Another explosion hits Rivers oil facility, protesters block East-West road
Another explosion has occurred at a pipeline manifold in the Omwawriwa axis of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State on Tuesday. This comes just hours after a similar…
FULL TEXT: Tinubu declares state of emergency in Rivers, appoints adminisitrators
TEXT OF THE BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES, DECLARING STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS STATE ON TUESDAY 18 MARCH 2025 Fellow Nigerians, I…
JUST IN: Tinubu declares state of emergency in Rivers, suspends Fubara, deputy, house of assembly
President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers state. The president made the announcement on Tuesday in a nationwide broadcast over the political crisis and instability…
Court rules INEC, not AGF, has right to prosecute electoral offences
The federal high court sitting in Abuja has ruled that the office of the attorney general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice lacks the power to initiate or…
Diezani asks court to stop EFCC from auctioning her seized assets
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, hmm has asked a federal high court in Abuja to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from auctioning all the properties…
Nigeria bails out Niger from fuel crisis despite diplomatic tensions
In a dramatic turn of events, Niger Republic has sought help from Nigeria to ease a crippling fuel shortage, despite months of diplomatic tensions and hostile rhetoric between the two…
PenCom empowers PFAs to approve retirement benefits without regulatory clearance
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has granted pension fund administrators (PFAs) full authority to approve and process several categories of retirement benefits without prior clearance from the commission. PenCom…
El-Rufai: We’re aware of Tinubu’s Chicago issue…but we supported him
Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, says he and other politicians supported President Bola Tinubu for the 2023 elections despite knowing about issues around his academic records at…
Access Bank champions stronger alliances to propel Intra-Africa trade at inaugural conference
Access Bank Plc, recently, convened leading policymakers, business executives, and industry stakeholders in Cape Town for the maiden Africa Trade Conference, a platform dedicated to unlocking the continent’s vast…
How I escaped with wife, child ….lost mechanic, car to Otedola Bridge tanker fire – Dotun Oladipo
I write this from a point of pain and gratitude. Pain because of the death of a hard working and honest man, Rotimi Olaleye, who is both a great…
