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  In a stunning move that has already triggered global outrage and the threat of multi-billion-dollar litigation, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has personally ordered the revocation of the Kaduna lithium mining permits held by British firm Jupiter Lithium and reassigned them to companies linked to the politically powerful Chagoury family. The decision comes after weeks […]

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has condemned the plan by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to halt crude supply to the refinery.   The management of the refinery described the planned action as a “brazen, albeit shocking, display of lawlessness and criminality” by PENGASSAN.   It said the union lacked […]

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has directed its members to halt gas supply to Dangote Petroleum Refinery with immediate effect.   A letter signed by the General Secretary, Comrade Lumumba Okugbawa, on Friday, the union accused the refinery management of disengaging unionised workers and embarking on a “mission of […]

President Bola Tinubu extends warm greetings to Bishop David Olaniyi Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide (LFCWW) and Senior Pastor of Faith Tabernacle, on his 71st birthday.   The President joins family members, congregants, staff of David Oyedepo Ministries International (DOMI) and Body of Christ to celebrate with the Presiding Bishop of LFCWW (Winners […]

In a startling decision that has rocked diplomatic circles and ignited intense backlash, the Canadian Federal Court has upheld a ruling classifying Nigeria’s two major political parties; the All-Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as terrorist organizations under Canadian law. The case, Egharevba v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2025 FC […]

Tension is mounting within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as stakeholders in Nigeria’s Northeastern geopolitical zone threaten mass defection to the ADC (African Democratic Congress) unless President Bola Tinubu retains Vice President Kashim Shettima on the APC ticket for 2027. The threat, which insiders say is real and growing, exposes deep fractures in party […]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a $10,000 reward for information on Nigerian fraud suspect, Olumide Adebiyi Adediran.   Adediran, 56, faces charges of bank fraud, identity document fraud, and credit card fraud linked to crimes in Illinois in 2001. “The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading […]

The Lagos State Government on Thursday began demolition of unsafe and illegal buildings at the Trade Fair Complex in Ojo.   The operation was carried out jointly by the Ministry of Physical Planning, Lagos State Building Control Agency, Lagos State Urban Renewal Agency, and the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority. Senior Special Assistant on […]

French President Emmanuel Macron is said to be deeply frustrated with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu over the botched sale of TotalEnergies’ 10% stake in the SPDC onshore joint venture, according to multiple sources, who briefed culled from Culled From From aso.rocks, on conditions of anonymity. The deal, intended to free TotalEnergies from Nigeria’s high-risk onshore […]