Seplat: Our $1.3bn deal with ExxonMobil on hold — NNPC secured court order against it
Seplat Energy Plc says the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has won a court injunction restraining ExxonMobil Corporation from selling its assets in Nigeria. In February 2021, Seplat Energy Plc agreed to acquire the entire share capital of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPNU) from ExxonMobil for $1.3 billion. There had been reports […]
Kuje jailbreak: Police recapture another escaped inmate in Niger
The police command in Niger says it has recaptured Kazeem Murtala, one of the inmates who escaped during the jailbreak at the Kuje correctional centre in Abuja. A statement by Wasiu Abiodun, the command’s spokesman, said a patrol team on surveillance between the General Hospital, Suleja and Bakassi, arrested the inmate on July […]
Petrol sells for N220 per litre in Lagos, N235 in Abuja as scarcity worsens
Some filling stations sold premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, for as high as N235 a litre on Monday, according to checks by TheCable. Despite displaying the N165 a litre on their pumps, TheCable noticed that some filling stations sold the product above the regulated price. The decision to continue […]
NDLEA arrests Boko Haram suspect who escaped from Kuje prison
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it arrested Suleiman Sidi, a Boko Haram suspect who escaped from Kuje prison. Femi Babafemi, spokesman of the NDLEA, said this in a statement on Monday. Last week, gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents attacked the prison, freeing prisoners some of who are […]
Report: Insurgents behind Kaduna train attack jubilated over Kuje prison break
Insurgents who abducted passengers of the Kaduna-bound train in March “jubilated wildly” when their comrades who escaped from Kuje prison returned to their enclave. Gunmen had attacked the Kuje prison in the federal capital territory (FCT) with explosives last Tuesday. Bashir Magashi, minister of defence, had said all Boko Haram suspects who were held in […]
APC: Opposition dazed over Tinubu’s choice of running mate
Murtala Yakubu Ajaka, deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says opposition parties have been thrown off balance by Bola Tinubu’s choice of running mate. Tinubu, APC presidential candidate, unveiled Kashim Shettima, former governor of Borno state, as his running mate on Sunday. In a statement on Monday, Ajaka […]
Gunmen ‘invade’ Yusuf Lasun’s residence — hours after Osun guber debate
Yusuf Lasun, former deputy speaker of the house of representatives, says gunmen invaded his residence in Osun state on Monday. In a tweet on Monday, the former legislator said the armed men shot randomly at his residence. Lasun, who is the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), did not say if […]
Osun guber: Adeleke addresses ‘pounds, dollars’ boast, says he meant foreign investment
Ademola Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Osun governorship election, says he has no plan to buy votes in the July 16 governorship election. The governorship candidate addressed his “pounds, dollars and euros” boast during the governorship election debate organised by Channels Television on Sunday. Adeleke, while addressing some […]
Newspaper Headlines: Families paid N800m to secure release of 7 Kaduna train captives
The selection of Kashim Shettima, former governor of Borno, as the running mate of Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), dominated the front pages of Nigerian dailies. Source: Top Stories
Kwankwaso to Tinubu: Take care of your health… 2023 campaign is very rigorous
Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has advised Bola Tinubu, standard-bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to take things easy. Since the former governor of Lagos state declared his intention to run for president, concerns have been raised about his health. But that has not prevented him […]