The federal fovernment has directed that suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, should be allowed access to his lawyers and family members. The Nation learnt that his lawyers and family members have been having access to him in the custody of the State Security Service (SSS) for some […]
An oil theft situation assessment delegation deployed in the Niger Delta by President Bola Tinubu discovered an illegal oil connection on Saturday. From the illegal connection discovered at Owaza in Abia, Nigeria loses an average of 7.2 million dollars monthly, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. stated on Sunday. It added that clandestine refineries, […]
The Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu has reiterated his commitment to his principal Governor Godwin Obaseki. Obaseki had recently accused his deputy of plotting a coup against him further deepening the rift between the duo amid moves for Shaibu’s impeachment. But Shaibu has downplayed the rift, declining to make public comments about Obaseki. […]
The Nigerian Airforce said on Sunday that its air component of Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) carried out air interdiction missions on some illegal refining sites located at Cawthorne Channels, Bille and Gogokori in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, destroying two illegal refinery sites and one Cotonou boat loaded with illegal refined crude […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has alerted the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) over impending flooding along the River Benue basin. This was communicated through a letter signed by Umar Salisu, the Ministry’s Director of African Affairs dated August 21. The letter said the Cameroonian government plans to “open the flood gates of […]
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Wednesday, August 23 arrested a South African man, Erasmus Jean Pierre, 29, in an attempt to export 2.6 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in his luggage to the Middle East through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Pierre was intercepted by NDLEA operatives during the outward clearance of passengers […]
Molly Phee, US assistant secretary for African affairs, says President Bola Tinubu is the only African leader President Joe Biden wants to meet on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September. Phee said this on Saturday when Tinubu hosted her at the Aso Rock villa. “President Joe Biden is asking […]
Atiku Abubakar, Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, has again mocked the academic records of President Bola Tinubu. Atiku, who is challenging the authenticity of Tinubu’s degree certificate issued by Chicago State University, in the United States, said the president’s academic record continues to be a major […]
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Sunday called Zimbabwe a “mature democracy” after winning a second term in office despite the opposition rejecting the result of a vote that international observers said fell short of democratic standards. Mnangagwa, 80, won 52.6 percent of the ballots against 44 percent for his main challenger, Nelson Chamisa, 45, according […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kaduna State Command, says its operatives have arrested 84 suspects and seized 451.976kg of illicit drugs in Kaduna. The state Commander, NDLEA, Mr Ibrahim Braji, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Kaduna, that the arrest and the seizure were made in July. Braji […]
