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Situation Room Calls On President Tinubu To Suspend Release Of Allocation To Zamfara

NewsDeskNgSep 14, 2025September 14, 20250

*demands immediate proclamation of emergency rule to forestall continuous use of security votes by Governor Lawal to feed bandits The Situation Room on Monitoring the War Against Banditry has urged President Bola Tinubu to immediately suspend federal allocations to Zamfara State and declare a state of emergency, accusing Governor Dauda...

Forum Accuses DAPPMAN of Acting as Mouthpiece of Fuel Subsidy Cabal, Warns Against Sabotaging Dangote Refinery’s Gains

NewsDeskNgSep 14, 2025September 14, 20250

The Oduduwa Progressive Economic Forum (OPEF) has accused the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) of serving as “the official mouthpiece of an evil cabal” that for decades crippled Nigeria’s refining capacity, sustained the fraud-ridden subsidy regime, and left ordinary citizens and small industries in perpetual hardship....

Rejoinder: Cecil Ezem Osakwe’s Fraudulent Pattern Exposed in Uche Ibeto’s Eviction

NewsDeskNgSep 13, 2025September 13, 20250

It is shocking and deeply disturbing that veteran singer, Ms. Uche Ibeto, popularly known as the Jigida Queen has been thrown out of her Surulere home of over 50 years in what bears every mark of a fraudulent property scam. To think that Cecil Ezem Osakwe, a notorious property developer...

CSO Accuses NUPENG of Collecting $5m Bribe from Oil Cartel to Sabotage Dangote Refinery, Plunge Nigerians Into Hardship

NewsDeskNgSep 12, 2025September 12, 20250

A coalition of civic actors under the umbrella of the Coalition for Economic Liberation and Social Justice (CELSJ) has called on Nigerians to rise in their numbers against what it described as “a calculated plot by oil principalities and their allies within the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas...

CDS, Service Chiefs Have Made Tremendous Gains in War Against Terrorism, Banditry — Reps Deputy Spokesperson

NewsDeskNgSep 11, 2025September 11, 20250

…condemns calls for sack as terrorists’ propaganda …hails CNS, COAS as outstanding officers globally respected for their performance The Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Philip Agbese, has lauded the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, and the service chiefs for what he described as...

Public Space Tracker Names NUPRC Most Outstanding Agency, Commends Komolafe’s Leadership

NewsDeskNgSep 11, 2025September 11, 20250

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has been named the most transparent and outstanding government agency in the country, with commendation for the leadership of its Chief Executive, Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, whose stewardship has set a new benchmark for accountability and efficiency in the nation’s oil and gas sector....

Oyo law students call on Governor Makinde to pay N250k bursary balance

NewsDeskNgSep 11, 2025September 11, 20250

Governor Seyi Makinde had, in March, announced the approval of N555 million as 2024/2025 bursary allowances for final-year students of state origin. Law students of Oyo State origin have decried the non-payment of the balance of their ₦500,000 bursary by the state government. Governor Seyi Makinde had, in March, announced...

Shalamar to thrill Nigerian fans at Independence Day concert

NewsDeskNgSep 11, 2025September 11, 20250

Renowned American R&B group, Shalamar, is set to light up Abuja with an unforgettable concert on October 4, coinciding with Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day celebrations. Renowned American R&B group, Shalamar, is set to light up Abuja with an unforgettable concert on October 4, coinciding with Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day celebrations....

Ozekhome Slams Senate Over Natasha’s Continued Suspension

NewsDeskNgSep 11, 2025September 11, 20250

Constitutional lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Prof. Mike Ozekhome, has criticised the Senate for continuing to bar Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from resuming her legislative duties despite the expiration of her six-month suspension. In a statement on Thursday, Ozekhome described the Senate’s action as unconstitutional, arguing that the indefinite...

Enugu Wins N100m Model Green State Award, as First Lady Launches Green Nigeria Challenge

NewsDeskNgSep 11, 2025September 11, 20250

Says State is clean •Mrs. Mbah: We’ll keep pushing Enugu State has bagged a N100 million award as the cleanest state in Nigeria, as First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, unveiled the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Green Nigeria Challenge. The challenge is a nationwide environmental competition aimed at encouraging families, youth...