Reports indicate that several passengers kidnapped at Eke Located in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State, were rescued by a team of security operatives comprising police and local vigilantes. The chairman of the local government area, Adah Inalegwu, who confirmed this on Sunday, said security forces, upon hearing of the incident, swung into action, which led to the rescue of two of the kidnapped victims.
President Bola Tinubu is expected to sign into law today four significant tax reform bills aimed at overhauling Nigeria’s fiscal and revenue systems. A statement released yesterday by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga revealed that the bills, the Nigeria Tax Bill, the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill, and the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill, were approved by the National Assembly after wide-ranging consultations with stakeholders across the country.
In a move stirring political and cultural ripples across Adamawa State, the government has revoked the prestigious traditional title of Waziri Adamawa from former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. The decision, formally communicated in a government circular dated June 20, 2025, comes in the wake of a newly introduced indigeneship policy reshaping eligibility for traditional titles within the emirate councils. The circular, signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Department of Chieftancy Affairs, Mrs. Adama Felicity Mamman stated that the title revocation is part of a wider overhaul of traditional institutions prompted by the recent creation of new chiefdoms under Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri's administration.
As the global community comes together to observe World Refugee Day, a sobering message is emerging from Nigeria: over 3.3 million people are now internally displaced within the country. The Institute for Humanitarian Studies and Social Development issued this serious update during a press briefing held Friday in Abuja. The conference also marked the launch of nominations for the Institute’s Pan-African Humanitarian Leadership Award (PAHLA), an initiative aimed at spotlighting over 100 individuals and organizations making tangible strides in the face of Africa’s pressing humanitarian challenges.
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has revealed plans to begin nationwide distribution of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and Automotive Gas Oil (diesel) starting August 15, 2025. This announcement comes amid growing concerns over potential fuel shortages in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria due to ongoing disputes surrounding the Lagos State Government’s E-Call Up system. In a major push to transform Nigeria’s fuel supply chain, the refinery is set to begin delivering PMS and diesel to various regions across the country by mid-August. At the same time, worries over fuel scarcity and a likely surge in pump prices have intensified. This follows the decision by the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) to halt tanker loading operations at the Dangote Refinery in protest.
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has called on President Bola Tinubu to initiate an urgent investigation into the unresolved and suspicious deaths of key figures associated with the June 12 pro-democracy struggle. Soyinka made this appeal on Saturday during a reflective fireside conversation with selected journalists at Freedom Park, Lagos. The dialogue, themed, “June 12: Romancing the Embers,” was held to mark the anniversary of the annulled 1993 presidential election, a turning point in Nigeria’s democratic history, now commemorated as democracy day. According to him, Tinubu should initiate a formal probe into the strange circumstances that led to the deaths of Nigerians who paid the ultimate price during the struggle for democracy by giving closure to the matter.
