US, Iran weigh peace plan as Trump’s ‘hell’ warning nears deadline
With a U.S. deadline approaching, the United States and Iran received the framework of a plan to end their five‑week-old conflict, though Tehran rejected any immediate move to reopen the…
Easter tragedy: Herders, terrorists kill 16 in Benue, Kaduna
At least 16 people were killed in separate violent incidents in Benue and Kaduna states during Easter celebrations, leaving communities in mourning and prompting urgent calls for stronger security…
Bismarck Rewane backs refinery subsidy model to cut fuel costs
Economist and Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company, Bismarck Rewane, has proposed a shift in Nigeria’s fuel subsidy framework, advocating a refinery-based model that channels benefits directly to consumers. Speaking…
2027: Atiku hires US lobbying firm for $1.2m – Report
Ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has hired a Washington-based lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., to strengthen his reputational standing in the United States. Details of the deal are contained in documents filed…
Broadcasters demand apology from Wike over Seun Okinbaloye shooting comment
The Independent Broadcast Association of Nigeria (IBAN) has asked Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to retract a remark he made about Seun Okinbaloye, a journalist with…
CJTF fired stray bullet that killed Borno teenager – Army
The Nigerian Army says some members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) fired a stray bullet which killed a 14-year-old girl on Saturday, in the Costain area of Maiduguri,…
INEC suspends voter revalidation amid rising concerns
- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed all Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to step down all publicity and arrangements for the planned voter revalidation exercise. The directive came…
ADC faults INEC, insist on holding congress
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised Joash Amupitan, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), over his comments on the party’s planned congresses and convention. The opposition party…
‘I’d have shot Seun Okinbaloye through the TV’ – Wike
Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says he wanted to shoot Seun Okinbaloye, a journalist with Channels Television, over the latter’s comment on the tendency of…
Seplat Energy workers commence strike over welfare issues
Workers at Seplat Energy, Nigeria’s independent oil and gas producer, have commenced an indefinite strike. Jerry Amah, the general secretary of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria…
