Atiku Faults Tinubu Over 30-Day Petrol Discount
Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar took aim at the Federal Government on Friday, 9 October, dismissing…
Atiku Faults Tinubu Over 30-Day Petrol Discount
Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar took aim at the Federal Government on Friday, 9 October, dismissing President Bola Tinubu’s temporary thirty-day petrol discount as an insincere political stunt designed to hoodwink voters before the 2027 general election. Speaking in Abuja during the inauguration of the African Democratic Congress presidential campaign council, Mr Abubakar demanded to know…
FG Shuts Owerri Airport for Runway Repairs
Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo and Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma struck a sudden pact on Friday to shut Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport in Owerri for twenty-five days starting on 20 October, cutting off a critical eastern transit gateway just weeks before the lucrative Christmas travel rush begins across Nigeria. Crumbling tarmac grounds regional commerce…
Petrol Hits N1,900 as Depot Prices Surge
Private petroleum depots across Nigeria pushed wholesale petrol prices to a record 1,900 naira per litre on Friday, 9 October, gutting the state oil company’s recent price-cut announcement within hours of its release. Wholesale tank farm operators in Port Harcourt raised loading fees by up to 170 naira, forcing retail filling stations across the Niger…
Trump Eases Russia Sanctions for Emergency Diesel
United States President Donald Trump dismantled key Western energy sanctions on Moscow on Friday, 9 October, securing a multi-million-tonne Russian diesel agreement to halt runaway pump prices before the American midterm elections. The United States Treasury Department issued an emergency general licence through April 2027 that permits American and international buyers to purchase, transport, and…
Troops Arrest Terrorist Collaborator, Recover Rustled Livestock
Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma arrested a suspected terrorist collaborator in Kaduna State and recovered seventy-three rustled animals in Zamfara State during coordinated counter-insurgency sweeps on Thursday, 8 October. Military authorities identified the detained suspect as Yusuf Adamu, whom intelligence operatives seized at Kuyello in the Birnin Gwari council area following evidence that linked him…
Iran Strikes Gas Tanker in Hormuz Chokepoint
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps struck a commercial gas tanker south of the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, 9 October, triggering an inferno in the vessel’s propulsion system and escalating an undeclared naval siege. Iranian state media identified the stricken carrier as the NV Sunshine, asserting that naval units attacked the craft because it navigated…
Mo Abudu Opens EbonyLife Centre in London
Nigerian media entrepreneur Mosunmola Abudu launched EbonyLife Place London on Thursday, 8 October, establishing Britain’s first dedicated commercial venue for Black and African cinema in the Nine Elms district. London Mayor Sadiq Khan joined the founder to cut the ceremonial ribbon and declare the complex open during the city’s international film festival. African commercial cinema…
Customs Intercepts N3.67bn Drugs at Lagos Port
The Nigeria Customs Service intercepted two forty-foot containers carrying illicit drugs worth ₦3.67bn at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos on Friday, 9 October. Port command spokesman Oscar Ivara confirmed that officers seized over 1.2 tonnes of narcotics during joint physical examinations with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. Smugglers now disguise synthetic narcotics…
Fury, Joshua Cardiff Clash Sells Out in Minutes
Boxing enthusiasts snapped up more than 80,000 tickets in sixty minutes on Friday, 9 October, instantly filling Cardiff’s Principality Stadium for the long-delayed heavyweight clash between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. An electronic crush of over 500,000 desperate buyers swamped ticketing servers within moments of the public launch, leaving secondary ticket vendors demanding up to…
Trump Imposes Fresh Sanctions on ICC
United States President Donald Trump slapped sweeping financial sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, 9 October, just hours after the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded its peace prize to one of the tribunal’s former judges. Secretary of State Marco Rubio denounced the Hague institution as a rogue court and pledged to cut off its…