Still serving life jail, Evans gets another 21 years jail for kidnapping, $420,000 ransom
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday sentenced kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans to 21 years imprisonment for kidnapping a businessman Slyvanus Ahamonou and collecting 420,000 dollars as ransom…
2023: Nigerians want leaders they can trust, they want a better nation — Kukah
By Naomi Sharang Bishop Matthew Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, says Nigerians want leaders that can be trusted. He made this known at an event organised by the…
APC is party to beat in 2023 says ex-COAS Tukur Buratai
By Emmanuel Mogbede Retired Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, the former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), says the All Progressives Congress (APC) is the party to beat in the 2023 general election,…
PAP Administrator: Group says enough of Bayelsa Ijaw Administrators; wants Buhari to consider other states
By Deji Abdulwahab The Niger Delta Youths Leaders’ Association has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to review the appointment of Retired Maj.-Gen. Barry Ndiomu, as interim Administrator of the Presidential…
Commission promises to gazette Petroleum Industry Act provisions – Komolafe
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulations Commission (NUPRC) says it will ensure that regulations and key policies necessitated by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 are developed and…
If elected, I’ll overhaul security architecture, run an all-inclusive govt – Obi
By Rukayat Moisemhe Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential flagbearer, said if elected in 2023, his government would overhaul the country’s security architecture and revive trust between government…
NCC to generate N500bn from 5G spectrums auctioning; makes N799bn in 4 years
The Nigeria Communication Commission(NCC) says it plans to generate over N500 billion as revenue for the Federal Government from the auctioning of two 5G spectrums in 2023. Prof. Umar Danbatta,…
Biggest seizure: NDLEA busts cocaine warehouse, seizes N193bn worth of crack, arrests 4 barons
In what seems to be the biggest singular cocaine seizure in the history of Nigeria’s premier anti-narcotic agency, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have busted a…
Security in Anambra State: Oshiomhole, driven by mischief, lies again – Obi
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that the former Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, lied about security in Anambra State during his…
A Special Plea on Nigeria Prize for Literature: A case for the shortlisted
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The celebrated season of the Nigeria Prize for Literature always ends on the note of winner-takes-all. It is incumbent on me to plead now that the…