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Four Rivers lawmakers defect to APC after Fubara’s switch
By Deborah Nnamdi Four members of the House of Representatives from Rivers State have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The defections occurred about one week after Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara joined the ruling party, signalling a major political realignment in the…
Read More »Tinubu to present 2026 budget to national assembly Friday
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to present the 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly on Friday, December 19, 2025. A formal communication from the Presidency is expected to be read on the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday to notify lawmakers and…
Read More »Tinubu nominates new petroleum regulators as NMDPRA, NUPRC chiefs resign
Two of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s most senior appointees in Nigeria’s petroleum regulatory sector have resigned from office, prompting the President to forward the names of their proposed successors to the Senate for confirmation. In a statement issued on December 17, 2025, the Presidency announced the resignation of Engineer Farouk…
Read More »Ahmed Musa retires from international football
By Deborah Nnamdi Ahmed Musa has announced his retirement from international football, bringing an end to a distinguished career with the Super Eagles of Nigeria that spanned nearly 15 years and included Nigeria’s triumph at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. The former Leicester City forward confirmed the decision on…
Read More »Rob Reiner’s son charged with parents’ murder in Los Angeles
The son of legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder following the couple’s deaths at their Los Angeles home. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced that Nick Reiner, 32, is accused of killing his parents,…
Read More »Teenager docked over murder of nine-year-old girl in stab attack
By Deborah Nnamdi A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a nine-year-old girl, following a fatal stabbing in Weston-super-Mare, England. Police identified the victim as Aria Thorpe, who was found dead at a house in Lime Close on Monday evening. A post-mortem examination revealed that the preliminary…
Read More »Nigerians face partial restrictions as Trump expands US travel ban
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”…
Read More »Ahmed Farouk dismisses Dangote’s corruption allegations as ICPC, Reps step in
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…
Read More »Mother sells 2mth old baby to pastor, fakes kidnap
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…
Read More »Four escape death as aircraft crash-lands at Owerri airport
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…
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