Ojulari Raises Alarm, Says NNPC Under Attack

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, has disclosed that the company is facing sustained attacks from individuals opposed to its ongoing reforms. Ojulari made the remark during a meeting with

by News Editor

August 30, 2025

Life & Style·Headlines

TIME Names Bosun Tijani Among 100 Most Influential People In AI

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has been named among the TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for 2025. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the minister’s Special

by News Editor

August 30, 2025

Economy

Decades Of Neglect Cripple Nigeria’s Refineries – NNPC

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Bayo Ojulari, has admitted that rehabilitating Nigeria’s refineries has been a daunting challenge after decades of abandonment. Ojulari, who disclosed this while receiving a delegation from the Petroleum and

by News Editor

August 29, 2025

News·Headlines·News Update·Politics

NCoS Spends N14bn Feeding Awaiting Trial Inmates In Eight Months

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has disclosed that it spent more than N14 billion feeding inmates awaiting trial between January and August 2025. Official records show that the population of individuals held without trial has steadily increased over the past eight months.

by News Editor

August 29, 2025

Politics·Headlines

PDP Weighs Jonathan, Obi As Possible 2027 Presidential Candidates

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is considering former President Goodluck Jonathan and ex-Anambra State Governor Peter Obi among its possible southern candidates for the 2027 presidential election. Bauchi State Governor and Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Bala Mohammed, made the disclosure

by News Editor

August 29, 2025

News·Headlines·Politics

Atiku Demands Probe Into ‘Contrived’ Osun Voter Registration Figures

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for an immediate investigation into what he described as “contrived” voter registration figures recorded in Osun State, warning that Nigeria’s electoral credibility could be undermined if the anomaly is ignored. Speaking through his Media Adviser,

by News Editor

August 29, 2025

News·Headlines·Politics

Labour Party To Tinubu, Fix Insecurity Or Resign

The Labour Party (LP) has issued a scathing rebuke of President Bola Tinubu’s handling of the country’s worsening insecurity, urging him to either fulfill his constitutional duty of protecting Nigerians’ lives and property or step aside from office. In a statement on

by News Editor

August 29, 2025

News·Elections·Headlines·Politics

ADC Demands Forensic Audit Of INEC’s ‘Statistically Impossible’ Voter Data

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned that Nigeria’s 2027 general elections risk being compromised unless the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) urgently explains what it described as “statistically implausible” voter registration figures. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary,

by News Editor

August 29, 2025

News Update·Headlines·Politics

2027: Amaechi Vows To Contest ADC Presidential Primary

Former Rivers State Governor and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rotimi Amaechi, has reaffirmed his determination to vie for the presidency in 2027, declaring there will be “no retreat, no surrender” in his bid for the party’s ticket. Amaechi, who

by News Editor

August 29, 2025

Politics

Ex-Lagos Lawmaker Appeals To Tinubu For Nnamdi Kanu’s Release

Former Lagos State lawmaker, Jude Emeka Idimogu, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to grant clemency to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu, who was arrested in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2021 and extradited

by News Editor

August 29, 2025

Politics·Headlines

Tinubu Returns After Two-Week Official Visits To Japan, Brazil

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is back in Abuja following a two-week working trip to Japan and Brazil. His aircraft landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 1:20 a.m. on Thursday, August 28, 2025. On arrival, the President was received by top

by News Editor

August 29, 2025

Headlines·Grassroots

Two Reported Dead As Violence Erupts At Balogun Market

Panic swept through the popular Balogun Market on Lagos Island on Wednesday following a violent clash that reportedly claimed at least two lives. Videos circulating on social media captured the chaos. In one clip, a man believed to have been attacked with

by News Editor

August 28, 2025

News·Politics

PDP Slams Okpebholo Over N2.5bn Grant to UBTH, Labels Move “Reckless and Misplaced”

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly criticised Governor Monday Okpebholo’s decision to allocate N2.5 billion to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), describing it as reckless and politically motivated. Okpebholo had on Tuesday announced the

by News Editor

August 28, 2025

Headlines·News Update·Politics

APC Lagos Rebukes Obasanjo Over Tinubu Criticism

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has fired back at former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his recent remarks describing President Bola Tinubu as “competing with Buhari in incompetence.” In a statement issued on Wednesday, APC Lagos spokesman Seye

by News Editor

August 28, 2025

Politics·Headlines

2027: El-Rufai Rules Out Contesting, Says Focus Is On Supporting Credible Leadership

Former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has ruled out contesting for any political office in the 2027 elections, insisting that his renewed involvement in politics is solely to support credible leadership at both state and national levels. El-Rufai made this known

by News Editor

August 28, 2025

News Editor

Ojulari Raises Alarm, Says NNPC Under Attack

TIME Names Bosun Tijani Among 100 Most Influential People In AI

Decades Of Neglect Cripple Nigeria’s Refineries – NNPC

NCoS Spends N14bn Feeding Awaiting Trial Inmates In Eight Months

PDP Weighs Jonathan, Obi As Possible 2027 Presidential Candidates

Atiku Demands Probe Into ‘Contrived’ Osun Voter Registration Figures

Labour Party To Tinubu, Fix Insecurity Or Resign

ADC Demands Forensic Audit Of INEC’s ‘Statistically Impossible’ Voter Data

2027: Amaechi Vows To Contest ADC Presidential Primary

Ex-Lagos Lawmaker Appeals To Tinubu For Nnamdi Kanu’s Release

Tinubu Returns After Two-Week Official Visits To Japan, Brazil

Two Reported Dead As Violence Erupts At Balogun Market

PDP Slams Okpebholo Over N2.5bn Grant to UBTH, Labels Move “Reckless and Misplaced”

APC Lagos Rebukes Obasanjo Over Tinubu Criticism

2027: El-Rufai Rules Out Contesting, Says Focus Is On Supporting Credible Leadership

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