Reports quoting various sources recounted in @DrCOmole ‘s new biography of @MBuhari , indicate that the late President of Nigeria was simply a prisonprisonerer held and caged by a powerful cabal. This is painful to read, but not surprising. If it is true, then obviously Buhari’s leadership capacity was overrated because he was not fully in charge. This is the …

The former Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Ahmed Farouk, is facing intensifying scrutiny following moves to pay more than ₦200 billion in outstanding bridging claims to oil marketers, according to a press statement sent to Channels Television by the Dangote Group on Wednesday. According to the statement, quoting industry sources, the company said …

Nigeria political commentator, Adeniyi Waziri, has called for the immediate arrest of Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, accusing him of deceiving Nigerians over an alleged fake tax reform law. In a post on X, Waziri claimed that the version of the tax reform law being promoted was not approved by the National …

A member of the House of Representatives, Abdussamad Dasuki, has called on lawmakers to urgently review the tax laws passed by the National Assembly following allegations that the version currently gazetted differs from what was approved by both chambers. Dasuki made the call while speaking under matters of privilege at Wednesday’s plenary session, where he urged the House to re-examine …

Former presidential candidate and Labour Party leader, Peter Obi, has delivered a blistering indictment of Nigeria’s political leadership, declaring that the country’s staggering youth unemployment crisis is not a failure of young people but a monumental collapse of leadership. Obi stated this in his verified ‘X’ handle on Tuesday while reacting to a recent ActionAid/Plan International report which revealed that …

In a season defined by gifts and goodwill, a quiet plea for political acknowledgment is emerging from the pulpits. As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu extends appointments to former critics like Reno Omokri—recently cleared by the Senate as an ambassador-designate—a core group of his earliest supporters watches with hopeful expectation. They are the thirty Christian bishops and clerics who defied intense …

Operatives of Nigeria’s anti-graft agencies on Wednesday evening cordoned off the residence of a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, in what sources described as a major escalation in a high-profile corruption investigation. Sources revealed that several enforcement vehicles belonging to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), accompanied by armed operatives, were deployed …

The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engineer Farouk Ahmed, has resigned from office amid a corruption allegation recently levelled against him by the Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally notified the Senate of Ahmed’s resignation while forwarding a request for the confirmation of a replacement to …

Commercial vehicle operations in some designated places in Enugu State have been restricted to the state’s newly-built bus terminals. The measure, according to an announcement by the state Ministry of Transportation, was aimed at decongesting the affected areas. The terminals are located at Holy Ghost Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, Garriki, Abakpa, and Nsukka. They were built by Gov Mbah …

Burkina Faso has released 11 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilots and crew members nine days after their detention, following high-level diplomatic intervention by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The release came shortly after a Nigerian delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, concluded engagements with the Burkinabè authorities in Ouagadougou, including talks with President Ibrahim Traoré. …

Fatima Buhari, daughter of late former President Muhammadu Buhari, has revealed that her father once believed his office in the Presidential Villa was being secretly monitored, forcing them to communicate by writing notes instead of speaking aloud. The revelation is contained in a new book, ‘From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari’, written by Dr Charles Omole, director …

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has contradicted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the 2025 revenue target claim, saying the government has only met N10.7 trillion out of projected N40.8 trillion. The president had, while addressing stakeholders of the Buhari Organisation who visited him at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, declared that Nigeria had …

The Presidency has faulted a recent Daily Trust editorial as exaggerated, alarmist, and misleading, accusing the newspaper of distorting Nigeria’s economic situation and ignoring visible government efforts which have eradicated hardship across the country. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, the Presidency said while it welcomes criticism from the media, …

United States President Donald Trump has frowned at the continued existence of Boko Haram, the Islamic State and other terrorist cells in Nigeria. Trump cited the activities of the jihadist groups as one of the grounds Nigeria was added to the list of countries facing restrictions on travel to the United States. “Radical Islamic terrorist groups such as Boko Haram …

The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream and Midstream) has invited the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and the CEO of Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Alhaji Faruk Ahmed, to appear before it following allegations and counter allegations by the duo. Dangote had on Sunday levelled allegations of corruption and economic sabotage …