Author: Opalim Lifted

Israeli opposition leaders have accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being unfit to remain in office following a report that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) warned him about a planned Hamas attack shortly before October 7, 2023. Haaretz reported that UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan allegedly spoke with Netanyahu about a week and a half before the attack and warned him that Hamas was preparing a major operation. Netanyahu’s office strongly denied the claim, describing the report by the left-leaning newspaper as “an absolute lie”. It also said Netanyahu did not speak with the Emirati leader at the…

Lawyers to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, have demanded ₦10 billion in damages from Defence Minister, General Christopher Musa (retd.), over alleged defamatory remarks made about their client. The demand was contained in a letter before action dated September 7, 2026, and addressed to Musa at the Federal Ministry of Defence in Abuja. The legal threat followed the minister’s appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on September 3, where he discussed insecurity in Kaduna State and made allegations concerning the former governor. According to El-Rufai’s lawyers, Musa accused the former governor of deliberately planning the killing of people in…

The Federal Government’s special passport intervention for Nigerians in the United Kingdom (UK) has opened amid complaints over delays, poor organisation and alleged additional administrative charges. Videos shared on social media on Monday showed Nigerians gathered outside a locked entrance believed to be the Nigerian Passport Intervention Centre in Manchester, waiting to gain access. One X user said applicants who arrived as early as 9am were still waiting by 11:30am without being attended to. “It is now 11:30 a.m., and people who arrived as early as 9:00 a.m. are still waiting, with nothing happening. This is not the way to…

The re-election of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has come under legal challenge as the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) filed separate petitions before the state governorship election petition tribunal. The petitions were displayed on the notice board of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal secretariat in Osogbo on Monday, formally commencing the legal process against the outcome of the August 15 governorship election. The tribunal secretary, Pefe Belemore, confirmed that petitions challenging the election had been filed. The APC petition, marked EPT/OS/GOV/01/2026, was filed by its candidate, Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, against Adeleke, Accord…

The Federal Government is set to begin disbursing the long-delayed Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) to qualified Nigerian shipowners, with successful applicants eligible for up to $25 million in financing. Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, said the initiative was designed to strengthen indigenous participation in Nigeria’s maritime industry and reduce the dominance of foreign operators. Oyetola disclosed this on Monday, saying the government was moving to unlock the fund more than two decades after it was established under the Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act of 2003. According to the minister, the financing will help Nigerian shipowners…

The Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, says President Bola Tinubu and members of his family enjoy unimpeded transit and cannot be arrested in the United States while attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Ibrahim, who also chairs the United Nations Committee on Budget and Administration, made the clarification in a statement issued by the Office of Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN in New York. He said the Nigerian Mission had received no notification from the US government imposing any restriction on Tinubu’s movement during the UNGA. Citing Section 11 of the 1947 UN-U.S.…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Osaretin Osagiede over an alleged N700 million fraud involving Best Start Micro Finance Bank. The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the EFCC arraigned Osagiede on Friday, September 4, 2026, before Justice Olukayode Ogunjobi of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja. According to EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, Osagiede is facing a three-count charge bordering on unauthorised access to computer material and receiving stolen property. One of the counts alleged that Osagiede and Zacharia Lorshe, who is still at large, bypassed the two-factor authentication (2FA) method on Ravenpay user accounts between…

Over the next two weeks, the initial public offering (IPO) is expected to dominate social media conversations and media coverage as the Dangote Petroleum Refinery prepares for its planned listing on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), the country’s stock market. Dangote Group, the parent company of the refinery, confirmed on Friday that it has secured Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approval for the listing. The listing is projected to be the biggest IPO on the Nigerian stock market and lift the value of the bourse — which currently has a market capitalisation of N159.55 trillion — to over N200 trillion. With…

Aliko Dangote, Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group, has disclosed that investors can subscribe to the proposed Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE initial public offering (IPO) with a minimum of 10 ordinary shares worth N5,250. Dangote made the disclosure on Monday during a signing ceremony in Lagos. He said the proposed IPO comprises 4.1 billion ordinary shares, each with a nominal value of $0.000013, offered at N525 per share. “In this IPO, we intend to raise just a bit more than N2 trillion, which I’m sure is too small, at an offer price of N525 naira, with a minimum…

Former Vice-President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of worsening the cost of living crisis in Nigeria. Atiku said the government’s economic policies had made petrol, food, transportation, fertiliser, cement and other basic necessities increasingly unaffordable for Nigerians. In a statement issued on Sunday by Phrank Shaibu, his senior special assistant on public communication, Atiku cited rising prices of fertiliser, petrol and cement as evidence of the economic pressure facing households and businesses. “Tinubu did not inherit this cost of living crisis from Nigerians. His policies created and deepened it,” Atiku…