Uzodinma dissolves all Boards, parastatal created by Ihedioha
Gov. Hope Uzodinma Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has dissolved all boards and parastatal constituted by the ousted government of Emeka Ihedioha. The governor ordered the chairmen and members of…
150 displaced, five killed, including 5 year-old baby in Lagos pipeline explosion – LASEMA
Explosion scene The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), says that the recent explosion of a vandalised Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipeline in Lagos has claimed five lives….
Oil price rises as Libyan oilfields began shutting down
Oil prices rose to their highest in more than week on Monday after two large crude production bases in Libya began shutting down amid a military blockade, risking reducing crude…
LASG says it has begun enumeration of vehicles, properties destroyed in Abule Egba pipeline explosion
The Lagos State government says it has begun enumeration of vehicles and properties that were destroyed by the inferno. After several hours of intense fire fighting by the combined teams…
Niger Police repel bandits’ attack on Malfa village – CP
The Police in Niger on Monday confirmed the repel of attack by bandits on Malfa village in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state. Alhaji Adamu Usman, the state Commissioner of Police,…
New study shows that women, girls add more to the global economy than tech industry
Unpaid or underpaid work by women and girls adds three times more to the global economy each year than the technology industry, Oxfam said on Monday. The Nairobi-headquartered charity said…
Court dismisses Akpoti’s suit filed against Gov. Bello, says she has no legal right to institute case
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, dismissed a suit filed by Natasha Akpoti, Social Democratic Party (SDP)’s candidate in the Nov. 16 governorship election in Kogi, against the Governor,…
Gambia’s TRRC to resume investigation into alleged abuses during Jammeh’s years in power
Yahya Jammeh Former dictator Yahya Jammeh would face immediate arrest if he returned home, Gambia’s justice minister warned Sunday, days after his supporters called for his return from exile….
NEMA confirms 2 bodies recovered from scene of Lagos pipeline explosion
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Sunday said that two bodies had been recovered from the explosion site of a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipeline at Ile…
SERAP asks FCT court to stop life pension law for ex-council Chairs, others
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court to restrain the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) from paying life pensions to former…