Masquerade attack: Enugu Govt summons Nsukka traditional rulers
Sept. 26, 2024 The Enugu State Government has summoned traditional rulers and the President-Generals of the communities in Nsukka where ‘Oriokpa’ masqueraders attacks resulted in two fatalities. The state government…
E-hailing drivers appeal for inclusion in FG’s free CNG conversion scheme
Sept. 27, 2024 The Amalgamated Union of App-based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON) has appealed for inclusion in the Federal Government’s free conversion of commercial vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)…
African countries eye world’s first joint ‘debt-for-nature’ swap
September 27, 2024 At least five African countries are working on what could be the world’s first joint “debt-for-nature” swap to raise at least $2 billion to protect a coral-rich…
BREAKING: Gov. Eno loses wife
Sept. 27, 2024 The Akwa Ibom State government has announced the passing of the wife of the governor and first lady of the State, Pastor Mrs. Patience Umo Eno It…
Yahaya Bello vs EFCC: The persecution is real, by Chetam Nwokike
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has cleared all doubts in the case of Alhaji Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi state. It’s a case of persecution, certainly not…
Navy deploys 10 warships, helicopters for exercise to check oil, sea thieves
Sept. 26, 2024 Ten elite Nigerian Navy warships have been deployed to take part in a special sea exercise aimed at tackling oil theft and other maritime crimes in the…
Senate passes bill on establishment of South West Development Commission
Sept. 26, 2024 The Senate on Thursday at plenary passed a bill seeking to establish the South West Development Commission. The passage of the bill followed the adoption of the…
Military destroys 897 illegal refining sites in Q3 – DHQ
Sept. 26, 2024 The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the troops of Operation Delta Safe destroyed 897 illegal refining sites across the Niger Delta region in the third quarter of the…
Offa Robbery: Six years after, court sentences 5 suspects to death
September 26, 2024 A High Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday sentenced five men charged with the Offa bank robbery incident to death by hanging. The court convicted Ayoade Akinnibosun,…
Malaria: Nigeria signs historic MoU to sparehead W/Africa’s first insecticide-treated net manufacturing hub
Sept. 26, 2024 The Federal Government of Nigeria has taken a bold step towards combating malaria by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vestergaard, a global leader in the…