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Ahead of the 2027 general elections, he National Youths Alliance (NYA) has united youth from North and South at a  historic signing of the North–South Youth Alliance Accord (NSYAA) which  took  place on Saturday, December 13,  2025, at the prestigious Arewa House, Kaduna. The Accord marks a groundbreaking youth-led initiative designed to strengthen national unity, promote interfaith harmony, build inter-regional trust, and counter long-standing stereotypes and divisions between Northern and Southern Nigeria, with a resolve to be the determining factor of who wins at the 2027 general elections. Jointly championed by the Vice President (North) and Vice President (South) of the NYA, the NSYAA seeks to create a structured framework for collaboration through: A Joint Declaration committing to peace, unity, and mutual respect; A 12-member Coordinating Committee with equal North–South representation; An Annual North–South Youth Unity Conference; Interfaith a...

*Says repeated probes send the wrong signal to global financiers *Urges lawmakers to adopt structured, not disruptive oversight The Forum for Energy Accountability, a citizens’ advocacy group, has criticised what it described as the “incessant and overlapping” investigations of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited by the House of Representatives, warning that the trend risks unsettling investor confidence in Africa’s largest oil and gas market. In a statement issued on Friday, the group’s president, Comrade Ebikeme Jonathan-Ogula, said the barrage of probes launched by various House committees in recent months has created an “atmosphere of regulatory siege” around the national oil company. According to him, while legislative oversight is a constitutional responsibility, the scale and frequency of the inquiries now appear “counterproductive and disruptive to ongoing sector reforms”. “NNPCL, like any public-interest commercial entity, must be accountable. Bu...

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has condemned in strong terms the recent killing of nine protesting women in Yola Adamawa state by military operatives.  Soldiers had allegedly opened fire on protesting women in the Lamurde Local Government Area of Adamawa State on Monday. Also, 51 others were said to have been hospitalised where most of them are still receiving treatment for varying degrees of gunshot wounds, many of them life-threatening. Frank in a statement in Abuja described the killing of the nine women as “senseless, unforgivable, inhuman and avoidable.” He noted that the victims - ordinary women, mothers and breadwinners who had stepped out only to protest the insecurity consuming their communities - were met with lethal force when all they sought was protection for their children. “Their only offence was demanding safety,” he lamented. The incident, which has triggered widespread outrage, add...

Barely 5 days after the Nigeria Customs Service(NCS) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) uncovered 25.5kg cocaine in a Brazilian flagged vessel, both agencies have seized  Canadian Loud, an expensive strain of cannabis concealed inside an imported vehicles. This was made known in a statement signed by the Customs Public Relations Officer Apapa Port Command, CSC Isah Sulaiman, dated  December 11, 2025. Following credible intelligence provided by the NDLEA, both agencies uncovered  total of 2,374 packages of cannabis concealed in 55 bags hidden inside a 1x20ft container with No FCIU 6369526 laden with two vehicles. Total weight of the illicit drug is 1,187kg Both agencies, in the course of joint examination, discovered the seizure which has been taken into the custody of the NDLEA. A breakdown of the drugs indicates that they were packed in 500 grams per sachet Speaking on the seizure, Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba, Customs Area Controller of Apap...

*Hails Komolafe’s Leadership in Strengthening Regulatory Credibility The African Energy Policy Alliance (AEPA) has commended the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) for its transparent handling and timely release of the Frontier Exploration Fund (FEF) to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, describing the move as “a model of regulatory–industry synergy for the rest of the continent”. In an electronic statement issued on Thursday, Dr. Randy Amuche, Executive Director of AEPA, said the Commission’s clarification, confirming the approval and release of over $185 million and N14.9 billion to the NNPCL, reinforces the reputation of the NUPRC under the leadership of Gbenga Komolafe as a regulator deeply committed to accountability, professionalism and transparent resource governance. AEPA noted that the Commission’s prompt dismissal of claims that it withheld the fund demonstrates a maturing regulatory culture grounded in evidence-based pr...

The Ambassadors for Peace and Progress (APP) has appealed to the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, to forgive the five individuals who publicly confessed to running a N500 million smear campaign against him while he was governor of Zamfara State. Addressing journalists at a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, the National Coordinator of the group, Rev. Matthew Adejoh, urged the minister not to allow the painful betrayal to distract him from the critical national assignment entrusted to him by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “We followed with deep emotion the courageous confession made by Comrade Aryan Abdul Kareem and his colleagues. Their admission has exposed the depth of political desperation in Zamfara State, but it has also opened a rare door for healing and reconciliation,” Rev. Adejoh said. Describing Dr. Matawalle as “a peaceful, kind and large-hearted leader who is a friend to everyone,” the cleric appealed to him to extend the same hand of...