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NNPCL Probe: Niger Delta Communities Demand Wider EFCC Investigation
Niger Delta oil communities have called on the EFCC to extend its probe of NNPCL to former NAPIMS officials over alleged corruption, inflated contracts, and stalled oil output, warning of legal action if their petition is ignored.
NASS Urges Supreme Court to Dismiss PDP Governors’ Suit, Demands ₦1bn Fine
The National Assembly has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the suit by 11 PDP governors challenging a state of emergency in Rivers, calling it frivolous and procedurally flawed, and is seeking ₦1 billion in costs.
VeryDarkMan Arrested Over Multiple Cyberstalking Petitions, To Be Charged Soon
The EFCC has confirmed the arrest of social media influencer Martins Otse, aka VeryDarkMan, over multiple cyberstalking petitions, stating he will be arraigned once bail conditions are met.
African Pillar of Sports and Senate Committee Chairman on South East Development Commission ( SEDC), Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has congratulated Remo stars on 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League title win.
Kalu commended the players, visionary leadership of the club's proprietor, Kunle Soname and commitment of the officials of the private owned football club for their skills and determination.
Recall, during Kalu’s stint as Governor of Abia State(1999-2007), Enyimba International FC was repositioned, with the team clinching the premier league title in 2001,2002,2003,2005 and 2007. He also won the CAF Champions League Cup back to back in 2003 and 2004.
The international business mogul who is also a soccer enthusiast stressed that football brings people together and ultimately promotes peace and unity.
In his goodwill message on Sunday , Kalu called on stakeholders in the sports industry in Nigeria to focus on grassroots sports development in order to discover talented players in their prime.
He said, “I felicitate with Remo stars for securing their first-ever top-flight title with three games to spare. The players demonstrated their capability , commitment and desire for success. The victory of the team is well deserved and encouraging.”
Kalu advocated for more private sector participation in sports development, adding that sports should not be seen as a leisure activity but a business opportunity.
Former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has denied reports claiming he is in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), following an ongoing investigation into the alleged misappropriation of $2.9 billion allocated for refinery rehabilitation.
In a statement posted on Saturday via his X account (formerly Twitter), Kyari dismissed the reports as “clear mischief” and a calculated attempt by unnamed individuals to tarnish his reputation.
“Over the past few days, and particularly in the past two hours, I have been inundated with calls from concerned family and friends over claims by an online newspaper that I was in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
“This is clear mischief and a calculated attempt by the newspaper and its sponsors to achieve a desired outcome, which only they know,” the 60-year-old wrote. Kyari, who was removed from his position following a presidential directive dissolving the NNPCL board and management, said he is currently taking a “well-deserved rest” after years of demanding public service.
“It should be stated that having served the NNPC and the NNPCL for 34 years—17 of those in management roles, and especially the last 5 years and 9 months—I had little time for leave, even for two weeks,” he noted.
Sudanese paramilitaries on Sunday struck Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast, the army said, in the first attack on the seat of the army-aligned government in the country’s two-year war. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) “targeted Osman Digna Air Base, a goods warehouse and some civilian facilities in the city of Port Sudan with suicide drones”, army spokesman Nabil Abdullah said in a statement.
He reported no casualties but “limited damage”. Smoke was seen billowing from Port Sudan’s airport. The paramilitaries have expanded the scope and frequency of their drone attacks on army-held areas since losing control of areas including most of the capital Khartoum in March.
On Saturday, a source from the army-aligned government reported a rare drone attack on Kassala, on Sudan’s eastern border with Eritrea, about 400 kilometres (250 miles) from the nearest RSF-held territory. In the early days of the war, the government relocated from Khartoum to Port Sudan, which until Sunday’s attack had been spared the violence.
UN agencies have also moved their offices and staff to Port Sudan, where hundreds of thousands of displaced people have sought refuge from the war. Since April 2023, the regular army, headed by Sudan’s de facto leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has been battling the RSF, led by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, in a brutal war that has killed tens of thousands of people and uprooted 13 million.