Wike: Opposition status comes through electoral wins, not coalitions
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that genuine opposition strength in Nigeria is built through electoral success rather than alliances formed out of convenience. Wike made the remark on Friday during a visit to the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja, where he also pledged his support to the party’s newly constituted National...
Benue JAMB candidate recounts daring escape from kidnappers’ deen
A student abducted while returning from the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Otukpo, Benue State, has narrated how he narrowly escaped from his captors after a terrifying ordeal. The survivor was among 18 passengers reportedly seized when armed men intercepted their vehicle along the route. According to his account, the group encountered about five attackers who blocked the road...
Bird strike grounds 3 United Nigeria aircraft in two days
United Nigeria Airlines says three aircraft in its fleet have been grounded in the last 48 hours on account of a bird strike. The airline’s Public Relations Officer, Chibuike Uloka, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, April 17, 2026. Uloka said United Nigeria suffered another bird strike on an Embraer 190 aircraft at Benin City Airport on Thursday. Uloka said...
Dangote refinery to sell 10% stake via Pan-African IPO
The Dangote Group has announced plans to sell a 10 per cent stake in its $20 billion 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery through a landmark Pan-African Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 2026. The Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, made this known during an event organised by the Atlantic Council in Washington DC on Thursday, April 16, 2026. He said the share sale would...
Vigilante kills girlfriend, wounds two others in Abia
The Abia State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a local vigilante member who allegedly shot his girlfriend dead, stabbed her sister, and shot another man in Amakama, Ubakala, Umuahia South Local Government Area. The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Maureen Chinaka, identified the suspect on Thursday as Chinedu Anamelechi, saying the command received a report of the...
FG acts as airlines threaten shutdown over fuel hike
Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo has appealed to domestic airlines to suspend plans to halt flight operations and hold off on hiking airfares, as the Federal Government convenes an emergency stakeholders' meeting to find a lasting solution to the aviation fuel crisis. In a letter addressed to the Airline Operators of Nigeria on Thursday, Keyamo acknowledged a staggering 300 per cent...
EPL fixtures: Man City host Arsenal as Chelsea face Man United
Title-chasing Manchester City face leaders Arsenal in a seismic showdown at the top of the Premier League on Sunday. Troubled Chelsea will face Manchester United in the race for Champions League qualification at Stamford Bridge, while Liverpool are also in search of a morale boost in the Merseyside derby. Arsenal travel to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday nursing a six-point lead...
Army dismantles oil theft syndicate along Lagos waterways, arrests 15
Troops of the Nigerian Army have broken up a suspected large-scale oil bunkering syndicate operating along the Lekki-Ibeju coastal axis of Lagos State, arresting 15 suspects and seizing trucks, marine equipment, and pumping devices used in illegal petroleum siphoning. The operation was carried out in the early hours of Thursday by troops of 65 Battalion under the 81 Division, acting...
Retired police officers protest low pension, demand exit from contributory scheme
Retired police officers took to the streets in Ibadan on Thursday, protesting what they described as grossly inadequate retirement benefits and demanding that the police be removed from the Contributory Pension Scheme administered by the National Pension Commission. The retirees staged their demonstration at the Oyo State Police Headquarters in Eleyele, decrying a pension system they said leaves officers financially...
Nigeria needs $2.3trn to close infrastructure gap — ICRC
Nigeria requires $2.3 trillion over the next 23 years — roughly $100 billion annually — to bridge its infrastructure deficit, the Director General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, Dr. Jobson Ewalefoh, has said. Ewalefoh disclosed this on the sidelines of the ongoing World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington DC, telling journalists that current budgetary allocations fall far short of...
