The political atmosphere in Rivers State remained calm on Wednesday despite President Bola Tinubu’s announcement lifting the six-month emergency rule imposed on the state. Governor Siminalayi Fubara, who was suspended in March, is expected to return to office on Thursday, one of his aides confirmed to Punch. “The Governor will be back tomorrow (Thursday),” the aide said in a terse response. Across Port Harcourt, residents were seen discussing the development in small groups before resuming their normal daily activities. In Opobo-Nkoro Local Government Area, the governor’s hometown, natives were also waiting for his return. An indigene, Ibifuro, expressed mixed feelings,…
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The three levels of government in Nigeria, got a total of ₦2.225 trillion from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) for the month of August 2025. Naija News understands the figure represents the largest allocation ever to the three levels of government and other statutory beneficiaries. According to the communiqué released after the August 2025 FAAC meeting in Abuja, the revenue was boosted by higher collections from oil and gas royalties, value-added tax (VAT), and common external tariff (CET) fees. A breakdown of the distribution shows that of the ₦2.225 trillion available for distribution, ₦1.478 trillion was attributed to statutory…
The Leader of the Obidient Movement in the South East, Ezeh Emmanuel Ezeh, has applauded the former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, for his stance on zoning the presidency to the South. Speaking to newsmen in Abuja, Ezeh argued that zoning the presidency to the South promotes equity and places former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, at the centre of opposition realignments ahead of 2027. His submission follows a call by El-Rufai for residents of the South East to participate in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). Speaking further, he described the staged protest against El-Rufai in Owerri as a sham orchestrated…
The National Industrial Court in Abuja has issued an interim injunction restraining the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Direct Trucking Company Drivers Association from embarking on a strike or compelling other truck drivers to join. Ruling on a motion ex parte filed by counsel to Dangote Refinery, George Ibrahim (SAN), Justice E.D. Subilim, on Wednesday, also barred the unions from blocking roads, frustrating, or shutting down the operations of Dangote Refinery, MRS Oil Nigeria Plc, and MRS Oil and Gas Company Ltd. The judge held that irreparable damage could be caused to Dangote Refinery…
Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday received former state chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) at his Abuja residence, with the politicians pledging support for his coalition platform ahead of the 2027 general elections. The CPC, founded by the late President Muhammadu Buhari, merged with the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) in 2013 to form the All Progressives Congress (APC). Since Buhari’s death in July, speculation has grown that some members of the CPC bloc are drifting away from the APC. Earlier in the day, Speaker of the House of…
Tragedy struck on Tuesday when a fire gutted Afriland Towers, a high-rise building on Broad Street, Lagos, which houses the offices of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), United Capital Plc (UCAP), a branch of United Bank for Africa (UBA), and other financial institutions. Naija News learnt that the fire began in the building’s inverter room before spreading upwards. Videos circulated on social media showed terrified occupants of the tower escaping through windows to save their lives. The FIRS on Wednesday confirmed the death of four of its staff members. In a statement signed by Dare Adekanmbi, media aide to FIRS chairman, Zacch…
The federal government has disbursed ₦330 billion in cash transfers to poor and vulnerable Nigerians through the National Social Safety-Net Coordinating Office (NASSCO). This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, during a meeting of the Special Presidential Panel on the Social Investment Programme. He stated that the monetary support is to help the vulnerable Nigerians cope with the rising price levels in the economy. Naija News understands that the cash transfers are funded from the 800-million-dollar World Bank facility. Edun added that beneficiaries are verified through their National Identity…
A former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, Jide Awe, has faulted ex-Governor Kayode Fayemi for his remarks on members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who have recently shown sympathy for, or associated with, the ruling party in the state. Fayemi, while speaking at an APC stakeholders’ meeting in Iyin Ekiti on Friday, reaffirmed his loyalty to the APC and declared support for Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s re-election bid. The former governor downplayed PDP’s relevance, saying, “I heard there is a party called PDP in this state, but you can see how they are running after…
Detectives from the Homicide Section of the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) have detained nine persons in connection with the alleged murder of former Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Ondo State, Bamidele Akingboye. Naija News understands that those in custody include five immediate family members of the deceased and four domestic staff, who are currently being interrogated. Police sources told Vanguard that the decision to invite the family members and aides for questioning was based on what they described as “scientific investigations.” News of Akingboye’s death broke on September 3, 2025, after his body was discovered in…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) in Kano has distanced itself from claims that it is against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu being the sole candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking to newsmen on Wednesday, the state chairman of the forum, Gwani Farouk Umar, stated that the group does not subscribe to a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Muhd Tukur Baba, who said that the group did not support Tinubu’s sole candidacy for the APC ticket in 2027. Umar stressed that the comments were not made on behalf of the ACF and that the…
