Month: May 2025

President BOLA TINUBU says he expects more politicians to join the All Progressives Congress, APC. The president who stated this during the ruling party’s national summit held yesterday, claimed that the defectors are “bailing out of a sinking ship with no life jackets Meanwhile, there are reports that the Akwa Ibom State Governor, UMO ENO, has concluded plans to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the near future. ENO has reportedly mandated his commissioners […]

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria has called on President BOLA TINUBU to intervene in the delays in the rehabilitation of the 210,000 barrels-per-day Port Harcourt Refinery and the Warri and Kaduna Refineries. In a statement by its spokesperson, JOSEPH OBELE, quoting the National President, BILLY GILLIS-HARRY, the petroleum retailers lamented the continued delays in the completion of the refineries, saying the delays have impacted the price stability of petrol and Nigeria’s economy. PETROAN, […]

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, OLISA AGBAKOBA, has criticised the proposed bill seeking to make voting mandatory in Nigeria, declaring that he would rather be jailed than comply with such a law.  AGBAKOBA, during an interview, condemned the National Assembly’s attempt to enforce compulsory voting, arguing that it fails to address the root causes of voter apathy in the country.  He questioned the rationale behind the bill, maintaining  that voter disengagement […]

The recent inauguration of the Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government orchestrated by a renowned political economist, PAT UTOMI aimed at checking presidenT BOLA TINUBU'S government across all sectors of the economy, has generated concerns within the country. The National Coordinator of the Human Rights Volunteer Corps, LARRY OGUEGO, commended the actions of UTOMI, describing it as an emergency response initiative set up to monitor government activities in critical sectors. OGUEGO who stated this yesterday during the Urban Radio […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a Lagos-based socialite and businessman, FRED AJUDUA, over an alleged $1.43 million fraud. The arrest followed a Supreme Court order issued on Friday, 5th May 2025, which revoked his bail and directed that he be remanded in the Correctional Service. AJUDUA’S legal troubles date back to 1993, when he was accused of defrauding a German businessman of $1.43 million, and the EFCC in 2016 filed […]