Police raid black spot in Delta community, arrest notorious drug dealer
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command raided a black spot in Ubeji community, Warri South Local Government and arrested a notorious drug dealer, Monday Akpoka. The Acting spokesperson of the command, DSP Edafe Bright, who disclosed this in…
Nigeria exports timber but imports toothpick – Dino Melaye mocks govt
Former Senator who represented the Kogi West Senatorial District in the 8th Assembly, Dino Melaye, has mimicked the President Muhammadu Buhari’s government over alleged bad governance. The former senator, in a tweet on his official Twitter handle on Thursday, alleged…
Nigerian Govt Approves $1.5 Billion for Repair of Port Harcourt Refinery
Although Nigeria has four refineries, all government-owned, it currently imports virtually all its refined petroleum products. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $1.5 billion (about N600 billion) for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery. The FEC approved the…
Ex-Jamb official Prof Ojerinde Arrested For embezzling N900m Pencil, Eraser Contract Fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission, (ICPC), has captured a Formal Registrar of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Professor Dibu Ojerinde, for supposedly plundering over N900 million asset of the Examination Board while in office. The…
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli Dies at 61
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli, one of Africa’s most prominent coronavirus sceptics, has died aged 61, Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Wednesday after a more than two-week absence from public life that led to speculation about his health. She…
118 stranded Nigerians return from Libya
Nigeria, on Wednesday, received another batch of 118 Nigerians stranded in Libya. A tweet on the official Twitter page of ‘Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, said the returnees arrived in the country at 1:30 am on 17th March, 2021. It…
We’ll unleash mayhem, hoist Biafran flags in Nigeria, Cameroon – BNL boasts
The Biafra Nations League, BNL in Bakassi Peninsula, has threatened to unleash mayhem on any security agency that will stop their operations in the region. According to the group, they have taken over the creeks and bushes of the region…
Bandits attacks on schools: Despite Minister’s position, Atiku suggests ways out
Former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has suggested ways the Federal Government can secure schools across the country. Atiku said the Federal Government should massively recruit police officers and deploy them to protect schools across…
Don’t sell fuel above N162 per litre – DPR warns IPMAN members
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has warned members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) in Taraba State against selling petrol above the official pump price of N162 per litre. Mr Jeremiah Mashat, Operational Controller of DPR Field Operation’s…
Boy, 12, drowns while swimming with friends in Ilorin (graphic)
A 12-year-old boy, identified as Lekan Benjamin, on Tuesday, March 16, drowned at Asa River in Ilorin while swimming with his friends. The Director of the Kwara State Fire Service, Falade Olumuyiwa, confirmed the incident, describing it as unfortunate….