Report: Shell’s oil spill case with Nigerian communities to continue in UK court
Royal Dutch Shell has abandoned its argument that the oil pollution lawsuit filed against it by the Ogale and Bille communities in Rivers state, be heard in Nigeria rather than…
Foreign investors’ interest in Nigeria declines by 27.5%
Nigeria received about $8.4bn investment announcements as at 4th March 2021, out of which $5.46bn were pledged by foreign investors. The remaining $2.08bn was promised by domestic investors, statistics obtained…
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- Cross-border Crimes
- July 12, 2021
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49 killed in Niger armed attack
Five civilians, four soldiers and 40 armed attackers were killed Sunday in a clash in Niger’s restive southwest region near the border with Mali, the government said. Around 100 heavily…
REPORT: NASS approves N4.87bn to track Nigerians’ calls, messages, others
The National Assembly has approved a N4.87bn budget for the National Intelligence Agency to track, intercept and monitor calls and messages on mobile devices, including Thuraya and WhatsApp. According to…
INEC Job: Jega Asks Senate To Reject Onochie
Prof Attahiru Jega, a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has asked the Senate not to confirm Lauretta Onochie as a National Commissioner of INEC. Onochie, who…
- Human Rights
- July 12, 2021
- 171 views
Rogue soldier who killed UNICAL student arrested
The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of a soldier (name undisclosed) who allegedly killed a final year student of the University of Calabar (UNICAL). The Army made the announcement…
Nigeria at brink of avoidable catastrophe, restructuring only way out —Afenifere
PAN-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, on Sunday said the Nigerian nation is at the brink of an avoidable catastrophe that requires urgent actions, declaring that the most potent recipe to prevent…
South-West govs propose six regions, demand LG autonomy, resource control
Governors in the South-West geopolitical zone have proposed conversion of the present six geopolitical zones into federating units, as part of the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution by the…
- Cross-border Crimes
- July 12, 2021
- 180 views
Police arrest alleged mastermind of Haiti president’s murder
Haiti’s national police on Sunday announced the arrest of the suspected mastermind in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. A Haitian doctor living in the U.S. state of Florida was…
2023: I’ll withdraw from presidential race if APC zones ticket to South, says Zamfara ex-gov
Ex-Zamfara State Governor, Ahmed Yerima, says he will step down his presidential ambition in 2023 if the ruling All Progressives Congress zones the ticket to the South. Yerima bared his…
Suspension of lawmakers followed due process, Imo speaker insists
The Speaker, Imo State House of Assembly, Paul Emeziem, has dismissed claims in some quarters, that the suspension of six lawmakers of the assembly was inappropriate, insisting that it followed…
- Drug Offences
- July 11, 2021
- 168 views
NDLEA intercepts N6.5bn heroin at Lagos airport, declares ‘drug baron’ wanted
The National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a consignment of heroin worth N6.5 billion at Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. In a statement released on…
- Kidnapping
- July 11, 2021
- 163 views
Kidnapped Maiduguri Catholic Priest regains freedom
A Catholic Priest Rev. Fr. Elijah Wada who was kidnapped by Boko Haram last month has regained freedom. The Nation reported Wada was kidnapped on June 30, 2021, along Biu/Damboa…
How sisters in Edo keep dead mother in apartment for nine days
IT was a gory sight for residents of Universal Road, by Medical Store Road, Okhoro axis in Benin City as the decomposing body of a septuagenarian, Mrs Agbenese Oshoma was…
REPORT: Nigeria Police ‘Incapable’ of Tracking Bandits, Terrorists
The Nigeria Police Force is partly incapacitated in combatting national insecurity, as their tracking equipment vital for the apprehension of suspected criminals has not been functional since January 2021. According…