France-based Nigerian jailed 41 months for $8m fraud in US
A France-based Nigerian, Newton Ofioritse Jemide, who was extradited to the United States over his involvement in an $8m disaster fraud, has been sentenced to three years and five…
Coalition’s move to ADC marks formal collapse of PDP – Keyamo
The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, says the recent migration of the opposition coalition into the African Democratic Congress (ADC) marks the formal dismemberment of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).…
2027 elections: Atiku, Obi, Mark launch ADC to unseat Tinubu
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, former Senate President David Mark and other coalition leaders have officially adopted the African Democratic Congress as…
Ijaw youth council rejects one-term deal, says Fubara has right to seek re-election
Theophilus Alaye, president of the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide has rejected reports of a single-term agreement as a condition for the reinstatement of Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of…
Atiku, David Mark, Lamido ask PDP members to join opposition coalition
A group of concerned leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked members of the main opposition party to join the coalition being formed ahead of the 2027…
EFCC witness: How Hadi Sirika ‘paid’ N1.3bn to daughter’s firm for unexecuted aviation contract
A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has narrated how Hadi Sirika, former minister of aviation, awarded contracts to his relatives when he was a cabinet…
Reps kick as Ibas allocates N24bn for CCTV, N30bn for gunboats in Rivers’ 2025 budget
The House of Representatives ad hoc committee on the oversight of Rivers has faulted Ibok-Ete Ibas, sole administrator of the state, over some proposed expenditures in the N1.48 trillion 2025…
How Afreximbank funded Heirs Energies $2.5bn Shell assets acquisition deal
Billionaire investor and philanthropist, Tony Elumelu, has revealed the backstory of one of Africa’s biggest indigenous oil deals—a $2.5 billion acquisition of Shell’s oil assets, backed by Afreximbank, which…
Fagbemi, Badaru, Idris lead FG’s delegation to Aminu Dantata’s burial in Medina today
The federal government has detailed a delegation of top government officials, led by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi; Minister of Defence, Mohammed…
Saudi Arabia approves Aminu Dantata’s burial in Madina
The Saudi Arabian government has approved the transportation of the body of late prominent business man and philanthropist, Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, from Abu Dhabi to the holy city…
