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”US Diverted Ukraine Missiles To Middle East” – Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed that the United States, under the administration of President Donald Trump, redirected 20,000 anti-drone missiles that were originally intended for Ukraine to American forces stationed in the Middle East. In an interview published by ABC News on Sunday, Zelensky said Ukraine had relied on the missile delivery to bolster its defence against ongoing Russian drone...
Discos Increase Bills By 107% Despite Poor Power Supply
Electricity distribution companies saw a shortfall of more than N202 billion in revenue collections for the first quarter of 2025, despite an increase in electricity billing nationwide. This was as data revealed that electricity billing by distribution companies increased by 106.68 per cent or N393.26bn year-on-year from the same period in 2024. According to the latest report published by the Nigerian...
”A’Ibom Gov’s Defection Sign Of Better Times Ahead” – Ita Enang
Sen. Ita Enang, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress, has stated that the state will see more positive developments as a result of Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno switching to the party. Enang spoke in Uyo, the state capital, on Sunday while reacting to the governor’s defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to APC. Enang, a former Special...
Ndume Cautions Tinubu Of Jonathan’s Loss Despite 22 Govs’ Support
Former Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume, on Sunday expressed fear that an upset awaits President Bola Tinubu at the next poll if he fails to learn from the defeat of former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015. Ndume gave the warning when he was featured as a guest on Sunday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today. In 2015, Jonathan...
”Petrol Subsidy Yields $84bn Gain, Finance 40 Roads” – Report
The federal government has said that President Bola Tinubu's elimination of the petrol subsidy has helped fund 40 important road projects throughout Nigeria in just two years, putting an end to a historic financial drain that cost the country over $84 billion. This was disclosed in a policy explainer published by the National Orientation Agency and titled “Two Years Later:...
”Dangote Refinery To Begin Petrol Sale Below N800/Litre” – Marketers
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has said the Dangote Petroleum Refinery should sell petrol below the current N825 per litre price being sold by the Lekki-based plant. IPMAN Publicity Secretary, Chinedu Udadike, in an interview with our correspondent, stated that the refinery had the necessary enabling factors to sell petrol below its current ex-depot price. Ukadike was reacting to...
‘Biafra War Was Never My Choice’ — Gowon Breaks Silence Calls For Unity, Forgiveness
'Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has opened up on the difficult decisions surrounding the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970), declaring that going to war was never his personal choice but one of the hardest moments of his leadership. General Gowon spoke during the 5th Convention of the Christian Men’s Fellowship of the Abuja Anglican Diocese, where he was...
FG Sympathizes With Zambia Over Lungu’s Death
The federal government has sent its condolences to the country's government and citizens following Zambia's former president Edgar Lungu's death on June 5, 2025. Lungu died at the age of 68 years. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, expressed Nigeria’s condolences in a statement on Saturday by Kimiebi Ebienfa, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “The departed President...
Ecobank Transnational Approves Adepoju As Executive Director
The Ecobank Group's parent company, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, has announced that Ayo Adepoju, a Nigerian, has been appointed to the board as Group Executive Director. According to a statement on Friday, the appointment became effective on Wednesday. Before his appointment, Adepoju was the Group Chief Financial Officer. ETI indicated that Adepoju’s expertise spans financial management, capital markets, strategic planning, capital raising...
US Targets 30 Individuals, Firms Supporting Iran’s Missile Programmes
The US Treasury Department has declared sanctions against over 30 people and businesses who are alleged to have assisted Iran in avoiding sanctions and laundering billions of dollars from the sale of oil and petrochemicals to finance its missile and nuclear programmes. The sanctioned network operated as a system of “shadow banking” involving front companies in places like Hong Kong...
