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By Deborah Nnamdi President Donald Trump has expanded a United States travel ban, barring nationals of five additional countries and people travelling on documents issued by the Palestinian Authority from entering the US. The White House said the new restrictions are aimed at “protecting the security of the United States” and will take effect from January 1. Under the expanded policy, full entry restrictions will now apply to citizens of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan and Syria, as well as individuals travelling on Palestinian Authority-issued or endorsed passports. Laos and Sierra Leone, which were previously under partial restrictions, have…

File photo: Ahmed Farouk, CEO, NMDPRA By Deborah Nnamdi The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Ahmed Farouk, has described corruption allegations levelled against him by the Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, as “wild and spurious,” saying he would rather clear his name before a formal investigative body than engage in public exchanges. In a disclaimer personally signed by him, Farouk denied issuing any public response attributed to him on the allegations and distanced himself from the claims circulating in the media. He said that as the regulator of a sensitive sector,…

Police in Delta State have uncovered that the reported abduction of a two-month-old baby along the NNPC Link Road in Ekpan was staged, after investigations revealed that the child’s mother sold the infant to a pastor and his wife for N1.5 million. The incident was initially reported on Monday at about 4 p.m., when the baby’s mother, identified as Successful Rita, claimed that suspected gunmen operating in a commercial tricycle, popularly known as a keke, snatched her child during a trip from Shaguolor Junction to Airport Road in Ekpan. According to her earlier account, two passengers—a man and a woman—were…

By Deborah Nnamdi Four persons narrowly escaped death on Tuesday evening after a Cessna 172 aircraft operated by Skypower Express crash-landed at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport in Owerri, Imo State. The incident occurred at about 6:58 p.m. as the aircraft was approaching Runway 17, according to a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance at the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Bimbo Oladeji. The aircraft, with registration number 5N-ASR, was en route from Kaduna International Airport to Port Harcourt International Airport when the crew declared an emergency and diverted to Owerri. Upon receiving the…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Lagos State Police Command has arrested and detained popular TikTok streamer Habeeb Hamzat, widely known as Peller, following a viral video that showed him driving recklessly and threatening to crash his car while livestreaming, an act that eventually led to a road accident on the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, said the arrest followed the circulation of a disturbing video recorded on Sunday, December 14, 2025, in which the 20-year-old content creator was seen driving while visibly distressed before crashing his vehicle. According to…

File photo: President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday led a nationwide protest against the worsening security situation across the country, calling on the federal and state governments to take urgent and decisive action to protect lives and property. The protest, which was held simultaneously in several states, was joined by civil society organisations and human rights activists. Demonstrators decried the increasing cases of kidnappings, banditry, and violent crimes, warning that insecurity was threatening livelihoods, economic activity,, and national stability. In Abuja, protesters marched from the NLC secretariat under the watch…

Suspected gunmen have abducted a two-month-old baby during an attack on a commercial tricycle along the NNPC Link Road in Ekpan, Delta State. The incident occurred at about 4 p.m. on Monday when the baby’s mother, Mrs Rita Oghale, boarded a tricycle, popularly known as a keke, from Shaguolor Junction to Airport Road with her two children. Mrs Oghale said two other passengers—a man and a woman—were seated at the back of the tricycle. She explained that as the vehicle approached the NNPC Link Road, near the Delta Careers College fence and shortly before the traffic light, the male passenger…

By Deborah Nnamdi The recent decline in electricity supply across Nigeria has been attributed to gas supply constraints that are limiting the optimal output and operational frequency of power-generating companies (GenCos). This explanation was disclosed on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, in a post by Nigeria National Grid on its official account on X. The platform, which provides grid status updates from the perspective of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, stated that gas shortages are the major reason for the nationwide drop in power supply. “Major reason for drop in power supply nationwide: GenCos are experiencing gas supply constraints affecting their…

Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over allegations of corruption and financial impropriety against the Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Ahmed Farouk. The petition, dated December 16 and submitted through Dangote’s lawyer, Ogwu Onoja (SAN), calls for the arrest, investigation, and prosecution of Farouk, accusing him of living above his means as a public servant. It was received by the office of the ICPC Chairman, Musa Aliyu (SAN). According to the petition, Farouk allegedly spent more than $7 million, without…

Plans to decorate Nurudeen Yusuf, aide-de-camp (ADC) to President Bola Tinubu, as a brigadier-general were shelved on Monday evening following last-minute interventions by two former chiefs of army staff, according to sources familiar with the development. Yusuf, who was only promoted to the rank of colonel in January, was reportedly slated for elevation to the one-star general rank through what was described as a “special presidential promotion,” a move that sparked unease within the military hierarchy. Under established military procedures, an officer is expected to serve as a colonel for at least four years and attend the National Defence College…