archiveMarch 18, 2025

In a significant move to safeguard Nigeria from potential fraud, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has led a team of senior lawyers to represent the Federal Government at a Supreme Court hearing over the Petro Union Oil and Gas Limited case. The...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to suspend Governor Fubara and declare a state of emergency in Rivers State. In a post shared on X on March 18, 2025, Atiku described the move as “political manipulation and outright bad faith,” accusing Tinubu of...

Text of the Broadcast by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, declaring State of Emergency in Rivers state on Tuesday 18 March 2025 Fellow Nigerians, I feel greatly disturbed at the turn we have come to regarding the political crisis in Rivers State. Like many of you,...

The Federal Government has declared State of Emergency in River State. President Bola Tinubu made the declaration in a national broadcast this evening. Details later....

The Director General of the Nigeria Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, NIALS, Professor Abdulqadir Ibrahim Abikan has applauded the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede on his rising success in breaking the scourge of economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. He...

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, March 17, 2025, ordered Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko to appear in court for his arraignment over an alleged N12.3 billion fraud brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Otudeko was...

Rite Foods Limited, the dynamic force behind Bigi Drinks, Fearless Energy Drink, Sosa fruit drink, and Bigi & Rite Sausages, has been crowned ‘Food Company of the Year 2024’ at the prestigious Independent Awards 2024. The grand ceremony, held on Saturday at Eko Hotel and Suites, recognized corporate organizations and...

The Director-General of the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership (NCSP), Joseph Tegbe, paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Governor of Edo State His Excellency, Monday Okpebholo in Benin City. This meeting was a follow-up to previous engagements with the Edo State Investment Promotion Office (ESIPO) and its Managing Director, Mr. Amen...

Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Zacch Adedeji, has restated the commitment of the agency to supporting initiatives that promote tax policy development and build the capacity of tax administrators in the West African sub-region. Adedeji spoke in Abuja on Tuesday at the opening of the West...

Production of more than 450, 000 barrels of crude oil is at risk following an explosion reported today at the Trans-Niger Pipeline (TNP) in Rivers State. The pipeline is considered one of Nigeria’s biggest oil pipelines. It is a major crude oil transportation pipeline in the Niger Delta region, which...