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PDP Slams APC Over Fubara’s Defection
The Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday blasted the All Progressives Congress over the defection of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, accusing the ruling party of orchestrating the political crisis that pushed Fubara out of the PDP. Reactions emerged from both the state and national levels of the opposition party, with leaders insisting that Fubara’s exit neither weakened the PDP nor...
NGF To Examines NNPCL Over Alleged $42bn Oil Revenue Shortfall
A renewed clash has emerged between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and Periscope Consulting, the audit firm hired by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum to examine an alleged under remittance of oil revenue totalling $42.37bn (about N12.91tn) to the Federation Account between 2011 and 2017. The dispute, revived by fresh submissions from both sides, has forced the Federation Account Allocation...
Reps Summon Ministers Over Poor Budget Implementation
The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Finance, Mr Wale Edun, and the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Mr Atiku Bagudu, over poor budget implementation. The House on Tuesday held a closed-door session with Edun, Bagudu, the Accountant-General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi; and the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji. A lawmaker who...
BENUE: US Congressman Seeks Global Attention To Address IDP Crisis
United States Congressman, Riley Moore, on Wednesday shared accounts of violence against Christian communities in Benue State, recounting what he said he was told during a visit to camps for internally displaced persons. Writing on X, Moore said, while in Benue, he met “dozens of Christians who were driven from their homes and subjected to horrific violence and now live...
Soyinka Cautions ‘Excessive’ Security Escort For Privileged Individuals
Professor Wole Soyinka caution President Bola Tinubu on his approach to regional security, domestic governance, and the use of state protection for privileged individuals. The nobel laureate said this at the 20th Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism Awards in Lagos on Tuesday. All these were captured in a now viral four-minute, 25-second video shared on Tuesday night by #Nigeriastories on...
AFCON 2025: Chelle Battles Squad List Deadline Amidst Unpaid Salaries
Eleven days to the start of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle is at the centre of an intense situation with the Nigeria Football Federation over unpaid salaries, just as he is yet to unveil his final squad for the tournament. The 2025 AFCON will be played from December 21 to January 18,...
Abia SSG Prof. Kenneth Kalu Proceeds On Leave Of Absence, Receives Governor Otti’s Commendation
The Secretary to the Abia State Government (SSG), Professor Kenneth Kalu, has received the approval of Governor Alex Otti to embark on a leave of absence to attend to pressing domestic matters requiring his physical presence in Canada. Governor Otti made the announcement during the State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting held on Monday, December 8, 2025, where he expressed deep...
Reps Faults Commercial Banks Of Perpetrating Illegal Charges, Deductions
The House of Representatives on Tuesday accused commercial banks of perpetrating illegality by deducting inexplicable monies from customers without remittances. The House Ad-hoc Committee Chairman, investigating the deduction of taxes from civil and public servants’ earnings and bank charges on customers’ accounts, Rep. Kelechi Nwogu, said this during an investigative panel in Abuja. Nwogu reiterated the panel’s mandate to ensure that...
Adeleke Officially Dump PDP For Accord Party
Governor Ademola Adeleke has officially joined the party yesterday, less than 24 hours to the governorship primary of the Accord Party, AP, in Osun State. It would be recalled that Governor Adeleke resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on December 1. However, the governor, yesterday, joined Accord Party to contest the election in 2026. The governor’s spokesperson, Mr Olawale Rasheed, in...
Nigeria, Sahel States Differ Over Alleged Airspace Violations
Conflicting accounts yesterday trailed the detention of a Nigerian Air Force, NAF, C-130 plane and 11 soldiers onboard in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. The Hercules aircraft and its occupants were detained by the Burkinabe government on Monday, with the crew, having been accused of entering the country’s airspace without clearance. While NAF claimed its crew landed the aircraft in Burkina Faso...
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