Two persons have been confirmed injured after a surveillance helicopter, allegedly belonging to the Nigeria Air Force, shot at a local boat travelling from Port Harcourt to Bonny Island in Rivers State on Thursday. The local wooden boat, which had four occupants, including the operator, was loaded with foodstuffs. The Manager of Dogger Boat Owners […]
Oil marketers under the auspices of the Association of Petroleum Marketers and Dealers have called off their three-day industrial action. The group had on Wednesday embarked on strike following unsettled issues and differences with the state government which has lasted for a long time. The association also accused some state government agencies of harassment and […]
Three residents of Maryland, USA, have been indicted over allegations of exporting arms and ammunition to Nigeria. According to a statement issued on Friday by the US department of justice, the indictment was announced by Jonathan F. Lenzner, acting US attorney for the district of Maryland; James R. Mancuso, special agent in charge of homeland […]
Governor of Zamfara State Bello Matawalle has declared the closure of all major markets in the state. The governor has also ordered the closure of all filling stations in local areas, adding that there should be no selling of fuel even in jerry cans. While the reason behind the closure remains sketchy, it is coming […]
The Federal Government has declared that there is no Nigerian in Afghanistan who needs evacuation, following the takeover of the country by the Taliban. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission explained that its findings indicated that no Nigerian national resided in the country. Findings also indicate that Nigeria has no high commission or consulate in the […]
Kano State Police Command has arrested a teenager, Aisha Kabiru, a 17-year-old for an alleged of stabbing a 28-year-old Bahijja Abubakar to death. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this to the pressmen on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Mr Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, said Aisha killed […]
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has charged the Federal Government to ensure prudent management of the nation’s resources in order to secure it for future generations. He said this in a statement titled, “We Must Keep Nigeria Financially Solvent For Future Generations,” which he signed in Abuja, on Friday. He recalled that on June 16, 2020, […]
…gives seven days ultimatum for concealation. The yesterday purported election of Bridgehead election has been described as fake and monumental fraud”. The Anambra State Market Elders’Forum (ASMEF) in a resolution after their meeting in Onitsha today Friday unequivocally Comdemn the highest level the atrocious and anti people’s se/election where all the executives was returned unopposed […]
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka on Friday criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s insistence on reopening grazing routes. Soyinka, speaking at a press conference in Lagos, said he suspects a hidden agenda behind Buhari’s actions as several stakeholders have asked for ranching as a solution to the perennial farmer-herder conflict. He also described the invasion of Sunday Igboho’s […]
The Peoples Democratic (PDP) caucus of the House of Representatives has kicked against the alleged move by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to use the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and security agents to stifle press freedom through sanctions and harassment. In a statement issued on Friday, Kingsley Chinda, leader of the caucus, said the latest […]
