I HAVE NOT RESIGNED FROM PDP – ATIKU The former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has denied resigning from the party. Atiku described himself as a bona fide and loyal member of PDP. He accused desperate politicians of sponsoring the falsehood through a Facebook page. In a statement signed by his media aide, Paul Ibe, …

NNPC ANNOUNCES NEW SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced the appointment of a new senior management team. This follows the appointment of the Group Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors. In a statement on Friday, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC, Olufemi Soneye, announced the 8-man Senior Management Team. He stated that …

WHY NIGERIA HAS LOWEST GDP RATIO GLOBALLY – SHETTIM A Vice President Kashim Shettima has explained why Nigeria has one of the lowest tax-to-GDP ratios in the world. He spoke on Friday in Abuja at the 2nd Joint Workshop on 2025 National Budget organised by the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of …

AKPABIO TACKLES NATASHA, ABBO: APOLOGIZE AND COMPENSATE ME NOW OR FACE LEGAL ACTION Senate President, Goodwill Akpabio, has come hard on two of his traducers, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and former Senator Elisha Abbo, asking the duo to apologize and pay compensation to him now for malicious allegations or face legal action. This was contained in a press release issued on …

GUNMEN HIJACK FULLY LOADED BUS, KILL DRIVER, KIDNAP PASSENGERS IN OTUKPO, BENUE Tragedy struck in Ikobi, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State on Thursday night as gunmen hijacked a fully loaded Benue Links bus, killing the driver and kidnapping all passengers on board. The gunmen, however, left a toddler behind. Sources revealed that the assailants ambushed the bus along …

TRUMP’S TARIFF THREATENS $10BN US-NIGERIA TRADE The newly imposed 14 per cent tariff by US President Donald Trump on exports by Nigerian businesses presents a significant risk to the $10bn annual exports to the United States, potentially disrupting key sectors such as oil export and agricultural trade, experts and trade associations concerned about a potential global trade war stated on …

LP CARETAKER CHAIRMAN, NENADI USMAN, HAILS SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT THAT SACKED ABURE Senator Nenadi Usman, Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) Caretaker Committee, has described the recent Supreme Court judgment removing Julius Abure as the party’s National Chairman as a triumph for democracy and the rule of law. The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel, overturned …

I’LL SIGN YOUR CONDOLENCE REGISTERS, WIKE TELLS THOSE WHO WISHED HIM DEAD Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed rumours that he collapsed and was flown abroad for medical treatment, describing the claims as satanic and politically motivated. Speaking on Thursday while inspecting some projects in the nation’s capital, Wike said, “I don’t want to give credence …

COURT BARS PARTIES FROM GRANTING INTERVIEWS IN NATASHA’S CASE AGAINST AKPABIO A Federal High Court in Abuja has barred parties in the suit filed by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and three others from granting press interviews on issues relating to the case. Justice Binta Nyako issued the order on Friday following complaint …

BREAKING: SUPREME COURT SETS ASIDE JUDGMENT RECOGNIZING ABURE AS NATIONAL CHAIRMAN OF LABOUR PARTY The Supreme Court has set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja recognising Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). In a unanimous judgment on Friday, a five-member panel of the apex court held that the Court of Appeal …

NO RENAMING OF AZIKIWE HALL – UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN The University of Ibadan has rejected a proposal to rename Nnamdi Azikiwe Hall to Akintola Hall. According to Diaspora digital media (DDM) reports, the university emphasized that naming decisions are based on historical recognition rather than ethnic considerations. A social media discussion initiated the proposal to change the hall’s name. A …

FUBARA’S FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF, EHIE, AFRAID OF ARREST, RUNS TO COURT FOR PROTECTION A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has issued an order preventing the police, the Department of State Services (DSS), and other security agencies from arresting Edison Ehie, the suspended Chief of Staff to Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The ruling was given by Justice IPC Igwe …

IN A TWIST OF FATE, EX-GOV OBASEKI’S FAMILY CELEBRATES APC MONDAY OKPEBHOLO’S TRIBUNAL VICTORY Following the Edo State Election Petition Tribunal’s decision to uphold the election of Senator Monday Okpebholo as Governor of Edo State, the family of former Governor Godwin Obaseki has publicly lauded the ruling and praised Okpebholo’s initial actions in office. In a joint statement signed by …

TINUBU’S POLITICAL ADVISER, HAKEEM BABA AHMED, RESIGNS Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the political adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has resigned, Daily Trust reliably learnt. Impeccable sources in the presidency confirmed yesterday that the former spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) tendered his resignation about two weeks ago. The sources said Dr. Baba-Ahmed did not provide details of the reasons …

56 DAYS IN CAPTIVITY: I SAW HELL – GEN TSIGA Brig.-Gen. Maharazu Tsiga (rtd) a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, who spent 56 days in kidnappers’ den before he regained his freedom on Wednesday has recounted his harrowing experience in captivity. Specifically, the retired general revealed how he and other hostages were surrounded by hungry hyenas looking …