NNPC BEGINS MODERNIZATION OF KADUNA, SECOND PORT HARCOURT REFINERIES The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) says the 150,000 barrels per day (bpd) Port Harcourt Refinery and Kaduna Refinery are undergoing a comprehensive overhaul, designed to meet world-class standards. The company said the rehabilitation done at the 60,000 bpd Port Harcourt Refinery and Warri Refinery was not the typical …

FRESH ISSUES IN OHANNAEZE JANUARY 10, ELECTION As the election to the presidency of the umbrella socio-cultural association of the Igbo people in Nigeria, Ohanaeze Ndigbo is set to hold on January 10, fresh issues have emerged that could shape the outcome. The determining issues include the strong demand and resolution to rotate the next president-general of the socio-cultural association …

PETER OBI: NIGERIA’S NUMBER ONE OPPOSITION LEADER – OMOKRI The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election, Peter Obi, has been named as Nigeria’s number one opposition figure. This declaration is coming ahead of the 2027 general elections, where Obi is expected to contest again after coming third in the last polls in 2023. Reno Omokri, a …

CBN CLARIFIES VOLUNTARY EXIT OF 1,000 STAFF The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reiterated that the 1,000 employees disengaged in December 2024 voluntarily opted for the Early Exit Programme and were not compelled to leave.CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso addressed this matter during an investigative hearing held by the House of Representatives’ ad-hoc committee, which is examining the circumstances surrounding …

UNKNOWN GUNMEN BURN ECWA CHURCH IN KADUNA, SIX HOUSES, RESIDENTS FLEE Unknown gunmen on New Year’s day attacked Unguwar Rogo in Ugom community of Maro ward, Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State. The Chairman of the Ugom Progressive Union, Ishaya Onussim, in a statement explained that the attackers vandalised properties, stole various farm products, burnt down six houses, and …

YAR’ADUA REVERSED PORT HARCOURT REFINERY SALE TO DANGOTE DUE TO OBASANJO’S SHARES IN CONSORTIUM, OTHER FACTORS, SAYS FALANA-LED ASCAB A group chaired by human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has revealed that the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua nullified the controversial sale of the Port Harcourt Refinery to a consortium led by Dangote Oil, after finding out that the deal …

US PRESIDENT-ELECT, DONALD TRUMP, TO BE SENTENCED ON JANUARY 10 OVER HUSH-MONEY SCANDAL In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — little over a week before he’s due to return to the White House — but promised not to jail him. Judge Juan M. Merchan, who presided …

TINUBU TO VISIT ENUGU, TO COMMISSION GOVERNOR MBAH’S PROJECTS President Bola Tinubu is set to embark on a state visit to Enugu on Saturday, where he will commission several projects executed by the administration of Governor Peter Mbah. The announcement was contained in a statement released on Friday by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia. Onyia said, …

RENO OMOKRI, FIRST NIGERIAN TO ABSEIL DOWN, CLIMB UP VICTORIA FALLS Reno Omokri, former Nigerian presidential spokesperson and author, has become the first Nigerian to abseil down and climb back up Victoria Falls. The feat was accomplished on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2025. Omokri completed the descent and ascent of the Batonka Gorge, a 354-foot drop, without a guide, …

HOW 140 POLICEMEN DIED IN FCT IN 2024 — CP The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, Olatunji Rilwan Disu has said some of his 140 active-duty officers perished as a result of Shiites, other violent protests, and high blood pressure in Abuja in 2024. Disu clarified the number of police officers who died while on duty or actively serving …

YOUR FRIENDS, GOVT OFFICIALS ARE ONLY ONES BENEFITING FROM YOUR REFORMS – RHODES-VIVOUR HITS TINUBU The 2023 governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, says the reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu are not beneficial to Nigerians. He argued that the majority of Nigerians have been plunged into hardship and suffering as a result of …

PRESIDENCY MUM AS OBI HITS TINUBU ON STATE OF NATION The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has said out of the approximately 580 days President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been in office as of December 29, 2024, 30% or about 180 days were spent abroad, in over 30 recorded overseas trips.Obi said …

NEW YEAR EVE MURDER: OGUN COUPLE, SON YET TO GET JUSTICE TWO YEARS AFTER It is exactly two years since the family of Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye were wiped off the surface of the earth, yet justice for them still lingers. It was the New Year day of 2023, and like many other believers, Kehinde, a former employee of the …

GTB GETS COURT ORDER TO RECOVER N1.9BN WRONGLY CREDITED TO CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS Guaranty Trust (GTBank), a tier-1 Nigerian bank with a market capitalisation of ₦1.68 trillion, has been granted a court order to recover ₦1.9 billion mistakenly credited to customer accounts between October 28 and 29, 2024. The error occurred when the bank processed duplicate transactions while handling unapplied NIP …

APC KICKS AS OBI WARNS TINUBU AGAINST FOREIGN MEDICAL TRIPS The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to set an example by utilising Nigeria’s healthcare facilities for his medical needs instead of travelling abroad.Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, stated that such a move would encourage Nigerians to …