ENUGU, NIGER TRAGEDIES: LAWMAKER TO SPONSOR BILL REGULATING TANKER MOVEMENT The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Ikenga Ugochinyere, has indicated interest to sponsor a legislation to regulate the movement of petrol laden tankers across the country, at night. He said the legislation when it eventually becomes a law would avert the recurrence of such tragedies …

NATIONWIDE PROTEST LOOMS AS NIGERIANS REJECT TELECOM TARIFF INCREASE A nationwide protest is currently brewing in Nigeria following the recent approval by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, for telecommunication operators to increase tariff by 50%. Following the mounting financial struggles birthed by the devaluation of the naira and increasing operational costs in Africa’s most populous nation, telecom operators like MTN …

DEFAMATION: I HAVE FORGIVEN DELE FAROTIMI – AFE BABALOLA Legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), says he has forgiven human rights activist Dele Farotimi whom he accused of defamation. Babalola, the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), who stated this during a visit by Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and other traditional rulers, said he would also …

MARKETERS MAY DUMP DANGOTE FUEL AS IMPORTED PETROL COSTS ₦‎922/LITRE Oil marketers have revealed that the landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) as of Friday was N922.65 per litre. Dealers said this cost factors in various expenses including shipping, import duties, and exchange rates. The amount is a considerable reduction of N32.35 from the N955 per litre offered at …

LET US NAME NIGERIA AFTER OUR PRESIDENT BYLASISI OLAGUNJU Two major projects were announced in Abuja last week: a polytechnic and a military barracks. Both were named after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I thought the president would say no to such fawning sycophancy. But no. He appears to love it. He actually sat and presided over the inauguration and naming …

BRAZIL PROTESTS US DEPORTATION OF 88 CITIZENS IN HANDCUFFS Brazilian officials demanded that U.S. agents remove handcuffs from a group of deportees flown to Brazil on Friday. A prominent minister in President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s administration condemned the practice as a “blatant disrespect” for the rights of Brazilian citizens, Reuters reports. Acting on orders from Justice Minister Ricardo …

TROUBLE IN LAGOS GAC: ADEFUYE, OBANIKORO CLASH OVER OBASA’S IMPEACHMENT A member of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), Musiliu Obanikoro, has strongly criticized the statement made by his colleague, Anthony Adefuye, expressing support for the impeached Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa. In the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, the highest decision-making body is …

ENUGU VIGILANTE CAUGHT FULANI HERDSMEN AFTER FAILED KIDNAP ATTEMPT A Vigilante group in Udi Local Government Area in Enugu State has apprehended some Fulani herdsmen who made attempt to kidnap a cattle buyer. The cattle buyer was tricked to the bush by the herdsmen that they wanted to sell a cow. Unfortunately, they brought out guns, but the cattle buyer …

AZUTA-MBATA’S EMERGENCE AS OHANNAEZE PG PROVES ENEMIES OF NDIGBO WRONG – MASSOB The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has said the emergence of Senator John Azuta Mbata, an Ikwerre man, as the President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo has proved the critics of Igbo people wrong. MASSOB also claimed that the election of Mbata has …

PDP, A DIVIDED HOUSE AS 11 NWC MEMBERS MOVE AGAINST DAMAGUM, ANYANWU The uneasy calm within the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reached its height at the weekend as 11 out of the 17 members of the party leadership disowned the Acting National Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum, and the embattled National Secretary, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu. …

FOUR BANKS RISK USSD DISCONNECTION TODAY Four major banks are on the brink of having their Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services cut off today due to unpaid debts to telecom operators. Despite a January 15, 2025, warning from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which granted operators the green light to disconnect the banks over outstanding payments, these financial giants …

LAGOS MOTOR PARKS WHERE REFUSE COMPLETES WITH COMMUTERS Despite massive advocacy campaigns by the Lagos State Waste Management Authority to sensitise residents on the tenets of effective waste management and proper waste disposal, to achieve a cleaner and healthier environment, motor parks operate without waste collection facilities, forcing commuters to engage in indiscriminate dumping of refuse. SODIQ OJUROUNGBE reports In …

27 SOLDIERS KILLED IN JIHADITS SUICIDE ATTACK IN NORTHEAST At least 27 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a deadly suicide attack carried out by jihadists in the northeastern region of the country, two military sources revealed on Sunday. The incident, which occurred on Friday evening, also left several troops critically injured. According to the sources who spoke with TheGuardian, the …

ENUGU APPROVES CLIMATE POLICY, OFF-GRID ELECTRICITY STRATEGY, TARGETS 792,000 NEW JOBS Governor Peter Mbah has approved the Enugu State Climate Policy and Action Plan (ESCPAP), making it the first sub-national government in Nigeria to adopt a long-term climate strategy that incorporates emissions modeling, microenergy audits, and extensive stakeholder engagement. Also, the State Executive Council has approved the Enugu State Off-Grid …

ENUGU GOVERNOR, PETER MBAH, VISITS SCENE OF ENUGU TANKER EXPLOSION, SAYS WE WON’T WAIT FOR FG TO FIX OTHER SECTION OF THE ROAD Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State says the state government will not wait for the federal government to fix the other section of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, assuring that whatever needs to be done will be explored. Mbah …