Death Toll in Ghana Petrol Inferno Hits 202, Authorities Begin Clean Up
Death toll in the Thursday petrol inferno fuelled by flood from heavy downpour has hit 202 as relevant authorities in Ghana have begun clearing wreckage on Friday and braced for…
Abia Governor, Ikpeazu, Goes Simple, Drops ‘His Excellency’ Prefix
The Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has formally directed that the appellations; His Excellency and Executive , be dropped in all official and informal communication with him, a statement…
Suicide Bombers ‘Faked a Fight’ To Attract Onlookers
Two suicide bombers who allegedly killed at least 31 people in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, North East, Nigeria had earlier faked a fight to attract crowd before detonating the…
How Buhari Can Save the Oil Industry, an Expert’s Guide
Domestic petrol production deficit has always been balanced with importation. However, the proportion of the imports has risen in the past few years to a high of about 80% or…
23-year-old Housekeeper Steals Employer’s N4.6m Jewelry
For allegedly stealing her employer’s jewelry valued at N4.6m, a 23-year-old housekeeper, Idowu Adeyeye, was on Monday arraigned before an Abule-Egba Magistrate Court, Lagos. It was gathered that the accused…
ICPC Quizzes Ex-IGP, Okiro, over Alleged N275m fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has drilled a former Inspector General of Police and the Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC), Mike Okiro over fraud related…
Jimeta Bomb Kills 10, the seventh explosion since May 29
Yola, the Adamawa State capital, North Eastern Nigeria Thursday evening, was hit by another fatal bomb explosion, leaving 10 people dead and many injured. The deadly blast which erupted in…
CBN Currency Fraud: More Suspects Arraigned
The last batch of suspects connected with the N8 billion fraud at the Ibadan branch of Central Bank of Nigeria have been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,…
House Mocks Legislation as 47 Members out of 360 Pass Petroleum Industry Bill
The House of Representatives took the mockery of law-making exhibited by the Senate Wednesday when a scanty chamber of only 47 members out of 360 passed the controversial Petroleum Industry…
100 Die in Ghana Petrol Station Fire
No fewer than 100 people have died in a fire at a petrol station in Ghana’s capital, Accra, the fire service says. Most of the dead people were persons taking…
