The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been allocated a staggering N1,013,778,401,602 in the 2026 budget presented to the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The allocation, one of the largest in the commission’s history, comes as Nigeria prepares for the 2027 general elections. This is contained in the details of the 2026 Appropriation…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has warned that the recent directive issued by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to cut crude oil and gas supplies to the refinery could plunge Nigerians into fresh rounds of fuel scarcity while inflicting huge revenue losses on the government. In a statement released on Saturday,…
Elon Musk achieved yet another major milestone Wednesday, becoming the first ever person worth $500 billion. The richest person on the planet is now worth $500 billion, as of 3:30 pm Eastern, per Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires tracker. Musk, who became the first person ever worth $400 billion or more in December, is $150 billion ahead…
The National Council of State has approved Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. According to the statement, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu presented Amupitan,…
Omowunmi, widow of Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has accused her late husband’s father, Joseph Aloba, of avoiding a Deoxyribonucleic Acid test to resolve the dispute surrounding the paternity of the son she had with Mohbad. The Magistrates Court, during its sitting on July 9, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, directed both…
President Bola Tinubu has urged Muslims to use the Ramadan period to foster unity and peace in their various communities. The President also said that as the wet season approaches, he remained steadfast in boosting agricultural productivity. This was contained in his message to the Muslim community in the country as they begin the period…
At least seven children were killed and 26 others injured Friday after part of the roof and walls of a government-run school collapsed in western India, police said. “Seven children have lost their lives so far and 26 others are injured,” Nand Kishore, a police officer in the state of Rajasthan, told AFP. There were…
The Oyo high court in Ibadan has sentenced Olaniyan Gbenga Amos to 63 years imprisonment over a string of investment fraud. Olusola Adetujoye, the judge, on Monday convicted Amos alongside his company, Detorrid Heritage Investment Limited. THE CASE Amos was arraigned by the Ibadan zonal directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on…
Presidential Candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, was sighted at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday. The opposition leader attended the Nigeria Forest Economy Summit 2025, organised by the Presidential Committee on Economic and Financial Inclusion(PreCEFI). Kwamlwaso neither delivered a speech at the programme nor…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 25-year-old man, Samson Oghenebreme, in Lagos while transporting human organs from Edo State to a native doctor for use in money-making rituals. In a press statement released by the command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed that Oghenebreme was apprehended in the Odomola community of Epe…
