The Senate has commenced one of its most comprehensive oversight exercises on Nigeria’s petroleum industry, summoning the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), major regulatory agencies and dozens of international and indigenous oil companies over issues arising from the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) Oil and Gas Industry Audit Reports for 2021, 2022 and 2023. The investigation, to be conducted by the Senate Committee on Public Accounts chaired by Senator Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, is aimed at probing revenue leakages, remittances, royalties, taxes and compliance with statutory financial obligations in the nation’s oil and…
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A retired Superintendent Route Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Evangelist Ameh Itodo Ameh, has mounted an audacious challenge to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s expected re-election bid, calling on the All Progressives Congress (APC) to deny the incumbent a second-term ticket and instead present him as the party’s presidential candidate in 2027. In a political declaration titled **”Change Tinubu to AMITO Come 2027,”** Ameh argued that the ruling party should draw lessons from the United States, where then-President Joe Biden ended his 2024 re-election campaign after growing concerns within the Democratic Party about his electoral viability following a…
The Obidient Movement has debunked reports alleging that its National Coordinator, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, was removed from office by former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, describing the claim as a calculated attempt to mislead Nigerians and sow confusion within the movement. In a statement signed by Onyeka Dike on behalf of the Media and Communications Directorate of the group on Thursday the movement insisted that Obi neither relieved Tanko of his position nor authorised anyone to announce such a decision, urging the public to disregard what it called a fabricated publication. The denial followed the circulation of a statement…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has raised the alarm over what it describes as Nigeria’s rapid descent into mob rule, warning that the country’s constitutional order is being steadily replaced by jungle justice as lynch mobs increasingly assume the roles of police, prosecutors and judges. In a strongly worded statement on Wednesday by its national Coordinator Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, the rights group said the growing wave of public lynchings, torture, sexual violence and extrajudicial killings across the country signals a dangerous erosion of the rule of law, insisting that swift prosecution of perpetrators has become imperative to…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) on Wednesday sounded the alarm over the latest bloodbath in Southern Kaduna, declaring that the massacre in Kauru Local Government Area is part of a calculated campaign by terrorists to shatter the fragile peace returning to the state and plunge it back into years of sectarian violence. The group said the attack on Naridon Village—where scores of residents were reportedly butchered, homes razed and several people abducted—goes beyond an isolated act of terror, warning that it bears the hallmarks of a deliberate attempt to undermine reconciliation, destroy public confidence and provoke fresh…
Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Esther Walson-Jack, on Wednesday admitted that her office failed to carry out adequate due diligence before approving the staffing structure and recruitment waiver for the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), whose establishment documents have since been declared fake. Appearing before the House of Representatives committee investigating the alleged fraudulent agency and the N1.3 billion earmarked for it in the 2026 Appropriation Act, Walson-Jack acknowledged that the Office of the Head of Service should have subjected the documents presented by the promoters of the council to stricter verification. She explained…
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has described the recent building collapses in Anambra and Ogun states as more than isolated accidents, warning that the recurring disasters reflect systemic failures in Nigeria’s building regulatory regime. Reacting to the tragedies on Tuesday, Obi said the loss of lives in both states should compel governments at all levels to move beyond expressions of sympathy and embrace stricter enforcement of building standards to prevent future catastrophes. His intervention followed the collapse of a building at Amaokpala in Anambra State, reportedly occupied by tenants, including some students of the Federal Polytechnic, Oko. Although…
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress(NDC), Peter Obi has unexpectedly shifted public attention from politics to personal character after extending warm birthday wishes to Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, despite the governor’s failure to publicly acknowledge Obi’s own birthday just days earlier. What ordinarily would have passed as a routine goodwill message quickly evolved into a wider conversation about political maturity, forgiveness and the place of civility in an increasingly polarised political environment. In his message, Obi wished Soludo good health, wisdom and divine guidance, praying that the governor’s new year would bring peace, fulfilment and abundant…
The lawmakers, however, cautioned that the success of the expansion would depend on sustained investment in modern equipment, logistics, intelligence assets and the welfare of military personnel. They also urged residents to work closely with security agencies by providing credible and timely intelligence capable of preventing attacks before they occur, insisting that community partnership remains a critical component of national security. The Forum further called on the Federal Government to ensure that those responsible for the killings are swiftly apprehended and prosecuted, while victims and displaced families receive adequate humanitarian assistance. Reaffirming its commitment to a peaceful and secure Nigeria,…
The Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) has officially confirmed the killing of one of its most senior intelligence officers, Col. Abdulsalam Ude, who was fatally shot during an attack by unidentified gunmen at his residence in Abuja. The killing has sent shockwaves through Nigeria’s security community, with the Agency describing the incident as a painful national loss and vowing that those responsible would be tracked down and prosecuted. In a statement issued by its Acting Assistant Director of Protocol, Capt. J.E. Oti, the DIA disclosed that the attack occurred at the officer’s residence in Phase 5, Army Housing Estate, Kurudu, Abuja.…