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Man, two friends nabbed for allegedly staging fake kidnap for N1.5m ransom
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old truck driver, Tobi Oluwatuyi, and two of his friends for allegedly masterminding a fake kidnapping to extort N1.5 million from his family. The suspects, identified as 20-year-old Jubril Abu and 21-year-old Segun Oluwatuyi, were arrested after a concerned citizen reported to…
Read More »Fubara formally joins APC, receives party membership card
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), days after resigning from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Fubara was received on Friday at the Government House, Port Harcourt, by a delegation led by the APC State Chairman, Chief Tony Okocha, and the Minister of…
Read More »Dangote crashes ex-depot petrol price from ₦828 to ₦699 per litre
Photo: Dangote promised stable, cheaper petrol for local market Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery has again reduced the gantry price of petrol, cutting the ex-depot rate from ₦828 to ₦699 per litre, according to real-time pricing data from Petroleumprice.ng. The adjustment, which took effect on December 11, 2025, represents a 15.58%…
Read More »S’Court voids Tinubu’s pardon for Maryam Sanda
…Insists on husband-killing wife’s death by handing Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday overturned a presidential pardon granted to Maryam Sanda, an Abuja woman convicted of murdering her husband and reinstated the death sentence imposed on her in 2020 after a high-profile domestic violence trial. Sanda was found guilty by an…
Read More »EFCC docks former Labour Minister over alleged N2.14bn contract fraud
By Deborah Nnamdi Former Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has been ordered remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre by Justice Mariam Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Gwarinpa, following his arraignment on an eight-count corruption charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).…
Read More »Explosion rocks NNPC/Chevron Escravos–Lagos pipeline in Delta State
…NNPC launches investigation, but sources say it was sabotaged By Douglas Maha, Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has confirmed an explosion on the Escravos–Lagos pipeline system, a major national gas artery, disrupting gas supply operations after a rupture on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. What caused the explosion…
Read More »2027: No automatic ticket for Peter Obi – Labour Party
Nigeria’s Labour Party said on Thursday it will not grant automatic tickets to any aspirant ahead of the 2027 general elections, adding that its 2023 presidential flagbearer, Peter Obi, will also be required to contest competitive primaries if he seeks the nomination. Labour Party National Publicity Secretary Obiora Ifoh told…
Read More »Police nab man over murder of nursing mother, baby in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man, Sahabi Rabi’u, for the gruesome killing of a nursing mother and her 10-month-old baby in Sheme village, Faskari Local Government Area of the state. According to the command, Rabi’u confessed during interrogation that he and an accomplice—who is now on…
Read More »EFCC to arraign ex-labour minister Ngige Friday over alleged abuse of office
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed an eight-count charge against former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige, over allegations of contract abuse and misuse of office during his tenure. Ngige is expected to be arraigned on Friday at the FCT High Court in Gwarimpa, Abuja,…
Read More »Rivers’ political tension deepens as speaker, governor trade accusations
By Deborah Nnamdi A new wave of political tension is rising in Rivers State as the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule, and Governor Siminalayi Fubara exchange sharp accusations over governance, communication breakdown, and alleged constitutional infractions. Amaewhule on Thursday accused Governor Fubara of reigniting the…
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