Dangote Petroleum Refinery has officially withdrawn its ₦100 billion lawsuit challenging the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) over the issuance of petroleum import licences. The refinery had filed the case on September 6, 2024, alleging that the NMDPRA breached sections 317(8) and 317(9) of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) by…
The Nigerian Navy’s Forward Operating Base (FOB) Bonny has rescued 11 passengers from a sinking speedboat along the Bonny River in Rivers State. The rescue operation took place around 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, near the Federal Ocean Terminal, Onne. According to Lieutenant Commander Sirajo Almustapha, the Base Operations Officer, the…
Police have launched a manhunt after another foreign prisoner was mistakenly released from jail. The 24-year-old Algerian man was accidentally freed from HMP Wandsworth in south-west London on October 29, but the mistake was only reported to the Metropolitan Police on Tuesday, the force said. It comes after migrant Hadush Kebatu was wrongly…
The Chairman of Agege Local Government, Hon. Tunde Azeez, commonly known as Disco, has resigned from office, citing health challenges that have affected his ability to effectively discharge his duties. The Legislative Arm of the council confirmed Azeez’s resignation after receiving and reading a letter to that effect. His resignation, tendered on health grounds,…
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, has ruled that a prima facie case has been established against Nigerian social media personality Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, and his co-defendant in the ongoing fraud and money laundering trial. The ruling, announced on Tuesday, November 4, and…
Businessman, Ikechukwu Ogbonna aka IVD, has taken to social media to lament over his recent life challenges. In a post shared on his Instagram page this evening, IVD alleged that some persons are after him and wondered if they will rest in their pursuit if he is finally unalived. He says he can’t chest…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved an extension for the conclusion of the 2025 admissions process for public universities. The deadline has been moved from the initial Friday, October 31, 2025, to Monday, November 17, 2025. According to a statement released by the board’s Public Communication Adviser,…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially refuted allegations of a Christian genocide in Nigeria. The regional organisation described these claims as deliberate attempts to sow division, fuel insecurity, and undermine social harmony across West Africa. In a communiqué released on Tuesday, November 4, the bloc addressed the nature of…
The government of Chad have reportedly closed its border with Nigeria over the threat of military invasion by President Donald Trump. Recall that last Friday, October 31, President Trump declared Nigeria as a ‘’Country of Particular Interest’ following reports of a Christian genocide in Nigeria. A post on X by security and counterinsurgency…
The Lagos State Police Command has declared human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, wanted over an alleged plot to incite public disorder and obstruct major roads across the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, disclosed this on Monday, October 3, while speaking to newsmen at the Iyana-Oworo…
