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Anambra targets N75bn revenue in 2026

— AIRS seeks additional N28bn after N47bn generated in 2025 By Nwabueze Okonkwo ONITSHA — The Anambra State Internal Revenue Service, AIRS, has set a target of N75 billion for the 2026 fiscal year, representing an additional N28 billion over the N47 billion generated in 2025. The Executive Chairman of AIRS, Ikeazor Okonkwo, disclosed this […]

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$2.1m alleged land deal: Court adjourns case against Wike’s son to Dec 1

An Abuja High Court sitting in Maitama on Thursday adjourned further hearing in the alleged $2.1 million land transaction involving Jordan Nyesom-Wike, son of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), until December 1.

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Indigenous operators now produce 50% of Nigeria’s oil

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja ABUJA — Indigenous oil and gas operators now account for more than 50 per cent of Nigeria’s crude oil production, the Federal Government has said. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, disclosed this on Wednesday at the maiden Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Journal Summit 2026 […]

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Otti urges Igbo to prioritise collective interest

By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA — Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has urged Ndigbo to place collective interest above individual differences in order to build a more prosperous future for the Igbo people. Otti made the call in Umuahia during the 2026 World Igbo Day celebration, where he stressed that unity did not require uniformity […]

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Indigenous operators now produce 50% of Nigeria’s oil — FG

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja ABUJA — Indigenous oil and gas operators now account for more than 50 per cent of Nigeria’s crude oil production, the Federal Government has said. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, disclosed this on Wednesday at the maiden Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Journal Summit 2026 […]

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I couldn’t walk — Adekunle Gold recounts sickle cell crisis on flight to Tanzania

Afrobeats singer, Adekunle Kosoko, popularly known as Adekunle Gold, has revealed how a severe sickle cell crisis struck him during a flight to Tanzania, leaving him unable to walk and forcing him into a wheelchair after the plane landed in Ethiopia.

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Independence: Barau urges Nigerians to renew faith

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has urged Nigerians to renew their faith in the country and remain committed to building a stronger, more prosperous and secure nation. Jibrin, who represents Kano North Senatorial District, made the call in his message to Nigerians ahead of the country’s 66th […]

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Navy uncovers 85,000 litres of crude

By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigerian Navy has uncovered approximately 85,000 litres of substance suspected to be stolen crude oil during a follow-up operation in the Allison area of Rivers State. The Navy said the operation also foiled an attempt to re-establish an illegal oil bunkering and refining site in the area, barely a week after […]

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