BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu Files Fresh Motion The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a new motion before the Federal High Court in Abuja, asking the court to strike out all charges against him and order his immediate release. In the new court document obtained by SaharaReporters on Friday morning, the motion is titled “Motion on Notice and Written Address in Support” and dated 30th of October, 2025. Kanu, who is representing himself in court, told the trial judge that there is “no charge or counts cognisable within the corpus juris of the…
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Leaked Document: Petrol Hit N1,163/litre President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is proposing a new tariff regime that could see motorists and industries pay an estimated N4.8 trillion yearly in fresh taxes on petrol and diesel. Coming amid worsening poverty, the new tax regime and the government’s inability to cushion the impact of subsidy removal, the 15 per cent import duty, alongside the 7.5 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) attached to tariffs, is expected to raise fuel prices by at least 22.5 per cent, pushing the pump price of petrol from the current average of N950 per litre to around…
“Tinubu To Tax Air Nigerians Breathe” Adewole Adebayo, the Social Democratic Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s approval of a 15 per cent import duty on refined petroleum products, warning that it will worsen hardship for Nigerians already struggling with economic difficulties. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Adebayo described the decision as unjust and exploitative, accusing the administration of excessive taxation. “President Tinubu is a clever tax collector. He wants to collect taxes from you for everything, including the oxygen tax, very soon. “If you’re not careful, yes, the air we breathe. Just give him time;…
Nigerian Man Caught Trafficking Own Sister, Nine Others For Prostitutioπ A Ghanaian court has sentenced 29-year-old Nigerian, Chukwudi Nwachukwu, to ten years’ imprisonment for trafficking his younger sister and nine other teenage girls from Nigeria to Ghana for prostitution. What began as a promise of decent restaurant jobs for 10 young Nigerian girls — including one trafficker’s own sister — ended in a shocking case of betrayal and exploitation across borders. The case, which unravelled through the intervention of a concerned community leader, highlighted the growing role of diaspora groups in exposing transnational crimes. Prosecutor Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP)…
“I will Expose Your Rape Case In France” – Akpabio’s In-law Rubbishies Senate President, backs Natasha A heavy crisis is brewing in the Family of Senate President, Godswill Akpabio following heavy accusations levelled on him by an in-law, Patiences ‘Pat’ Akpabio. For some weeks now, Mrs. Patience Akpabio has released several videos accusing the Former Governor of Murder, Fraud and most recently, Rape. In the video seen by POLITICS NIGERIA, Mrs. Pat disclosed that there was a time Senator Akpabio was almost arrested in France for ‘Rape’. She added that everything Senator Natasha Akpoti accused the Senate President of doing…
BREAKING: Coup Plot: Nigerian Military Reveals Identity Of Officer The Nigerian Navy officer, Lieutenant Commander B Abdullahi, has been identified as one of the senior military officers detained by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) for allegedly planning a coup d’etat to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. Naija News House exclusively reported the arrest and subsequent detention of the senior military officers led by an Army Brigadier General for planning a coup on October 1st Independent Day celebrations. While the Nigerian military in a statement claimed the detention of the officers was linked to “repeated failure in promotion examinations and perceived career…
BREAKING: Many Feared Killed In Multiple Crash Along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Not less than Eight people have been confirmed dead on Thursday, in a multiple road crash on Kara Bridge, inward Mowe, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. In a statement on Thursday, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority said the crash involved two heavy-duty vehicles: two went up in flames, while another fell off the bridge into the river. “There’s a report of a multiple road crash where a truck and a container-laden trailer were in flames, another truck spilling its contents (cartons of biscuits) on the road, a container-laden truck ran…
Atiku Rubbishies Tinubu Over Pardon List Review Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar has criticised President Bola Tinubu over the reversal of the presidential pardon earlier granted to convicted drug traffickers, kidnappers, and other criminals. On Wednesday, Tinubu ordered the removal of persons convicted for kidnapping, drug trafficking, human trafficking, fraud, and unlawful possession of firearms from the list of beneficiaries under the federal government’s prerogative of mercy. Abubakar said the decision to cancel the pardon came only after Nigerians expressed outrage, describing the move as “too little, too late”. In a statement issued by his media aide, Phrank Shaibu, Abubakar said…
Police Nab Robbers, Recover Air Force Stolen SUV The Police Command in Kano State has announced the arrest of two suspected notorious armed robbers and the recovery of a stolen Ford Escape vehicle belonging to an Air Force officer. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Kiyawa, operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad intercepted the vehicle along the Kano–Zaria Expressway on Thursday, following intelligence reports that the suspects were heading towards Kano. Kiyawa stated that the suspects, Adamu Adam Abubakar and Umar Bello, were arrested after a brief exchange of gunfire, while their accomplice, Dan Malam, escaped…
BREAKING: Tinubu Approves 15% Import Duty President Bola Tinubu has approved a 15 percent ad-valorem import duty on diesel and premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol. In a letter dated October 21, 2025, seen by TheCable, Damilotun Aderemi, the private secretary to the president, conveyed Tinubu’s approval to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). Tinubu gave the approval after a request by FIRS to apply the 15 percent duty on the cost, insurance and freight (CIF) to align import costs to domestic realities. According to the letter, the…