Author: Citynews

Petroleum products retailers and marketers have said Nigerians may soon begin buying Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, and other refined petroleum products in United States dollars if the Federal Government does not restore the Naira-for-crude deal with Dangote Refinery. The National President of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN, Billy Gillis-Harry, disclosed this in an interview with DAILY POST at the weekend. Recall that last week, Dangote Refinery resumed the sale of refined petroleum products in US dollars. The refinery’s decision signalled the suspension of the Naira-for-crude deal, which enables off-takers to purchase refined…

Governor Ademola Adeleke’s reported plan to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) was allegedly frustrated by influential figures within the ruling party in Osun State, according to fresh claims made by the Chairman of the Imole Campaign Council (ICC), Rep. Bamidele Salam. Salam disclosed that Adeleke had seriously considered leaving his former political platform for the APC after receiving invitations and holding consultations with key stakeholders within the party. However, he said resistance from some APC leaders in Osun eventually stalled the move. Speaking during an interview, Salam claimed that while the governor was willing to align with the ruling party,…

The controversy trailing the just concluded national election of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has taken a new twist as a group of lawyers has asked the Abuja Federal High Court to stop the swearing in of the President-elect, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, and other newly elected national officers. Badejo-Okusanya secured 12,317 votes to defeat the other contestants, Lateef Akangbe, SAN, and Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN. She is slated to be sworn in on August 21, 2026, when she will take over from the outgoing President, Afam Osigwe, SAN. Allegations of irregularities have trailed the poll, which was conducted through electronic format. A…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted bail to the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, in the sum of 2 billion naira following his arraignment on alleged money laundering charges filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. CityNews reports that Justice Inyang Ekwo, who delivered the ruling, admitted the defendant to bail with two sureties in like sum and imposed stringent conditions for his release. In his ruling, Justice Ekwo ordered that one of the sureties must reside in Abuja and provide evidence of three years’ tax clearance. The second surety, according to the…

President Bassirou Faye of Senegal has emerged as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, spokesperson, of Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nigeria. CityNews reports that Faye replaces Sierra Leone’s Julius Bio as the regional group leader. Meanwhile, the position of the Commission President will now be held by Biram Diop, who replaces Dr. Omar Toure. Tinubu handed over the mantle of leadership to President Bio at the 67th Ordinary Session of the Authority held in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. He succeeds Bio at…

The immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, has boasted that the presidential candidates of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and African Democratic Congress (ADC), Peter Obi and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, respectively, do not have the grassroots structure and regional appeal required to “penetrate the North” and unseat incumbent President Bola Tinubu. “The North is strategic in every presidential election in Nigeria. With due respect to our friends in the opposition, neither Peter Obi nor Atiku Abubakar can mobilise enough support in this region to defeat President Tinubu in 2027,” he said. The…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has asked President Bola Tinubu to either abandon what it described as his “neoliberal economic policies” or resign. The opposition party said Nigerians can no longer continue under the current economic situation. The ADC made its position known in a statement issued on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi. The opposition party said it was worried by recent reports showing that more Nigerians are falling into poverty and hunger, adding that the country’s economic policies had failed to improve the lives of ordinary citizens. The ADC said it was deeply concerned by a recent World Bank…

The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Kebbi State, Abubakar Malami, has named Musa Zagi as the party’s deputy governorship candidate for the 2027 governorship election. The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Friday by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Engr. Abubakar Atiku Musa. According to the statement, Zagi’s nomination received the approval of the ADC governorship candidate. The party congratulated Zagi on his emergence, expressing confidence in his ability to discharge the responsibilities of the office if elected. It also congratulated other ADC candidates contesting various elective positions in the 2027 general elections and urged party members…

Ahead of the 2027 general election, the credibility of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, voters’ register has come under scrutiny. CityNews reports that this is following the recent revelation by the INEC chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan that names of the many dead persons were still in the register. Amupitan had revealed that names of voters who had died as far back as 15 years ago were still in the country’s voter register, a development many argue would not only question the credibility of the 2027 election outcomes but also cause unnecessary financial waste in terms of printing ballot papers…

Christian organisations have opposed the proposed amendment to the Federal Road Safety Corps Bill, which seeks to criminalise preaching in commercial vehicles. The Christian bodies, including the Christian Council of Nigeria and the Organisation of African Instituted Churches, warned that the proposed legislation could infringe on Nigerians’ constitutional rights and worsen the plight of vulnerable citizens. On Thursday, the Senate passed the Federal Road Safety Corps (Amendment) Bill, 2026, proposing a N50,000 fine for anyone convicted of hawking, trading or preaching inside commercial vehicles. The bill, which seeks to strengthen road safety enforcement and curb practices considered capable of distracting…