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DANGOTE REFINERY WILL NOT SELL FUEL BELOW MARKET PRICE — PRESIDENCY The Nigerian Presidency has said that Dangote Refinery will not sell its product including Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) below the official market price. On Tuesday, Aliko Dangote, the Chairman of the Dangote Group, formally declared the commencement of petroleum production at his highly anticipated refinery. This significant milestone marks …

WHY I WON’T SURRENDER TO NIGERIAN AUTHORITIES – WANTED BRITON The British national recently declared wanted by the Nigerian Police, Andrew Wynne, has stated that he will not turn himself in, citing fears that he would be tortured or killed if he surrenders.Naija News reports that Wynne, along with Nigerian citizen, Lucky Obiyan, are accused of allegedly attempting to overthrow …

ICPC GRILLS FORMER MINISTER, CHRIS NGIGE,OVER CONTRACT AWARD The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Wednesday quizzed Chris Ngige, a former minister of labour and employment, over alleged wrongdoing. Ngige, who served as minister in the cabinet of former President Muhammadu Buhari, is accused of malpractices in the award of contracts at the Nigeria Social Insurance …

WHAT NIGERIANS DON’T KNOW ABOUT TINUBU’/OANDO OIL.DEAL, BY IFEANYI IZEZEAlso, how do you explain that barely few months from the announced acquisition of all Agip’s onshore assets by Tinubu’s Oando, the federal government is coming out to announce to us that all contentious issues around OPL 245, Nigeria’s most lucrative deep offshore oil acreage has been resolved and lease handed …

NSIDE FUBARA’S UNENDING FIGHT WITH WIKE It is obvious to all that an end is far from near in the raging political quarrel between the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and his estranged political godfather, Nyesom Wike. Wike, the incumbent Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, single-handedly installed Fubara as his successor in Rivers State. However, their relationship …

MASS RESIGNATION IN NIGERIAN ARMY OVER POOR WELFARE, SOLDIERS JOIN BRITISH, UKRAINE ARMIES Many soldiers have resigned from the Nigerian Army to join the military forces of other countries, including the British Army, Ukrainian Army, and other Commonwealth nations.According to sources who spoke to SaharaReporters, the mass resignation is attributed to poor welfare, inadequate equipment, and lack of motivation within …

HOW WE SPENT 36 YEARS IN NIGERIA WITH 10-DAY VISA – AMERICAN TOURISTS Liza Gatsby, and Peter Jenkins, two American tourists, have told the story of what led them to spend over 36 years in Nigeria instead of the 10-day transit visas that were approved for them in 1988.The two tourists made the revelation in an interview with a content …

AGAIN, SUSPECTED HERDSMEN KILL FARMER IN ENUGU COMMUNITY Terror struck at the heart of Agu-Amede autonomous community in Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State, as people suspected to be herdsmen killed a farmer, Francis Odoh. According to community sources, the tragic incident occurred on Tuesday, when Odoh was killed close to his farm. This latest assault has reignited …

NIGERIAN GOVT PREFER TO HOLD ME THAN DEAL WITH TERRORISTS – HUNDEYIN Nigerian investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, has revealed why the Nigeria Police Force declared him wanted and labelled him as an accomplice in the trial of whistleblower Isaac Bristol Tamunobifiri, identified by Nigerian authorities as PIDOMNigeria. Hundeyin in an interview with News Central TV on Wednesday, said that the …

FG CAN,’T FIX PRICE OF PETROL – MINISTER The federal government of Nigeria has no hand in fixing the price of petrol in the country.This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri after meeting the Vice President, Kashim Shettima President Bola Tinubu had mandated the Vice President, Kashim Shettima to convene a high-level meeting aimed …