Niger Delta Avengers threaten deadly attacks within days, Nigeria crude output at risk
Nigerian militant group Niger Delta Avengers said on Wednesday it planned to launch attacks on the country’s oil sector in the next few days. If it does, the attacks will…
$9.8m fraud: Court admits 2 exhibits against NNPC ex-GMD
January 16, 2018 Justice Abubakar Mohammed of the Federal High Court Abuja on Tuesday admitted into evidence a Certified-True-Copy of the interim order of forfeiture of 9.8 million dollars in…
BREAKING: El-Zakzaky addresses the press, says I’m alive
Leader of the Shiite Movement, an Islamic sect with headquarters in Kaduna, El-Zakzaky has addressed the press after he was rumoured to have died two days ago. The Department of…
Breaking: NCC clears air on 9Mobile acquisition, says no anointed winner of bid, deadline still Jan. 16
Nigeria’s telecom regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has dismissed as fake news media reports suggesting that a preferred bidder has been anointed to acquire beleaguered 9Mobile. The commission described the…
Police, DSS arrest 4 persons for allegedly hawking, selling Naira notes
January 10, 2018 The Police and operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) have arrested four persons, including a woman, over an alleged illegal sale of Nigerian currency (Naira)…
2 policemen killed in ambush in Benue — PPRO
January 9, 2018 The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the killing of two of its personnel by suspected herdsmen in an ambush in Logo Local Government Area of the…
Iwu, others to Okorocha: Pay workers, pensioners, contractors to free up Imo economy
The Imo Economic Development Initiative, IEDI, has written a strongly worded letter to the Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, on its concerns about the economic development of the State. According…
Gov. Al-Makura inaugurates power station to boost electricity supply
January 8, 2018 Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Monday in Lafia inaugurated 2 by 7.5 MVA power injection substation to boost electricity supply to the state capital and…
Herdsmen attacks: Benue Govt confirms 71 deaths in one week
A total of 71 people have been killed in a week of violence in Nigeria’s Benue state, a government spokesman said on Monday, much of it involving clashes between Muslim…
Police shoot, kill football fan in Ebonyi, referee assaulted
The Police command in Ebonyi on Friday confirmed the death of a footballer during a football match in Ikwo Local Government Area of the state. He died when police fired…