Nigeria Has Gone Beyond Breakup — Obaseki
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki says Nigeria will not break up or disintegrate as it has gone beyond that stage. Obaseki said this in Benin yesterday when he received Muslims…
Lawan knocks Southern govs over call for restructuring
PRESIDENT of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, yesterday faulted the Southern Governors Forum for calling for the restructuring of the country, saying it was wrong for elected officials to lead…
Heartland player goes missing
The management of Heartland FC, Owerri, has raised an alarm over the disappearance and alleged transfer of one of its players Nnoshiri Samuel, to Kastina United. In a statement from…
Three refineries processed no crude in January – NNPC
Latest operations report of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation indicates that Nigeria’s refineries under the management of NNPC could not refine a drop of crude oil amid concerns by the…
Femi Adesina: Like Man City, Nigeria will overcome security challenges
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, says despite the current challenges, peace and security will be restored under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. Adesina compared the present situation of Nigeria to the…
IPOB: Man arrested in Aba not Ikonso’s deputy
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), led by Nnamdi Kanu, has reacted to the news by the Nigerian Army claiming that the second-in-command to killed Commander Ikonso, has been arrested,…
Officer shot as gunmen set police station, two vehicles, others ablaze again in Abia
Ten gunmen reportedly attacked and set ablaze the Divisional Police Station in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State on Monday. They also set ablaze two vehicles, three motorcycles and…
Fake EFCC Operatives, Police Inspector Arrested
Two men and a “Mobile Police Inspector” alleged to have impersonated operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and extorting unsuspecting members of the public were Thursday paraded…
Insecurity: We Are Working Very Hard, I Hope Nigerians Will Understand – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday pledged said his administration is working hard to tackle insecurity confronting the nation and he hopes Nigerians understand. Speaking to journalists at the State House…
Ondo varsity student commits suicide
The management of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State says it will investigate the reason behind the death of one its students identified as Feranmi Fasunle. Fasunle reportedly…
Cultism: Police arrest IMSU undergraduate with pistol
Ibe Pascal Arogorn, Owerri The police in Imo State have arrested an undergraduate of the Imo State University, Victor Onyeme, 20, for alleged involvement in cultism. The Mechanical Engineering undergraduate…
Report: NNPC Awards Crude Swap Deals To Oando, 15 Others
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corp (NNPC) has picked 16 consortia for its new crudefor- fuel swap contracts for one year starting in August. The contracts, known as ‘direct sale, direct…
We Have Recovered $153m, 80 Houses From Diezani – EFCC Chairman
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, says the anti-graft agency has so far recovered $153 million from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs…
Police arrest 2 inmates with AK47 rifle in Imo
The Imo state police command, yesterday said that it has arrested two suspected inmates of Owerri Correctional Center, believed to be among the over 1,800 inmates who escaped when the…
ACF: Restructuring will divide Nigeria
The National Publicity Secretary of the ACF, Emmanuel Yaw on Wednesday said that restructuring will divide Nigeria. He said this in an interview with the Punch in Kaduna on Wednesday,…