The lingering battle between the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and petroleum marketers over the importation and pricing of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, has taken a fresh turn, with the refinery considering restrictions on supplies to major marketers that continue to import the product. The proposed measure, which could t...
•Peter Obi and Tinubu Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s reported request for a United States (U.S.) court to restrict the release of records held by American law enforcement agencies in connection with historical investigations allegedly linking him to drug trafficking. ...
•Wanted Timipre Sylva and APC logo Former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the ruling party of abandoning its founding ideals. Sylva, in a resignation letter dated today, Monday, August 31, 2026, said he could no longer remain in the party, reports T...
•Tinubu, FBI operatives and US court President Bola Tinubu has filed a challenge in a US court to prevent the U.S. Department of Justice, FBI and DEA from releasing records linked to allegations of drug trafficking. The records are being sought by American transparency activist Aaron Greenspan, who filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) [&h...
•Tinubu and Atiku Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged the federal government to investigate and prosecute him if it has evidence linking him to the alleged $16 billion power expenditure while in office. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African DemocraticCongress, accused the President Bola Tinubu-led government of recyc...
•Benin-Asaba road As Nigerians lament the poor state of roads across the country, the federal government said yesterday it will review all concessioned roads to ensure the terms of contract were met to ease the pains of the people. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, who disclosed this when he went on an on-the-spot assessment […]
•Late Dolly Parton… through the years US country music legend Dolly Parton, who grew up poor in Tennessee and became a household name with hits like “Jolene,” has died at the age of 80, her family said today. “Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus,” her nephew said in […]
Activities across the South-South have been disrupted by a five-day gridlock triggered by worsening conditions on major roads, a challenge that has paralysed businesses in the zone and brought the economy to a standstill. Whereas the full effects of the crisis are difficult to estimate, manufacturers said they have lost over N500 billion to fa...
•Sowore and Amaechi Presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore and former Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi, who represented former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, clashed today during a political session at the 66th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The conference, themed “Beyond Limi...
•Mary Habila’s grave, the late nurse and Umahi The family of the late Mary Habila, popularly known as “Mara”, has disclosed that she lived with a heart condition caused by a hole in her heart before her death in June 2026. Habila, who was buried in her hometown of Nok, Jaba Local Government Area of […]

