Hearing in a suit seeking to stop David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) suffered a setback on Monday at the Federal High Court in Abuja following the failure to serve court papers on David Mark and others as required by law. Justice Emeka Nwite billed to adjudicate in the party leadership dispute has, however, fixed September 30 …
Read More »IPI RAISES ALARM OVER MEDIA REPRESSION IN NIGERIA
The International Press Institute (IPI), a global organisation committed to defending press freedom, has expressed concern over what it described as the growing wave of repression against the Nigerian media. Musililu Mojeed, President of IPI Nigeria and Editor-in-Chief of Premium Times, raised the alarm in Abuja during a dinner organised to honour Hadiza Hussaina Sani, retired Director of Digital Media …
Read More »ABUJA DOCTORS PROTEST AGAINST WIKE, BEGIN INDEFINITE STRIKE OVER REFUSAL TO MEET DEMANDS
The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA), has issued notice of an indefinite strike action over the refusal of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to address their demands. The strike is to take effect from Monday, 15th September 2025. In a press conference in Abuja on Monday, Dr. George Ebong said the decision followed a congress by …
Read More »DON’T DENT YOUR IMAGE BY RUNNING IN 2027, SAGAY TELLS JONATHAN
Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), former Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has counseled ex-President Goodluck Jonathan to ignore those prompting him to contest in the 2027 presidential election. Several groups have been calling on Jonathan, who lost the 2015 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stage a political comeback in 2027. …
Read More »EFCC TURNS DOWN BRIBERY ATTEMPTS BY SUJIMOTO CEO, INSISTS ON DUE PROCESS
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has rebuffed alleged bribery overtures and propaganda campaigns mounted by the Chief Executive Officer of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, Mr. Sijibomi Ogundele, and his team, insisting that the ongoing investigation into the N5.7 billion Smart Green Schools scandal in Enugu State will not be derailed. Reliable sources close to the anti-graft commission disclosed …
Read More »MIXED FEELINGS AS DANGOTE REFINERY BEGINS FUEL DISTRIBUTION NATIONWIDE
There is apprehension among Nigerians and energy sector stakeholders as Dangote Refinery begins fuel distribution nationwide with its Compressed Natural Gas trucks, today, Monday, September 15, 2025, During the weekend, hundreds of Dangote refinery’s trucks have already hit Nigerian roads from Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos State. The $20 billion refinery had announced that it invested N720 billion to import 4,000 compressed …
Read More »IT’S UNJUST TO DEMAND MORE TAX FROM NIGERIANS AMID WASTE, CORRUPTION — MOGHALU
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has described as unfair the demand for more taxes from Nigerians amid the profligacy and corruption by leaders. Moghalu questioned how oil revenues and billions of dollars in borrowed funds had been spent, stressing that accountability must precede any fresh tax demands. In a post on X on Sunday, …
Read More »IMF, WORLD BANK BEHIND NIGERIA’S TOTAL REMOVAL OF FUEL SUBSIDY – FALANA
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has once again criticised President Bola Tinubu’s removal of the fuel subsidy. Speaking in an interview on Sunday’s Politics, a programme on Channels Television, the human rights activist stated that no country in the world has completely abolished subsidies. “There’s no way you can remove subsidy completely. No country in the entire world …
Read More »OVER 4,000 NOUN LAW GRADUATES PETITION ATTORNEY GENERAL OVER EXCLUSION FROM LAW SCHOOL
More than 4,000 law graduates from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) have petitioned the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi SAN, seeking urgent intervention over their exclusion from the 2025/2026 Nigerian Law School Bar Part II vocational training admission exercise. In the petition signed by the group’s president, Mr. Adefowora Adedeji, and …
Read More »HOW OSUN MONARCH JAILED IN U.S. FOR COVID RELIEF FRAUD, WAS PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED OF IMMIGRATION FRAUD
The Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, who was recently sentenced in the United States to over four years in prison for COVID-19 relief fraud, had previously been convicted of immigration fraud in 1991. Oloyede, 62, a dual citizen of Nigeria and the U.S. residing in Medina, Ohio, was sentenced on August 26, 2025, to 56 months’ …
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