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target=_blank>Opposition demands suspension of tax implementation
The National Opposition Movement (NOM) has called on the federal government to suspend the implementation of the new tax reforms slated for January, saying “Nigeria is at a threshold of multidimensional failure.” The movement championed by opposition leaders like former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Senate President David Mark, former Governor of Edo State Odigie
target=_blank>NMDPRA CEO resigns amid Dangote’s corruption allegation
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engineer Farouk Ahmed, has resigned from office amid a corruption allegation recently levelled against him by the Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally notified the Senate of Ahmed’s resignation while forwarding a request for the
target=_blank>2027: Buhari’s loyalists will continue to speak truth to power, says Doguwa
A member of the House of Representatives from Kano State and Leader of the Northern Caucus in the Green Chamber, Hon. Hassan Doguwa, has said loyalists of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari will continue to speak truth to those in power to ensure the ruling party remains accountable ahead of the 2027 general elections.
target=_blank>Local fish production rose to 1.4m metric tonnes –Minister
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has said that local fish production has increased from 1.1 million metric tonnes to 1.4 million metric tonnes this year. Oyetola stated this while speaking at the 4th Quarter 2025 Citizens/Stakeholders’ Engagement Meeting of the ministry. The event themed ‘Positioning Nigeria’s Marine and Blue Economy for
target=_blank>Insecurity: NLC stages protest in Cross River, Zamfara, Plateau, others
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has declared that workers in Nigeria are no longer safe, even within their workplaces as union members staged protests in Cross River, Zamfara, Plateau, Bauchi states and other parts of the country. The State Chairman of the NLC in Cross River, Comrade Greg Olayi, made this assertion in Calabar while
target=_blank>Ex-NSA Monguno: How Cabal withheld funds Buhari approved for my office
Some funds approved for the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) under Babagana Monguno were withheld by the cabal, according to the occupant of the NSA office from 2015 to 2023. Monguno said this in the book: ‘From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari’. The book, a biography of the late President,
target=_blank>Ahmed Musa retires from international football
Ahmed Musa has announced his retirement from international football, ending a 15-year career with the Super Eagles during which he became Nigeria’s most capped player and one of the country’s most accomplished footballers of his generation. Musa made the announcement in a statement shared on his social media platforms on Wednesday. “After a lot of
target=_blank>Two killed as truck rams into bus in Lagos
An auto crash along Iyana Meiran, inward Meiran Road, Lagos, has claimed the lives of two people and injured three others. According to eyewitnesses, the crash happened when a Dangote Silo Mixer Truck lost control and rammed into a commercial mini bus conveying some passengers. The impact of the collision was severe, causing significant damage
target=_blank>12 miners killed in fresh attack on Plateau community
Berom Educational and Cultural Organization (BECO) says no fewer than 12 miners have been shot dead by gunmen, while many others are missing following an attack by gunmen on Fan District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. BECO Chairman and Secretary of Mining Committee in Barkin Ladi, Dagallang Davott, who confirmed the
target=_blank>Makinde rules out defection to APC
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has dismissed speculation about his possible defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting that he remains committed to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) despite recent defections by some opposition governors to the ruling party. Makinde spoke on Wednesday in Abuja at the public presentation of a book, ‘Headlines and
target=_blank>Persecute terrorism financiers now – NBA tells Nigerian Govt
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has called for the immediate trial and prosecution of terrorism financiers in the country. NBA President Afam Osigwe made the call on Wednesday while responding to questions in an interview on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST. “I take that with a pinch of salt.
Persecute terrorism financiers now – NBA tells Nigerian Govt
target=_blank>Delta: Host community accuses Chevron of neglect, marginalization
The people of Ugborodo community, in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, on Tuesday, occupied the facilities of Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, in a peaceful protest over alleged neglect and “marginalization in terms of employment and non-implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act. The protesters chanted solidarity songs, bearing placards with inscriptions such as
Delta: Host community accuses Chevron of neglect, marginalization
target=_blank>Edo govt using “deodorant” performance to clean PDP mess – Afegbua
The Edo State Government has said it is using “deodorant” and governmental performance to sanitise the pollution created by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP-led government over the last eight years in the state. DAILY POST reports that Prince Kassim Afegbua, the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, stated this while responding to a press statement
Edo govt using “deodorant” performance to clean PDP mess – Afegbua
target=_blank>‘Intervene so justice will be served’ – US firm petitions Nigeria’s IGP over seizure of vessel
A United States-based shipping company, NUJENIX Corporation, has sent a petition to the Nigerian Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, reporting some personnel of the Nigerian Army. According to the company’s petition, the military personnel were complicit in the unlawful seizure, detention, and vandalism of its motor tanker, MT Thor. The petition, signed by the
‘Intervene so justice will be served’ – US firm petitions Nigeria’s IGP over seizure of vessel
target=_blank>IPF urges end to oil theft, deforestation in Niger Delta
The Ijaw Publishers Forum, IPF, on Wednesday said that natural resources and the environment must be protected for future generations. The IPF added that, “We must stop oil theft and environmental pollution, which have destroyed fishing and farming activities and livelihoods in the Niger Delta region.” The IPF National President, Austin Ozobo, made the call
IPF urges end to oil theft, deforestation in Niger Delta
target=_blank>Buhari victim of cabal led by his nephew, Mamman Daura – Ex-NSA, Monguno
Former National Security Adviser, NSA, Babagana Monguno, has revealed that the late former President Muhammadu Buhari was undermined by a powerful inner circle allegedly led by his nephew, Mamman Daura. According to Monguno, the group amassed enormous personal wealth while deliberately depriving the Office of the NSA of much-needed resources. In the book From Soldier
Buhari victim of cabal led by his nephew, Mamman Daura – Ex-NSA, Monguno
target=_blank>BREAKING: Dangote: Nigerian filling stations reduce fuel price by N45
Nigerian filling stations have significantly reduced the price of Premium Motor Spirit barely five days after Dangote Refinery announced a downward review of its petrol gantry price. A DAILY POST correspondent who surveyed filling stations in Abuja on Wednesday observed that MRS, AA Rano, and Bovas filling stations have reduced fuel pump prices. Accordingly, MRS
BREAKING: Dangote: Nigerian filling stations reduce fuel price by N45
target=_blank>Banditry: Police deploy tactical squads to boundary communities in Osun
The Osun State Police Command has deployed officers of the Police Mobile Force, MOPOL, and other tactical squads for vigorous patrols, intelligence-led operations, and combing of bushes to beef up security across the boundaries of Osun State. The deployment is aimed at flushing out criminal elements and dismantling bandit hideouts within boundary communities in compliance
Banditry: Police deploy tactical squads to boundary communities in Osun
target=_blank>Ogun: Customs seizes food items, narcotics, generate N27.2m revenue
The Ogun I Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has intercepted various contraband items, including foreign parboiled rice, spaghetti, vegetable oil, used tyres, and cannabis sativa, among others, in different areas of the state. The Area Comptroller, Comptroller Oladapo Afeni, disclosed this during a press briefing held at the command’s headquarters in Idiroko
Ogun: Customs seizes food items, narcotics, generate N27.2m revenue
target=_blank>BREAKING: Tinubu names new heads for NMDPRA, NUPRC following corruption allegations
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has moved to replace the leaders of two key petroleum regulatory bodies, including one embroiled in corruption allegations by billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote. According to a statement issued on Wednesday, Farouk Ahmed of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and Gbenga Komolafe of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory
BREAKING: Tinubu names new heads for NMDPRA, NUPRC following corruption allegations
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