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A Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, has ordered the Nigeria Police Force and the Inspector-General of Police to maintain the status quo in a suit filed by lawyer John Aikpokpo-Martins, challenging the legality of the new tinted permit enforcement. The Nigeria Police had earlier revived the tinted permit policy through its digital platform POSSAP, citing public complaints …

The offer, made during the negotiation, “would have allowed the workers to stay home or pursue other opportunities while receiving their monthly salaries for five years,” the sources said. Details are emerging of the negotiation and agreements signed by Dangote refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) following the crisis that erupted due to …

Sean “Diddy” Combs will be sentenced Friday for his conviction on two prostitution-related counts, crimes prosecutors say deserve more than a decade behind bars as the music mogul seeks “mercy” and a swift release. Following two months of often searing testimony and arguments in the New York federal case, jurors in July rejected the most serious charges of sex trafficking …

Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that Boko Haram insurgents once nominated former President Muhammadu Buhari to represent them in peace talks with the Federal Government. Jonathan disclosed this on Friday at the public presentation of Scars, a book authored by former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor (retd.), in Abuja. The former president said his administration had set up …

Nigeria has emerged as a key crude supplier to the 30,000-barrels-per-day Dakar Refinery in Senegal, even as the country celebrated its entry into the league of oil-producing nations last year. Crude oil Senegal began pumping oil in mid-2024 from the Sangomar field, which produces around 100,000 barrels per day of medium sour crude (31° API, 1.0 per cent sulphur), according …

By Idahosa Musa Stakeholders in Edo State have laminated what they described as the continuous loss of revenue to neighboring Delta State through taxes. The people made the claim at a stakeholders meeting, organized by the Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS), on Wednesday in Benin The interactive session of the one-day program had in attendance top government functionaries, heads …

Apart from the sexual assault allegations, Abbo is also accused of criminal intimidation of the two underage girls and their parents in Abuja. A disturbing petition submitted by the law firm D.I. Aiyedun & Co. to the Inspector General of Police has accused former Senator Ishaku Elisha Abbo of raping a 13-year-old secondary school student and attempting to rape her …

Political economist, and activist, Professor Pat Utomi has said that political parties have lost their voices. He said the only strong opposition to the Federal Government are few voices on social media. Professor Utomi said this at the David Oladipo Leadership Roundtable themed “Nigeria and Opposition Politics” on Tuesday, in Lagos. At the event, the convener, Dr. David Oladipo, said Nigeria was …

Mediators have made contact with the head of Hamas’s military wing in Gaza, who has indicated he does not agree to the new US ceasefire plan, the BBC understands. Israel has pressed on with its offensive in Gaza City since President Trump unveiled his peace plan Izz al-Din al-Haddad is thought to believe the plan was designed to finish Hamas, …

The company stated that its employees had individually communicated their refusal to join the union, attaching copies of their signed letters. The company stated that its employees had individually communicated their refusal to join the union, attaching copies of their signed letters. Amid the ongoing labour dispute between Dangote Group and petroleum workers’ unions, a newly formed trucking subsidiary, Direct …