The Niger Delta People’s Liberation Movement has said the Niger Delta region has seen so much of confusion since the assumption in office of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio. Reacting to a call by six civil…
PMB at 77: ‘Please tell Baba we are with him all the way’ – Femi Adesina
I boarded a commercial airliner heading to Lagos from Abuja. I was already seated, and strapping my seatbelt, when a young man approached me. He must have been in his late 20s, or at most, early 30s. I shook hands,…
*Estate electrician, accomplice attack Maersk MD, kill wife (Punch) *Fowler hands over to Nami as FIRS boss (Nation)
Estate electrician, accomplice attack Maersk MD, kill wife (Punch) Two suspects, Ade Akanbi and Olamide Adegoke, have been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for attacking the Managing Director of Maersk Nigeria, Gildas Tohouo, and stabbing his…
*Lagos pastors arrested for conducting fake miracles (Punch) *Bricklayer remanded for allegedly defiling 9-year-old daughter (Tribune)
Lagos pastors arrested for conducting fake miracles (Punch) Personnel of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested four suspects, including two pastors, for allegedly staging fake miracles to defraud unsuspecting members of…
Buhari announces Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline construction at malabo
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday said that the Federal Government would soon commence the construction of the 600-kilometre Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline which would move gas from the Southern part of the country to the North. Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman said…
NDDC: Stop heating up the polity, Isoko youth group tells Akpabio
The Isoko Nation Youth Congress (INYC) in Delta State, led by its president, Engr Godstime Akokotu has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for nominating Olorogun Bernard Okumagba and Prophet Jones Erue from Delta State to serve on the newly-confirmed board of…
Buhari didn’t blackmail Jonathan – Presidency
The Presidency has described as “false and irresponsible’’ reports that former president Goodluck Jonathan was blackmailed to support the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the recent Bayelsa State elections. According to a State House statement, while speaking to newsmen in…
FG shortlists Dangote, Leo Stan Ekeh, Elumelu, Oba Otudeko, others for National Productivity Merit Award
The Federal Government has nominated a number of prominent Nigerians including Aliko Dangote, Leo Stan Ekeh, Tony Elumelu, Oba Otudeko and 21 others for the prestigious National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) award. This was disclosed in a letter signed…
Buhari congratulates inaugural winner of Africa Business Hero Award
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigerian entrepreneur, Temi Giwa-Tubosun, the inaugural winner of the Africa Business Hero Award, founded by renowned Chinese technology entrepreneur, Jack Ma. A statement by the President’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina, said the Award, accompanied by a…
Open Defecation-Free Nigeria: Buhari signs Executive Order 009
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday signed Executive Order 009 entitled, The Open Defecation-Free Nigeria by 2025 and Other Related Matters Order, 2019. A statement by the President’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina, said the order declares as follows: That by this Order, Nigeria…
