VAT GENERATED IN STATES ACROSS NIGERIA IN Q1 2025 Taraba: N2.33bn Lagos: N819.62bn Rivers: N278.23bn Oyo: N79.78bn Bayelsa: N27.26bn Kano: N22.97bn Edo: N20.73bn Delta: N20.04bn Akwa-Ibom: N16.08bn Kwara: N14.43bn Benue: N12.36bn Jigawa: N11.22bn Sokoto: N10.88bn Anambra: N10.73bn Ekiti: N10.17bn Adamawa: N9.12bn Kaduna: N8.12bn Borno: N7.87bn Ebonyi: N7.43bn Kogi: N7.33bn Ogun: N7.20bn Ondo: N7.14bn Nasarawa: N7.05bn Bauchi: N6.30bn Niger: N5.97bn Katsina: …

COURT ORDERS EL-RUFAI TO PAY N900M AS DAMAGES FOR ILLEGALLY ARRESTING, DETAINING CRITICS The Kaduna Division of the Federal High Court on Tuesday ordered the state’s former governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to pay N900 million as damages for violating the fundamental rights of Adara community elders in 2019. Justice Hauwau Buhari delivered the judgment in the suit filed by Awemi Dio …

COURT ORDERS EL-RUFAI TO PAY N900M AS DAMAGES FOR ILLEGALLY ARRESTING, DETAINING CRITICS The Kaduna Division of the Federal High Court on Tuesday ordered the state’s former governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to pay N900 million as damages for violating the fundamental rights of Adara community elders in 2019. Justice Hauwau Buhari delivered the judgment in the suit filed by Awemi Dio …

BILLIONAIRE ENUGU NATIVE DOCTOR ON THE RUN AS COMMUNITY BUSTS HIS UNDERGROUND SITE FILLED WITH DEAD VICTIMS Umuma Ndiagu community in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State has been thrown into shock following a chilling discovery of a native doctor who kills and buries people alive in his compound. The community to their utmost bewilderment discovered that the native …

DESPITE TINUBU’S DIRECTIVE, WIKE’S MEN YET TO UNSEAL PDP HEADQUARTERS Over 24 hours after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to unseal properties confiscated due to non-payment of ground rent, the national headquarters of the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is still under lock and key. On Monday, officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) embarked on mass …

NIGERIA’S DEBT TO HIT N162TRN AS PRESIDENT SEEKS N17TRN LOANS Nigeria’s public debt profile will rise to N162.025 trillion as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sought the National Assembly’s approval for fresh loans’. The president requested the legislature to approve new borrowing plans totaling $21.5 billion, along with €2.19 billion, 15 billion Japanese yen and a €65 million grant, as …

FEAR HEIGHTENS THAT RIVERS EMERGENCY RULE MAY LAST BEYOND SIX MONTHS Some political activists in Rivers State have expressed concerns over the body language of the Sole administrator, which according to them, might be an indication that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may be extending the State of emergency in the state. However, they are of the opinion that there is …

PDP NEC UNDER PRESSURE AS INEC VALIDATES WIKE-BACKED SECRETARY The fact-finding committee of the Peoples Democratic Party National Caucus, led by Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas, informed the 99th National Executive Committee meeting on Tuesday that the Independent National Electoral Commission had recognised Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the party’s National Secretary. On Monday, the NEC established a three-member committee led …

WIKE SHUNS TINUBU’S DIRECTIVE, DISRUPTS FIRS OPERATIONS FOR SECOND DAY Despite President Bola Tinubu’s intervention temporarily halting the sealing of property belonging to individuals and agencies accused of non-payment of ground rents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, has been accused of shunning the directive and disrupting operations of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Arabinrin Aderonke, …

PDP HOLDS NEC MEETING, EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER SORRY STATE OF THE NATION Communique Issued at the end of the 99th Meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Today, Tuesday, May 27, 2025 The National Executive Committee (NEC) of our great Party, at its 99th meeting today, Tuesday, May 27, 2025 thoroughly examined the State …

IDDO UNDER BRIDGE LANDLORD MAKES N32.2M YEARLY FROM RENT The yet-to-be-identified ‘landlord’ of Iddo Under Bridge, Lagos Mainland, Lagos State makes not less than N32,200,000 yearly for rent from the occupiers. On Sunday, May 25, 2025, the Federal Government (FG) through the Federal Ministry of Works ordered that structures under the bridge be demolished, citing safety concerns and the risk …

NORTHERN OPPOSITION SET TO UNVEIL MEGA POLITICAL PARTY Northern leaders in the opposition block are re-strategising and are spear heading efforts to form a new mega coalition political party that would be used to pursue the interests of the region and its people in the 2027 general elections. In a communique issued after the meeting of the National Political Consultative …

IGP EGBETOKUN, BATTLES KIDNEY CONDITION, STRUGGLES WITH OFFICE DEMANDS Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, is battling health challenges linked to a kidney condition, SaharaReporters has learnt. Multiple sources disclosed to the outlet that Egbetokun has been struggling with the aftermath of a kidney transplant he underwent several years ago while serving as a Chief Superintendent of Police. The sources attributed …

FG INAUGURATES COMMITTEE ON 753 HOUSES RECOVERED FROM EMEFIELE The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc Ahmed Dangiwa, has inaugurated a 12-member ministerial committee on the 753-unit housing estate recovered from Godwin Emefiele, located at Lokogoma district, Abuja. The estate was handed over to the ministry by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, last week, in line with …

WHY SAUDI AUTHORITIES DEPORTED SHEIKH GUMI TO NIGERIA – OFFICIAL Fresh details have emerged indicating that prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, was aware of the entry restriction imposed on him by Saudi Arabian authorities before he embarked on the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage. The Cleric had on Monday claimed in a public statement on his official Facebook page titled “My …