Authorities in Russia’s Omsk region on Tuesday reported an accident on an underground section of a major gas pipeline, prompting an emergency response and temporary disruption in the affected area. Regional governor Vitaly Khotsenko confirmed the incident on Telegram, saying emergency services immediately deployed to the scene and worked to prevent any escalation. He assured …
A fierce struggle for control of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reached a boiling point on Tuesday as two rival factions, one led by newly elected National Chairman, Tanimu Turaki, SAN, and the other loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Nyesom Wike, converged on the party’s national secretariat in Abuja for …
Comedian Freedom Atsepoyi, popularly known as Mr Jollof, has issued a public apology after his physical altercation with social commentator Martins Otse (VeryDarkMan) aboard a United Nigeria Airlines flight from Asaba to Lagos on Monday. In an Instagram video, Mr Jollof expressed regret for his role in the fight, stressing that he is “not a …
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), to five years’ imprisonment for sexually harassing female students. Justice James Omotosho delivered the judgment after holding that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) proved …
Commotion broke out on Tuesday at the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, Watada Plaza, when police fired teargas to disperse supporters of two rival factions engaged in a heated confrontation. Trouble started after groups loyal to former Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike and the newly constituted National Working Committee (NWC) …
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has commenced an investigation into the physical confrontation between two high-profile social media personalities, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), and comedian Freedom Atsepoyi, aka Mr Jollof, while onboard a United Nigeria Airlines flight on Monday. The incident, which occurred on United Nigeria Airlines Flight UN0523 at Asaba …
Federal Reserve (Fed) Vice Chair Philip Jefferson has warned that the U.S. central bank must “proceed slowly” with any additional interest rate cuts, stressing that monetary policy is now edging closer to a neutral zone where it neither restricts nor stimulates the economy. Speaking at a Kansas City Federal Reserve event on Monday, Jefferson said …
President Bola Tinubu on Monday delivered a firm message on judicial integrity as he declared open the 2025 All Nigerian Judges’ Conference at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja. He cautioned that the Bench must never succumb to compromise, stressing that justice must remain beyond the reach of corrupt influences. “Justice must never be for sale, …
Judges of the Federal High Court are scheduled to commence their 2025 Christmas vacation on Friday, December 19. Court sittings across all judicial divisions will resume on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Court’s Director of Information, Mrs. Catherine Oby Christopher. She explained that the …
The Dangote Refinery has stated that the recent drop in pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol in Nigeria, by oil marketers was mainly driven by its reduction of gantry and coastal prices on November 6, not as a result of the suspension of the 15 per cent duty on imported …
