The International Press Institute (IPI), a global organisation committed to defending press freedom, has expressed concern over what it described as the growing wave of repression against the Nigerian media. Musililu Mojeed, President of IPI Nigeria and Editor-in-Chief of Premium Times, raised the alarm in Abuja during a dinner organised to honour Hadiza Hussaina Sani, retired Director of Digital Media …

The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA), has issued notice of an indefinite strike action over the refusal of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to address their demands. The strike is to take effect from Monday, 15th September 2025. In a press conference in Abuja on Monday, Dr. George Ebong said the decision followed a congress by …

Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), former Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has coun­seled ex-President Goodluck Jonathan to ignore those prompting him to contest in the 2027 presidential election. Several groups have been calling on Jonathan, who lost the 2015 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stage a political comeback in 2027. …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has rebuffed alleged bribery overtures and propaganda campaigns mounted by the Chief Executive Officer of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, Mr. Sijibomi Ogundele, and his team, insisting that the ongoing investigation into the N5.7 billion Smart Green Schools scandal in Enugu State will not be derailed. Reliable sources close to the anti-graft commission disclosed …

There is apprehension among Nigerians and energy sector stakeholders as Dangote Refinery begins fuel distribution nationwide with its Compressed Natural Gas trucks, today, Monday, September 15, 2025, During the weekend, hundreds of Dangote refinery’s trucks have already hit Nigerian roads from Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos State. The $20 billion refinery had announced that it invested N720 billion to import 4,000 compressed …

Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has described as unfair the demand for more taxes from Nigerians amid the profligacy and corruption by leaders. Moghalu questioned how oil revenues and billions of dollars in borrowed funds had been spent, stressing that accountability must precede any fresh tax demands. In a post on X on Sunday, …

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has once again criticised President Bola Tinubu’s removal of the fuel subsidy. Speaking in an interview on Sunday’s Politics, a programme on Channels Television, the human rights activist stated that no country in the world has completely abolished subsidies. “There’s no way you can remove subsidy completely. No country in the entire world …

More than 4,000 law graduates from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) have petitioned the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi SAN, seeking urgent intervention over their exclusion from the 2025/2026 Nigerian Law School Bar Part II vocational training admission exercise. In the petition signed by the group’s president, Mr. Adefowora Adedeji, and …

The Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, who was recently sentenced in the United States to over four years in prison for COVID-19 relief fraud, had previously been convicted of immigration fraud in 1991. Oloyede, 62, a dual citizen of Nigeria and the U.S. residing in Medina, Ohio, was sentenced on August 26, 2025, to 56 months’ …

The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has said the state was torn by divisions, instability, and broken trust” before the intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who appointed him to preside over the state for six months. Speaking during the Inter-Denominational Church Thanksgiving Service at the Ecumenical Centre in Port Harcourt, organized as part of …

Some elders in Rivers State have downplayed the imminent return of the suspended state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, as the six-month emergency rule comes to an end in a few days. The elders argued that the prolonged suspension had tamed Fubara and shifted political momentum in favour of his political godfather and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesome Wike. …

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Governor Umar Bago of Niger State has said it is mandatory for preachers to submit their sermons for approval. Speaking on TVC’s Politics on Sunday, the governor clarified some aspects of the law seeking to regulate preaching in the state. “I didn’t ban evangelism… For everyone going to sermon on Friday, he should bring his scriptures for review, and it’s …

Social commentator and good governance advocate, Bello Galadanci, popularly known as Dan Bello, has sparked heated debate after criticizing Chef Hilda Baci’s recent attempt to set the Guinness World Record for the biggest pot of jollof rice. Dan Bello described the Guinness record feet that drew over 20,000 audience as a distraction from Nigeria’s pressing development challenges. Writing on his …

Former Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Edward Onoja, has claimed that the immediate past Governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, promised that he would be his successor, but failed to fulfil his promise.Promoted Content Onoja made the claim on Saturday during an interview with Channels Television, adding that the former Governor made the promise to him in 2019. He added …