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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, who was recently convicted and sentenced by a Federal High Court in Abuja over financial misappropriation linked to the Mambilla and Zungeru power projects. EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, confirmed during a press briefing on Tuesday that the former minister was apprehended at about 3:30 a.m. in Kano after weeks of surveillance and intelligence operations. According to Olukoyede, the anti-graft agency had in January 2025 filed charges against Mamman for allegedly diverting more than ₦33 billion earmarked for the Mambilla and Zungeru hydroelectric power projects. He…

Desmond Elliot, the lawmaker representing Surulere Constituency I in the Lagos State House of Assembly, has explained why he signed the impeachment notice against Speaker Mudashiru Obasa during the leadership crisis that rocked the Assembly in January 2025. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, the actor-turned-politician said he was outside Nigeria when the impeachment occurred and believed the move had the backing of the presidency. Elliot made the clarification while reacting to claims by Femi Gbajabiamila, who reportedly alleged that intelligence reports linked him to the impeachment plot and almost cost him his position. According…

Fresh details have emerged surrounding the abduction of school pupils and the killing of two teachers alongside an okada rider in Ahoro-Esiele, Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, as security operatives uncovered alleged telephone communications between suspected informants and the kidnappers. The Nigeria Police Force said investigations revealed that some suspects allegedly maintained contact with the abductors before, during and after the attack, providing information that aided the criminals’ movement through routes within the National Park to hidden locations believed to have served as safe havens. The breakthrough reportedly led to the arrest of six suspects, who are currently…

Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has reduced the price of aviation fuel, also known as Jet A1, from N1,750 to N1,650 per litre in a move aimed at easing the financial burden on airlines and ensuring steady fuel supply across the country. In a statement released on Tuesday by the refinery’s media team, the company said the price reduction forms part of broader measures introduced to support airline operators and fuel marketers amid rising operational costs in the aviation sector. The refinery also announced a 30-day interest-free credit facility for marketers and airline operators, backed by bank guarantees. In addition,…

The Nigeria Democratic Congress has officially closed the sale of Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for its 2027 presidential ticket amid indications that former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was the only aspirant who purchased the forms. The party, however, announced a one-week extension for the collection of Expression of Interest Forms for other elective positions, including governorship, Senate, House of Representatives and State Houses of Assembly seats. Sources within the party disclosed that at the close of sales for the presidential ticket, Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, remained the sole aspirant to obtain the forms.…

Manchester City are reportedly preparing for the possible departure of legendary manager Pep Guardiola at the end of the season, despite the Spaniard insisting he still has a year remaining on his contract. According to reports, senior figures within the club now expect Guardiola to leave following Sunday’s crucial Premier League clash against Aston Villa, which could mark the end of one of the most successful managerial eras in English football history. Although City officials continue to publicly maintain that Guardiola remains contracted for next season and are hopeful he will stay, preparations for his anticipated exit are already believed…

Arsenal moved a step closer to winning the Premier League title after securing a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Burnley at the Emirates Stadium. A first-half header from Kai Havertz proved decisive as the Gunners extended their lead at the top of the table to five points ahead of Manchester City, who still have a game in hand against AFC Bournemouth on Tuesday. Arsenal dominated much of the first half and nearly opened the scoring earlier through Leandro Trossard, whose long-range strike hit the post. The breakthrough came in the 37th minute when Bukayo Saka delivered a corner into the box…

The United States Africa Command, AFRICOM, has confirmed additional coordinated airstrikes against ISIS fighters in Nigeria’s North-East, marking a fresh phase in ongoing joint counterterrorism operations with the Nigerian military. In a statement released Monday, AFRICOM said U.S. forces, working in coordination with the Government of Nigeria, carried out targeted kinetic strikes against ISIS positions in the region on May 17, 2026. The command said intelligence confirmed that the targets were ISIS militants, adding that full battle damage assessments were still ongoing. “On May 17, 2026, U.S. Africa Command, in coordination with the Government of Nigeria, conducted additional kinetic strikes…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released an updated list of senatorial aspirants disqualified from participating in its primary elections, removing former Bayelsa East senator Ben Murray-Bruce from the earlier list of candidates not cleared by the party’s screening committee. The party had initially announced that 47 aspirants failed to scale its screening exercise conducted in line with internal guidelines and procedures. However, in the revised list issued on Monday, Murray-Bruce’s name was conspicuously absent, signaling a review of the earlier screening outcome. Despite the adjustment, several notable aspirants, including Rivers politician Tein Jack-Rich, remain among those disqualified from contesting…

The high-profile bribery trial of former Nigerian petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke entered a crucial stage on Monday as jurors at Southwark Crown Court began deliberations after nearly four months of proceedings. According to Reuters, the jury was sent out shortly before 12:30 p.m. to consider verdicts on eight charges brought against Alison-Madueke and her co-defendants. Alison-Madueke, 65, who served as Nigeria’s minister of petroleum resources from 2010 to 2015 under former President Goodluck Jonathan, has pleaded not guilty to five counts of accepting bribes and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery. Prosecutors told the court that the former minister…