Tantita uncovers illegal export jetties shipping stolen crude offshore
The Joint Committee On Petroleum Resources of the Senate and House of Reps, has been presented with a report detailing how Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited discovered a sophisticated illegal export channel that has been funnelling vast quantities of stolen Nigerian crude oil to offshore vessels through clandestine jetties and Continue Reading
Kwara State :Unknown gunmen kidnap Newly Installed Monarch, Wife, One Other
Suspected bandits have reportedly attacked the palace of a traditional ruler in Olayinka community, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, abducting the monarch, wife and one other person in the early hours of Saturday. Sources told SaharaReporters that the armed assailants stormed the palace at about 1:40am, firing sporadically Continue Reading
US:Two Nigerians Face 100 Years In Jail Over $100m Scam
Two Nigerian men, Akinade Raheem and Abayomi Eletu, are facing 50 years in prison each for an alleged multiple tax fraud scheme involving stolen identities to steal more than $100m from the Internal Revenue Service in the United States. In a statement by the Department of Justice on Wednesday, Raheem Continue Reading
If APC diverted LG, pensioners’ funds, I can’t – Adeleke; ‘this is blackmail,’ party kicks
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke and the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State have disagreed over reasons local government council staff were not getting paid at the council. The Governor had during a stakeholders meeting in the State disclosed that his administration shouldering of LG workers’ salary stalled Continue Reading
Meeting With President: What Renewed Hope Leaders, Ambassadors Say| Tunde Rahman
It was President Bola Tinubu’s inaugural meeting with the leaders and coordinators of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, the main vehicle for his 2027 re-election campaign. Held on Thursday April 16 at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the President delivered an outstanding speech at the meeting, challenging the ambassadors to boldly discharge Continue Reading
CAN denies inviting Sultan of Sokoto to Abuja airport chapel ceremony
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has denied media reports that the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, was invited to serve as the “Royal Father of the Day” at the proposed foundation-laying ceremony of the Ecumenical Chapel at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. CAN’s media office, Continue Reading
UTME: Oloyede says exercise largely smooth as JAMB records minimal hitches, warns against exam fraud
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has said the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has recorded minimal challenges across the country, with the exercise largely progressing smoothly. Oloyede stated this on Saturday during a monitoring visit to Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres in Continue Reading
Bauchi governor ends efforts at joining APC
An official has announced that the negotiations between Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, the Tanimu Turaki-backed faction of the Peoples Democratic Congress (PDP) and the leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) have collapsed. Chairman of the Turaki-led PDP faction in Bauchi, Samaila Burga announced the development during a press Continue Reading
2027:Ijabah Joins Oyo North Senate Race, Demands “Justice” for Old Irepo
highlights 28-Year Imbalance A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Hussaini Yusuf Ijabah, has formally declared his intention to contest the Oyo North Senatorial District seat in the 2027 general elections, spotlighting what he described as a 28-year imbalance in political representation within the district. Ijabah, a native Continue Reading
2027: Fayose Under Fire as Oyo Igbo Leaders Rally Behind Makinde
Leaders of Igbo communities in Oyo State have declared their support for Governor Seyi Makinde, praising his administration’s performance while criticizing recent remarks attributed to former Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose. The position was made known on Saturday during a press conference held in Ibadan, where representatives of the Igbo Continue Reading