Author: Aminu Imam

Marketers worsen economic hardship over fuel, gas prices hike

Aminu Imam

Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector is currently under siege from powerful oil cartels taking advantage of a temporary disruption in the supply of petrol and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) to the Nigerian market to inflate prices, findings have revealed. Many marketers, including filling stations and tank farm owners, checks revealed, have created artificial scarcity in an attempt to make huge profit from the limited products supplied into the market by Ɗangote Refinery, which has been battling to repair some faulty parts of the plant that have prevented it from attaining…

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‘Nigeria ranked 115th in 2025 Global Hunger Index’ – Report

Aminu Imam

Nigeria’s hunger crisis is worsening and the country’s ranking has plunged to 115th out 123 countries globally, data from the ‘2025 Global Hunger Index (GHI)’ shows. From a position of 110th and a ‘serious food crisis’ point of 28.8 amongst 123 countries in 2024, Nigeria plunged deeper into the serious food crisis zone a year later. The data reveals that Africa’s most populous nation has been within the serious food crisis range in the last 17 years, rising only slightly from 32.3 points in 2008 to 32.8 points in 2025.…

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IPOB: “Tinubu won’t release Kanu because of illegal protests” – Presidency

Aminu Imam

The Presidency says illegal protests, threats, and inflammatory rhetoric will not make President Bola Tinubu release the detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, accusing protesters of undermining the rule of law. In an issued statement yesterday, presidential spokesperson, Sunday Dare said: “Protests, threats, attempts at mob actions, and inflammatory rhetoric do not aid the judicial process. Instead, they hinder it, creating unnecessary tension and undermining the rule of law”. Omoyele Sowore and several other Nigerians took to the streets to demand Mr Kanu’s immediate release, describing his continued detention as unconstitutional.…

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“Those peddling Christian genocide claims are after Nigeria’s unity” –  Info. Minister

Aminu Imam

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has stated that the people claiming genocide against Christians in Nigeria are out to destroy the country’s unity. The minister stated this yesterday in Abuja, while speaking at the National Unveiling of the World Public Relations Forum (WPRF Abuja 2026), with the theme: ‘Responsible Communication: The Voice of the World’. He said Nigeria must come to terms with existential reputational threats to its national brand, “in which external purveyors of untruth are mis-characterizing our nation as a destination for a so-called persecution…

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FCT School of Therapy to host fair for the vulnerable

Aminu Imam

The Royal School of Educational Therapy Foundation, (RSETF), is set to host a health fair and film premiere to champion inclusion and human development in the FCT. RSETF Founder and Executive Director, Dr. Badewa T. Adejugbe-Williams, who will chair the two landmark events on Friday, November 14, in Abuja, said both events are dedicated to promoting inclusion, wellness, and social empowerment among vulnerable families and persons with disabilities. The health fair, organized in partnership with the FCT Health Services and Environment Secretariat, is to support vulnerable families in the FCT,…

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President Tinubu restates commitment to security, development

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Tinubu restates commitment

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to ensuring the safety of the lives and property of Nigerians, as part of efforts to fast-track national development. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated this in Bida, Niger state, at the weekend, during an interactive session of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Niger-South senatorial district (Zone A), as well as the inauguration of the Campaign Council for the November 1 local government council election in the state. Idris, who doubles as the chairman of the APC Campaign Council…

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‘North accounts for 56% of Tinubu’s appointments’ – FCC Boss

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FCC Boss

The Acting Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Hon. Kayode Oladele, has disclosed that the northern region accounts for 56.3 percent of federal appointments made under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Oladele, who stated this in Abuja during the opening of a one-day workshop, titled: “Strengthening Leadership and Management Excellence in the Federal Character Commission in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda”, said the figures were based on data compiled by the Commission. According to him, the analysis showed that the North holds 56.3% of federal leadership positions,…

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Finance Minister, Edun back in Nigeria; attends Govt. event in FCT

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Minister Edun back

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has returned to Nigeria after days of speculation surrounding his health and whereabouts. In a video which circulated on social media yesterday, Edun was sighted yesterday in Abuja while attending an official business event organised by a government corporation. The engagement, which hosted a foreign investment delegation, formed part of on-going efforts to attract international partnerships and strengthen Nigeria’s economic outlook. The Minister, who was earlier reported by the presidency as “indisposed,” was later said to have travelled to…

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PDP Convention under threat, as Anyanwu petitions DSS over ‘forged signature’

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PDP Convention under threat

The National Secretary of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Sen. Samuel Anyanwu has raised an alarm over the notice of the National Convention sent to the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), alleging that his signature was cloned. In a petition, Anyanwu who has been at loggerheads with National Chairman Umar Damagum and other members of the National Working Committee (NWC) said the letter written to INEC dated 29 August was not signed by him. He has therefore asked the Director of the DSS, and the Inspector-General of Police,…

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Kano Government shuts down popular Shisha lounge

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Kano Govt. on Shisha

The Kano State Tourism Board, in collaboration with the Nigeria Police and the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officials, has closed down a popular shisha spot known as ARFAT. According to the Board’s Chairman, Tukur Bala Sagagi, the move is part of the state government’s efforts to curb drug abuse and related social vices across Kano. He further noted that a law banning shisha smoking is already in place in the state, adding that the government is committed to ensuring full enforcement.

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