Amaechi to chair town hall on cargo handling charges, Adeosun, Enelamah are special guests
Against the backdrop of a recent audit report revealing that private terminal operators in Nigerian ports lost about N58.9 billion to the rising foreign exchange scarcity, Consumer Price Index (CPI),…
Ejiofor’s thesis on Fulani gunmen, by Ken Ugbechie
Earlier in this column I had advocated a deeper inquisition into the modus vivendi of the deadly and dangerous Fulani herdsmen. I had postulated that these people, given their appetite…
I was made to “feel like a criminal”, says Ex-Man United star, Dwight Yorke, barred from entering US
Former Manchester United star Dwight Yorke says he was made to “feel like a criminal” after being blocked from entering the US. The striker was about to catch a flight…
Game hunters risk 10 years jail term as NESREA reads riot act
The Nigerian Conservation Federation (NCF) has warned that anyone found guilty of exploitation and commercial hunting of wild animals risked 10-year imprisonment with an option of N1million fine or both….
Parents who assault their 14-year-old girl for child pornography to be charged
Authorities say a child pornography investigation in North Carolina, United States, led to the arrests of the parents of a 14-year-old girl in South Africa. The State Bureau of Investigation…
Ag President Osinbajo signs seven bills into law
Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has assented to seven bills passed by the National Assembly. The bills which include Oath (Amendment) Act 2017, Defence Space Administration Act, Veterinary Surgeons(Amendment) Act)…
Nigerian drug peddler proves too big for Indian policemen
It took 11 Indian policemen to subdue and arrest a Nigerian drug pusher near a garden at MiniSeashore in Mumbai, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. According to a report…
Nigerian pastor injured, buildings burnt in fresh xenophobic attacks in South Africa
The Nigerian community in South Africa has confirmed attacks and looting of Nigerian-owned businesses in Pretoria West on Saturday. Mr Ikechukwu Anyene, President, Nigeria Union, told the News Agency of…
Sheriff vows to shut out Wike, Fayose from prominence in PDP
Barely 24 hours after his court victory, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s National Chairman, Senator Ali-Modu Sheriff said he will shut out Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and the…
DSS releases Chocolate City founder, Audu Maikori
Chocolate City founder, Audu Maikori, has been released by the Department of State Services (DSS). It is not clear if he would still be charged to court as originally planned…
