Oil communities in Ohaji, Imo State, have threatened to embark on a non-violent mass protest against alleged negligence and injustice meted out to them by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Seplat Petroleum Development Company, Waltersmith Petroman Oil Limited, and Sterling…
Kaduna State Government has announced that five of the 39 students abducted from Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation Afaka in Kaduna have been recovered. Though the state government did not give details of how the students were recovered, it stated…
The Ologbotsere of Warri Kingdom, Chief Ayirimi Emami, has dismissed the unveiling of Prince Utieyinoritsetsola Emiko on Monday as successor to Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli, insisting the revered Warri monarch has not joined his ancestors. Chief Emami, spoke in…
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), in collaboration with the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited, has commenced moves to reduce carbon dioxide emission and embrace the use of cleaner and safer source of energy. Speaking at the just concluded NLNG…
Industrial action looms in Kano State as the government has said it can’t pay workers’ wages for March 2021. Kano branch of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) had, on Thursday, issued a seven-day ultimatum for the state government to settle workers’…
Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) members enforcing its indefinite nationwide strike, which begins on Tuesday have evicted court staff from the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos. The Nation reports the unionists arrived the court premises before 9am and…
Azman Air has started implementing the Corrective Action Plans (CAP) recommended by an audit report, including a shakeup of its management team. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) released the audit report on April 2, after grounding the airline since…
Yannick Bolasie’s late equaliser gave Middlesbrough’s fading Championship play-off hopes a boost as Neil Warnock’s side held in-form Watford at the Riverside. The Hornets went ahead through Ismaila Sarr’s fortuitous opener as the Senegal forward deflected Philip Zinckernagel’s shot from…
Manchester United talisman Bruno Fernandes says he missed Marcus Rashford’s equaliser against Brighton because of a crunching tackle from Joel Veltman that ‘nearly broke’ his ankle. The Portuguese playmaker became the first midfielder in Europe’s top five leagues to register…
Masters week is always eagerly anticipated, even when it is only five months since the last one, and this week’s 85th running of the Augusta tournament became even more appealing after Jordan Spieth’s Texas Open victory. Very few wins will…
