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Former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to retrieve her seized properties from individuals and companies who bought them. In an amended suit filed by her counsel,

Oil prices rose slightly on Monday following concern over a global economic slowdown driven by escalating trade tension between the United States and other nations. Brent futures rose 41 cents or 0.6%, to stand at $70.99 a barrel by 0336 GMT, while

MTN Nigeria’s service revenue surged by 35.6% in March following tariff adjustments implemented in February. A report by its group office in South Africa on Monday, also said expectations for further growth in 2025 are expected from the country following the tariff

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that foreign debt service gulped about $5.47 billion between January 2024 and February 2025, further indicating the increasing burden on the nation’s revenues as well as pressures on external reserves and fiscal stability. This

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) have backed corps member Ushie Ushie Rita Uguamaye also known as Raye, over her viral video criticising the Federal Government’s policies. Raye, a Lagos-based corps member went viral recently

A former Niger Delta agitator turned traditional ruler, Asari Dokubo, has accused organizers of the reception held in honour of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, in Abalama, Asari-Toru Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State of staging the event as a calculated plot

In a tense and unfolding political drama, the Rivers State House of Assembly has leveled serious accusations against Governor Siminalayi Fubara, claiming that he is deliberately stalling the implementation of a Supreme Court judgment. Specifically, the Assembly alleged that the governor is

Tragedy occurred in Igbesa, Ogun State, on Thursday as Inspector Ajele Oloyede of the Nigeria Police Force passed away from a self-imposed gunshot wound while on duty at a ceramics company. The situations concerning the incident remain uncertain, and police authorities have

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has yet to respond to accusations by a corps member named Ushie Uguamaye who claims she is facing intimidations from NYSC officials for criticising President Bola Tinubu and his administration. Uguamaye, who serves in Lagos posted

The United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa has given President Donald Trump the green light to impose stringent sanctions on Nigeria in response to the widespread killing of Christians in the country. The decision followed a congressional hearing on Wednesday,

President Tinubu has reasserted his determination to economic reforms – describing them as critical for Nigeria’s long-term stability notwithstanding the immediate hardships. While addressing former National Assembly colleagues from the Third Republic at the State House, Tinubu cautioned that decades of fiscal