Day: September 8, 2025

Strike imminent today, as NUPENG, Tanker Drivers split over Ɗangote Refinery

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NLC strike imminent

…NLC urges Tinubu to step in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector has been thrown into turmoil, as a bitter labour dispute pits the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) against both the Ɗangote Group and its own Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch, raising fears of nationwide fuel scarcity. NUPENG insists it will shut down petroleum product lifting across the country as from today Monday, in protest against what it calls Ɗangote Refinery’s “anti-union practices, monopolistic agenda and indecent industrial relations”. Its leaders accuse the Ɗangote Group of…

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Court clears Jonathan to contest 2027 Presidency

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…Says he’s free to run A Federal High Court in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state, has ruled that former President Goodluck Jonathan cannot be barred from contesting the 2027 presidential election. The presiding judge, Justice Isa Dashen held that Section 137(3) of the 1999 Constitution, which limits how many times a person sworn-in to complete another’s term can later seek election, took effect in 2018 – three years after Jonathan left office. The suit, filed by two APC members, argued Jonathan was ineligible; but both APC and INEC failed to oppose his…

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“Poverty, unemployment fueling North’s insecurity” – Gov. Sani

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Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, has identified poverty, unemployment, lack of schools, hospitals, and commerce in rural areas as root causes of crime, insisting that leaders must take responsibility.  The governor gave the caution at the public presentation of a book: ‘Where I Stand’, written by the Late Sheikh Abubakar Mahmud Gumi, which was translated by Sheikh Ibrahim Jalo Jalingo into Arabic. He also advised the opposition to stop politicising the issue of insecurity by claiming that bandits can be carpet-bombed out of existence or submit.  Governor Sani represented…

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Katsina LGA signs peace accord with bandits 

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Katsina LGA signs peace accord

Following the peace agreement in Jibia local government area of Katsina state, bandits terrorising the communities have now resorted to protecting the residents from external attacks. A resident of Magama community, Abubakar Mohammad, who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen yesterday, expressed appreciation for the relative peace being enjoyed in the area. Narrating how peace returned to their communities, Mohammad recalled that about six months ago, there was a peace agreement with the bandits. The resident observed that since then, they have not recorded any case of bandits’ attack…

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El-Rufa’i blasts Kaduna  Police, rejects summon over ADC meeting

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El Rufa’i Kaduna Police

…Says CP ‘violating Constitution’ Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, has come out swinging against the Kaduna State Police Command after being summoned over a disrupted African Democratic Congress (ADC) meeting. Police had sealed the ADC venue, accusing el-Rufa’i and seven others of criminal conspiracy, incitement, mischief and causing grievous hurt. The Command ordered the ADC chairman to produce el-Rufa’i at the State CID on September 8. El-Rufa’i, however, fired back at a press conference yesterday, describing the summon as illegal, unconstitutional and politically motivated. “The commissioner knows what he…

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Proposed politicians salary hike: SERAP drags RMAFC to court

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SERAP drags RMAFC

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court, Abuja, seeking to stop the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) from implementing its proposed salary increase for Nigeria’s top political and public office holders. The suit, filed last week, targets the planned pay rise for the President, Vice-President, governors, their deputies, and lawmakers. SERAP argued that the proposal is unlawful, unconstitutional, and a betrayal of public trust, particularly at a time when millions of Nigerians are grappling with poverty. “The imminent pay…

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Tinubu blocks Rivers emergency rule extension 

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…Orders Ibas to submit handover note President Bola Tinubu has reportedly ordered the end of the six-month emergency rule in Rivers State, paving the way for the return of suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and the 32-member House of Assembly on September 18, 2025. This decision follows a closed-door meeting between the President and the state’s Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas (rtd). According to sources, Tinubu instructed Ibas to submit a comprehensive handover note detailing all financial transactions during his tenure. This report is expected to account for…

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UN condemns Borno massacre, as death toll in Darajimal attack hits 165

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UN condemns Borno massacre

…Homes torched, villagers abducted, community in grief The United Nations (UN) has strongly condemned the mass killing of civilians in Darajimal Ward, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, where at least 165 people were reportedly slaughtered in a brutal attack by Boko Haram on Friday. Nigeria’s Humanitarian Coordinator, Mohamed Fall, in a statement on Sunday, said preliminary reports confirmed that scores of men, women, and children were killed, while an unknown number were abducted, and many fled with injuries. At least 28 houses were also burned in the assault.…

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