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Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of planning to manipulate Nigerians with political tactics ahead of the 2027 elections. In an interview with Trust TV, Dalung claimed that Tinubu’s government has no real intention of developing Nigeria but will engage in strategic deception to sway public opinion. He predicted that as part of this strategy, the government would reduce the price of petrol to N500 per liter to create an illusion of relief and progress. “The government is playing pranks with Nigerians. It has no intention of developing Nigeria; it will only…

President Bola Tinubu has directed the military to eradicate banditry and other security threats across Nigeria by the end of 2025. The Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, disclosed this in a viral video, emphasizing that security forces will intensify their offensive against bandits and other criminal elements. Badaru stated that bandits are currently on the run, but the military will not relent until they are completely eliminated. “The bandits are now on the run, but the military will not rest until we end this. The president has given us marching orders to end insecurity in every part of our country…

Nigeria’s upstream oil regulator has announced it will block export permits for oil producers who fail to meet their required crude supply quotas for local refineries, including the Dangote Refinery, Africa’s largest. The Petroleum Industry Act mandates oil producers, including international oil companies, to allocate a portion of their crude production to domestic refineries before exporting—a requirement known as the Domestic Crude Supply Obligation. However, oil producers argue they have been unable to comply because local refiners are not offering competitive prices. This has led the Dangote Refinery to call on regulators to enforce the law. In a statement on…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that aspirants for the Anambra State governorship primary will be required to pay ₦50 million to obtain the nomination and expression of interest forms. In a statement released on Monday, the party also unveiled its timetable and schedule of activities leading up to the primary election. According to the schedule, signed by APC’s National Organising Secretary, Suleiman Argungu, female aspirants and Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDs) will only need to pay ₦10 million for the expression of interest form, while the nomination form will be issued to them free of charge. Additionally, young…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arraigned former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Apo over allegations of fraud relating to the ₦6 billion Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Station contract. The EFCC amended the charges against Agunloye, filing seven counts that include forgery, disobedience of a presidential directive, and gratification. The anti-graft agency alleged that on May 22, 2003, while serving as minister, Agunloye awarded the contract for the 3,960MW Mambilla Power Project to Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited (SPTCL) without budgetary provision, approval, or cash backing.…

Suspected kidnappers have abducted the Onogie of Udo-Eguare, a traditional ruler in Igueben Local Government Area, Edo Central, along with several others whose exact number remains unknown. The Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Yamu, confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday, revealing that the monarch was attacked while traveling on a motorcycle, and his rider—commonly referred to as an Okada rider—was shot dead during the ambush. According to the police statement: “The command has received a report of the unfortunate kidnapping of some persons, including the Onogie of Udo-Eguare, a 21-year-old man, late on Sunday night. He…

The Deputy Prime Minister of the United States of Biafra (USB), Dr. Ngozi Orabueze, has stated that the sustained Monday sit-at-home compliance in the South-East for over three years is a clear indication that the Igbo people are fed up with Nigeria. The sit-at-home protest began three years ago following the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). While IPOB later called off the order, businesses and public activities across the South-East continue to shut down every Monday, reflecting strong adherence to the movement. In a statement on her official X (formerly Twitter) account on…

President Bola Tinubu has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to compel the National Assembly to initiate impeachment proceedings against him over alleged human rights violations. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1334/2024, was filed by legal practitioner Olukoya Ogungbeje, with the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), listed as the second defendant. Ogungbeje is seeking six principal reliefs from the court, including a declaration that the alleged suppression of peaceful protests by the Tinubu administration constitutes an impeachable offense. He claimed that between August 1 and 10, 2024, the government…

The Edo State House of Assembly has filed a lawsuit against the 18 suspended local government chairmen, seeking judicial clarification on its authority to suspend them under Section 20 of the Edo Local Government Law, 2000 (as amended). The lawsuit, filed at the Edo State High Court in Benin under suit number B/34/2025, was instituted by the Assembly’s legal counsel, C. O. Edosa. The suspended chairmen, Edo State Governor Senator Monday Okpebholo, and other officials are listed as defendants, while the Speaker, Chief Blessing Agbebaku, and councillors from the 18 local government areas are the claimants. The claimants presented…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the 2024 Edo State governorship election, Asue Ighodalo, have closed their case at the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja after presenting 19 witnesses. Ighodalo and the PDP are challenging the victory of Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who was declared the winner of the September 21, 2024 election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The petitioners’ lawyer, Robert Emukpoeruo (SAN), announced the closure of their case on Monday after an INEC official, Anthony Itodo, tendered five additional Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) devices…