A video circulating online shows Nigerian music superstar Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, being escorted by police in London, United Kingdom. In the clip shared on TikTok by blogger Tosin Silverdam, officers are seen speaking with the singer outside a retail store before leading him away with his hands cuffed behind his back. The …
Abia State Governor Alex Otti says the controversy surrounding the conviction and push for the release of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, will be settled through administrative processes. Otti gave the assurance after visiting Kanu at the Sokoto Correctional Centre over the weekend. The governor said engagements he initiated shortly after …
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says it has identified 50 oil blocks that will be offered to interested investors during the 2025 petroleum licensing round. The Commission had earlier announced that the 2025 petroleum licensing round would take effect from December 1, 2025. It also clarified that the exercise, which is being conducted …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of the National Tax Policy Implementation Committee (NTPIC). The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a statement on Friday, November 28. The committee will be chaired by Joseph Tegbe and overseen by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating …
The United States government has ordered a comprehensive review of all Green Cards issued to nationals from 19 countries following Wednesday’s attack on National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. Authorities identified the suspect as a 29-year-old Afghan national who had previously worked with American forces in Afghanistan. AfghanEvac, an organization assisting Afghans resettled after the …
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks, payment service banks (PSBs) and other financial institutions (OFIs) to immediately withdraw all advertisements and promotional materials which do not comply with existing consumer-protection regulations and, within 30 days, submit a compliance attestation. It issued the instruction in a circular on Thursday, November 27, signed by …
Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu has urged stakeholders to embrace the ongoing reforms in the power sector and work together to build a decentralised and competitive electricity market. He stated that ongoing reforms driven by the Electricity Act 2023 have attracted over $2 billion in new investments. Adelabu, who spoke at PwC’s Annual Power and …
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has said constructing more modular refineries can help curb the cases of oil theft, pipeline vandalism and illegal refining in Nigeria. Lokpobiri stated this while inspecting the ongoing construction of a 30,000-barrel-per-day modular refinery project in Koko, Delta State, by Ebenco Global Link Limited. …
Guinea-Bissau slipped into yet another political crisis on Wednesday after military officers declared they had taken “total control” of the country, detaining the president and suspending all electoral activities just three days after the nation held legislative and presidential elections. Tension exploded in the capital, Bissau, earlier in the day when heavy gunfire erupted near …
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is facing heightened international scrutiny as a coalition of regional and global civil society organisations has petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged crimes against humanity linked to the country’s disputed October 29 presidential election. The 82-page petition, submitted by groups including the Madrid Bar Association and the …
