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2027::KWANKWASO FACES TOUGH DECISION MOMENT AS MORE HEAVYWEIGHTS FLOOD ADC Since the coalition of opposition leaders adopted the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as an official platform to contest the 2027 presidential election against President Bola Tinubu, there has been an influx of political actors into the party. The coalition led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Senate President, David …

DANGOTE REFINERY REDUCES FUEL PRICE TO N820 PER LITRE Dangote Refinery has reduced its ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit for the second time in two weeks. The 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery slashed its fuel price to N820 per litre from N840 per litre. This was contained in a fresh price template announced through its X account on Tuesday. The oil firm …

ABUJA PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS SUSPEND STRIKE Primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have suspended the strike they embarked upon in March. The teachers embarked on strike over the non-payment of N70,000 new minimum wage and backlogs of arrears by the six area council chairmen. FCT Minister, Nyemsom Wike, had last Thursday, met with the executives of the …

500 LAWYERS PETITION, DEMAND SACK OF NMDPRA BOSS A group of 500 public interest lawyers has stormed the Presidential Villa and National Assembly with a petition demanding the immediate sack and prosecution of Ahmed Farouk, the Chief Executive Officer, CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The lawyers cited grave allegations of corruption, abuse of office, …

SOLUDO FACES BACKLASH AFTER SAYING 99% OF ARRESTED KIDNAPPERS ARE IGBO, NOT FULANI Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has come under fire following comments he made during a speech in Maryland, United States, where he claimed that about 99% of all the arrested kidnappers in the state are Igbos, not Fulani herdsmen. The statement, made on July 7 during …

HOW UNN FEMALE STUDENT WAS MURDERED IN HOTEL – POLICE A female student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, who was murdered in a hotel last week was killed over N15,000 additional payment for second round of sex after initial N5,000 payment. This was revealed by the Enugu State Police Command on Monday, in a statement issued by Command’s …

US EMBASSY MANDATES NIGERIAN VISA APPLICANTS TO REMOVE SOCIAL MEDIA PRIVACY TO ENABLE BACKGROUND CHECKS The United States Mission in Nigeria has made it mandatory that all those seeking F, M, and J non-immigrant visas must adjust their personal social media accounts’ privacy settings to “public” to enable more thorough background checks. The new directive, announced on Monday through the …

NIGERIAN ENVOY TO GUINEA-BISSAU Is DEAD The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the passing of Mrs. Zainab Joy Momodu, Nigeria’s Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at the Nigerian Embassy in Guinea-Bissau, The Bureau Newspaper reports. Mrs. Momodu died on Monday, July 7, 2025, at the Military Hospital in Bissau following a brief illness, according to a statement issued by the …

COURT DIDN’T ORDER YOUR RECALL FROM SUSPENSION, SENATE LAWYER TELLS NATASHA The legal counsel representing the Senate in the suit over the suspension of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, from the Senate, has publicly challenged claims made by the embattled female lawmaker suggesting that a Federal High Court order has directed her recall from suspension from legislative functions. In a …

JAMB SETS 150 AS CUT-OFF MARK FOR UNIVERSITIES The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday announced 150 as the cut-off mark for admission into universities in Nigeria. JAMB made the decision on Tuesday during the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions, held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja. According to the board, the cut-off mark …