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Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts to secure communities affected by terrorism and facilitate the safe and dignified return of displaced Nigerians to their ancestral homes. Obi made the call on Tuesday in a statement posted on his X platform after visiting an internally […]

By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor Nigeria is poised for a major oil revenue boost but faces renewed pressure on fuel prices, inflation and operating costs as escalating hostilities between the United States and Iran push crude prices above $100 per barrel. Latest market data showed that the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries Basket, including Nigeria’s […]

By Udeme Akpan The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals posted a profit after tax of about N2.55 trillion ($1.82 billion) in the first half of 2026, marking a sharp turnaround in the financial performance of the 700,000 barrels-per-day facility. The results, contained in the prospectus for the refinery’s planned Initial Public Offering, IPO, showed revenue […]

The price of Brent North Sea oil, the international benchmark, topped $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since the end of July, as fresh flare-ups in the Middle East war stoked supply concerns. Brent jumped more than two percent to $100.19 a barrel, adding to worries about high inflation, before pulling back […]

Peter Obi came to Benue to mourn the dead. He left after angry youths blocked his convoy.That was the extraordinary drama that unfolded in Makurdi on Tuesday. The former Anambra governor had arrived in Benue with a simple mission, according to his team: travel to Yelwata in Guma Local Government Area, meet communities devastated by […]

A major regulatory battle is brewing between the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, with billions of dollars in investments and the future reach of Nigeria’s petroleum regulator potentially at stake. The NMDPRA is weighing its next legal move after a Federal High Court in Lagos barred the […]

Nigeria has spent decades committing one of the great economic absurdities of the modern oil age.We pumped crude from our soil, shipped it abroad, then spent scarce foreign exchange buying back the petrol, diesel and aviation fuel made from that same crude. We had the oil.We had the market.We had the people.What we did not […]

Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid secured a narrow 2-1 victory over his former side Inter Milan in a high-octane Champions League opener on Tuesday. The record 15-time European champions took a two-goal lead through Kylian Mbappe and Fede Valverde thanks to two Inter errors in the first half. Carlos Augusto smashed home for Cristian Chivu’s team […]

By Henry Umoru SENATORS from the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), under the aegis of the Northern Senators Forum (NSF), have mourned the death of Senator Bello Mandiya, who represented Katsina  South in the Ninth Senate. In a condolence statement signed yesterday by the Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, Senator […]

By Adegboyega Adeleye Sofyan Amrabat has made himself unavailable for Morocco under coach Mohamed Ouahbi, but insists he has not retired from international football. According to Reuters, the 30-year-old midfielder announced the decision ahead of Morocco’s 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, saying he would not represent the national team while Ouahbi remains in charge. […]

ABUJA — THE National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has commenced a two-week vacation outside the country following his first year in office. The party, in a statement signed by Abimbola Tooki, Special Adviser to the National Chairman on Media and Information Strategy, said the vacation was aimed at allowing […]

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Benue State, Chief Michael Aondoakaa, SAN, has condemned the alleged attack on the Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Peter Obi, in Makurdi, describing the incident as a “disgraceful assault on democracy.” Aondoakaa, a former Attorney General of the Federation, […]