Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former petroleum minister, has appeared at Southwark Crown Court in London for a preliminary hearing in a bribery case brought against her by UK authorities. The hearing took place on Monday before Justice Thornton, ahead of a substantive trial fixed for 26 January 2026. Alison-Madueke was formally charged in August 2023 following…
The United Kingdom has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting peace, stability, and sustainable development in Nigeria’s Northeast region, particularly in Borno State, which has been severely affected by insurgency. The British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Gill Atkinson, made the pledge during a courtesy visit to the Borno State Government House in Maiduguri. She said,…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has condemned what it describes as ongoing attempts to undermine the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Company. It has also called for the protection of the multi billion dollar facility as a strategic national asset. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Prof. Tanko Baba, the ACF expressed…
The Presidency on Monday said the Nigerian economy was moving in the right direction under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, said this in reaction to remarks by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference, at its first plenary meeting of 2025 in Abuja at the weekend….
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), FCT Command, has warned illegal scrap operators to desist selling vandalised government property The FCT commandant of the corps, Olusola Odumosu, gave the warning on Tuesday in Abuja, during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Odumosu said that anyone caught engaging in vandalising government…
The Senate on Wednesday mourned the fallen soldiers in the Kukawa attack in Borno, expressing grave concern over the deadly assault on a Nigerian Army formation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the senate observed a minute silence for the soldiers, following a motion moved by Mohammed Monguno (APC-Borno North) during plenary in…
Nigerian troops have rescued 138 kidnap victims, detained key terrorist collaborators, and intercepted illicit arms and explosives in a wave of security operations across northern Nigeria, military sources confirmed. Operations were conducted in Zamfara, Borno, and Adamawa states as part of the Nigerian Army’s intensified campaign against insurgent and bandit networks. On 20 July, troops…
President Bola Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on his 89th birthday. Tinubu rejoiced with the elder statesman, describing his influence in Nigeria, Africa and globally as significant. The President’s message is contained in a statement issued by his spokesman, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday in Abuja. Tinubu noted Obasanjo’s courage…
The Forward Operating Base (FOB) Escravos of the Nigerian Navy has deactivated four illegal refining sites in Warri South-West Local Government in Delta. Navy Capt. Ikenna Okoloagu, the Commanding Officer of the FOB, Escravos disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Warri. Okoloagu said that the illegal refining sites were deactivated on Wednesday at Obodo…
Qatar has donated 4.5 million U.S. dollars to support Palestinian refugees stranded in the West Bank since the Gaza conflict began in October 2023, the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) said. The funds was provided through a partnership between the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and…
