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30/09/2025

The Federal Government on Monday declared Wednesday, October 1, as a public holiday to mark Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Magdalene Ajani, the Minister congratulated all Nigerians both at home and in the diaspora on the occasion....

The Federal Government on Monday declared Wednesday, October 1, as a public holiday to mark Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. RelatedPosts Security guard in police net over abduction ...

30/09/2025

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a security guard, identified as Amos Kini, in connection with the abduction of a two-year-old boy in the Elemoro area. The spokesperson of the command, SP Abimbola Adebisi, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, September 29, 2025 said the case was reported by child’s mother last week. “The Lagos State Police Command has successfully apprehended one Amos Kini, male, a security guard, in connection with the abduction of a 2-year-old child in the Elemoro area of Lagos,” the statement read....

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a security guard, identified as Amos Kini, in connection with the abduction of a two-year-old boy in the Elemoro area. The spokesperson of the command, SP Abimbola Adebisi, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, September 29, 2025 said the case was r...

30/09/2025

The Department of State Services (DSS)has arraigned Kaduna-based social media activist, Abubakar Muhammad, widely known as Sultan before a Magistrates’ Court in Rigasa, Igabi Local Government Area. Sultan was presented before Chief Magistrate Muhammad Musa on Monday, September 29, on charges of alleged extortion and criminal intimidation. The DSS is accusing him of offences under the Kaduna State Penal Code Law of 2017....

The Department of State Services (DSS)has arraigned Kaduna-based social media activist, Abubakar Muhammad, widely known as Sultan before a Magistrates’ Court in Rigasa, Igabi Local Government Area. Sultan was presented before Chief Magistrate Muhammad Musa on Monday, September 29, on charges of al...

30/09/2025

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, swore in 57 distinguished legal practitioners as Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) at the Supreme Court Complex, Three Arms Zone, Abuja. The swearing-in ceremony held on Monday, September 29. Speaking during the special session of the Supreme Court marking the commencement of the 2025/2026 Legal Year, Justice Kekere-Ekun described the conferment of the SAN rank as a moment of “solemn reflection and renewed commitment to the noble calling of justice.”...

30/09/2025

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyadi, has said the feud between Dangote Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, must be resolved for the good of all parties, including Nigerians, the economy, workers and employers. He disclosed this in his remarks at the meeting between Dangote Refinery, PENGASSAN and other relevant stakeholders in the country’s oil and gas sector....

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyadi, has said the feud between Dangote Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, must be resolved for the good of all parties, including Nigerians, the economy, workers and employers. He disclosed t...

30/09/2025

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has formally called on the management of the Dangote Petrochemical Refinery to issue an open, public apology to the group. This demand comes in response to the refinery’s decision to dismiss more than 800 Nigerian workers. ​The TUC’s action highlights a significant labor dispute, as the union seeks accountability and redress for the massive job cuts implemented by the refinery....

30/09/2025

The father of the slain 300-level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Christiana Idowu, has taken to social media to lament over the case against the alleged killer, 23-year-old Ayomide Adeleye, which currently appears stalled. Recall that Idowu was reported by her family members to have gone missing on August 19, 2024 after setting out to the Yaba area of Lagos, where she does her IT....

The father of the slain 300-level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Christiana Idowu, has taken to social media to lament over the case against the alleged killer, 23-year-old Ayomide Adeleye, which currently appears stalled. Recall that Idowu was reported by her f...

30/09/2025

Justice Emmanuel Danjuma Subilim of the National Industrial Court in Abuja has restrained the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, from embarking on its planned industrial action against Dangote Petroleum Refinery. Justice Sublim, ruling on an ex-parte application by Dangote Refinery on Monday, specifically restrained PENGASSAN from cutting crude and gas supply to Dangote Refinery. Besides PENGASSAN, other defendants in the suit include Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd, NNPCL, Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, and the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC....

Justice Emmanuel Danjuma Subilim of the National Industrial Court in Abuja has restrained the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, from embarking on its planned industrial action against Dangote Petroleum Refinery. Justice Sublim, ruling on an ex-parte applicatio...

30/09/2025

An Arise News anchor Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu has been killed following a robbery incident at her home in Katampe, Abuja. The 29-year-old sadly passed in the morning of Monday, September 29, after robbers invaded her home The sad news was disclosed in a statement released by the management of Arise News and signed by Hadiza Usman-Ajayi. The statement reads; "It is with heavy hearts that the management and staff of the ARISE News Channel announce the passing of our beloved colleague, News Anchor, Reporter and Producer, Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu....

30/09/2025

The Nigeria Police Force National Central Bureau (NCB) of the Interpol, has arrested Benin Republic's wanted fugitive, Sunday Koyin in a discreet operation in Ogun State and handed him to authorities in Cotonou. Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin who disclosed this in a press statement said Kotin had been wanted for crimes such as inter-border armed banditry, smuggling of fi****ms and ammunition, cattle rustling, and drug trafficking....

30/09/2025

Apex Igbo Socio-cultural Organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, governors, and ministers from the South-East extraction have adopted President Bola Tinubu as their consensus candidate for the 2027 presidential elections. The group said this has ended the long 73-year-old Igbo-Yoruba rivalry. This is contained in a communique issued on Sunday for the 2025 annual Igbo Day celebrations with the theme “IGBO EKUNIE” The Reawakening of the Igbo Spirit of Excellence and Enterprise held across the seven Igbo-speaking states....

29/09/2025

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “urgently disclose details of the selection and appointment process for the successor to Professor Mahmood Yakubu, whose tenure as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will end in November 2025.” SERAP urged the President to “disclose the number and names of candidates for INEC chairman and whether the Council of State has been consulted or would be consulted in making the appointment, as constitutionally required.”...

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “urgently disclose details of the selection and appointment process for the successor to Professor Mahmood Yakubu, whose tenure as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) wi...