesion across the region. In a communiqué issued on Tuesday, the regional bloc said terrorist groups operating in parts of West…
The European Union (EU) has said that religion is only one of the factors behind the violence in Nigeria, and only in certain instances. EU Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Anouar El Anouni, responding to a question about United States President Donald Trump’s recent remarks on Nigeria, said that when it comes to Nigeria,…
The Federal Government has appointed Dr. John Nwabueze as Nigeria’s first Tax Ombudsman, in line with the provisions of the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, 2025. A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the appointment reflects the President’s broader fiscal reform agenda aimed…