Atiku’s son fires back Bauchi governor’s son

Mohammed Atiku, a son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has said Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, never supported his father, in both his 2019 and 2023 presidential election races. The junior Atiku is responding to Shamsu Bala, the Bauchi governor’s son, who accused the former vice president of working against the governor’s reelection in…

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Nigeria’s crude oil production dips to 1.4mbpd in March, maintains top position in Africa

Nigeria’s crude oil production dipped to 1.4mbpd in March 2025, from 1.46mbpd in the previous month, the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has disclosed. However, the country retained its position as the largest crude oil producer in Africa despite the decline in output. This was contained in the cartel’s Monthly Oil Market Report…

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Trump and El Salvador?s President Bukele refuse to return wrongly deported Maryland Man despite Supreme Court ruling

US President, Donald Trump and El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele made it clear during an Oval Office meeting on Monday, April 14 that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident wrongly deported to El Salvador, will not be returned to the United States. This stance comes despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that requires the…

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FUOYE VC proceeds on leave amid sexual harassment scandal, university gets acting VC

The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Abayomi Fasina, a professor whom the university council cleared of sexual harassment allegations last week, has proceeded on a six month leave. The university spokesperson, Foluso Ogunmodede, told PREMIUM TIMES on Monday that the university council approved Mr Fasina’s request to proceed on a six-month “accumulated annual…

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