Navy intercepts 19 Europe bound stowaways
Dec. 21, 2024 The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT has intercepted 19 suspected stowaways attempting to illegally migrate to Europe. The ship’s Information Officer, Lt. Hussaini Ibrahim in a statement…
Troops arrest 4 Ambazonian rebels in Taraba
Dec. 21, 2024 Troops of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 of the Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have arrested four suspected members of Ambazonian rebels in Taraba. The Acting Assistant…
SHIP: LASHMA records 143 multiple births, celebrates birth of new triplets
Dec. 21, 2024 The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), has recorded 143 multiple births on its Social Health Insurance Plan (SHIP), popularly known as ILERA EKO since its full…
Man to die by hanging for killing six-month-old child
Dec. 20, 2024 A Delta State High Court sitting at Akwukwu-igbo, on Friday sentenced one Obinna Eze to death by hanging for killing a six-month-old child. Eze was charged with…
Broadband for all: FG says commited to securing $2bn funding for fibre optics
Dec. 20, 2024 The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, says that the ministry is working to secure two billion dollars funding for fibre optics in…
NADDC collaborating with UNIDO, others to establish Nnewi Auto Industrial Park
Dec. 20, 2024 …As Nigeria loses $19m annually to motorcycle spare parts importation The Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr Joseph Osanipin, says the FG…
Husband,wife, grandson killed in Ibadan fire disaster
Dec. 20,2024 A fire incident has claimed the lives of a husband, his wife and their grandson which affected a storey building at Ori-Eru, Idikan area of Ibadan. The fire…
Cybercrime: Police detain fake Navy officer in Yobe
Dec 20, 2024 The Police Command in Yobe says it has detained a 29-year-old man (name withheld) who allegedly posed as a Navy officer and defrauded several traders in the…
IOCs Divestment: Navigating regulations, unlocking growth opportunities for indigenous oil companies
By Akpandem James In recent years, international oil companies (IOCs) operating in Africa have been moving to sell off some of their assets and relocate to more profitable, environmentally and…
Ibadan stampede: I lost one, found one; grieving mother cries in video
A woman who lost a child in the stampede at a funfair held at Islamic High School, Orita Bashorun, Ibadan has narrated how she lost one of her children in…