By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – EFCC has begun investigating a suspected illegal petroleum products dealer in Uyo. Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. He said the suspect was arrested on Feb. 27 on Itu-Calabar...
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A drama played out on Wednesday at the House of Representatives after the Deputy Speaker, Idris Wase, refused a motion moved by a lawmaker due to noisemaking. The motion by Sergius Ogun had been lined up in the order paper as part of proceedings of the plenary at the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed May 30th, 2022 for the party’s presidential primary. It also proposed dates for the governorship, House of Assembly, and National Assembly primaries. The ruling party also said it plans to hold the House of Assembly primary on May 17th and May 19th...
The themes of social justice and gender inclusion dominated discussions at the premiere of ‘Earth Women’, a poignant docudrama that explores the plight of women living in areas impacted by extractive activities, including oil and gas exploration and mining. The premiere of Earth Women was held alongside the third...
A 23-year-old Nigerian lady, Damilola Grace Olakanmi, who was studying law in the UK died after eating a sweet made with cannabis. Evening Standard reports that the lady bought the gummies through an online messaging app and they were delivered to her house. After consuming the deliveries, she and her...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has criticized the Federal Government over its plans to disparage as well as antagonize the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS), describing its efforts as highly unpatriotic. The Union noted that the Nigerian government failed in its duties...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday said it has arrested a notorious queen of drug cartel, Lami Rigima, who is supplying psychoactive substances to traffickers in Taraba. In a statement, The NDLEA Spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, said the anti-drug agency arrested...
The Senate, has summoned Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare over vandalisation of Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja by hoodlums on March 29, after the Super Eagles failed to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The upper chamber equally invited the President of the Nigeria Football...
A large number of soldiers would have been killed by suspected gunmen in Kaduna State, if not for the intervention of aircraft of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), a video clip obtained by PRNigeria has shown. The gunmen who were bandit-terrorists launched an attack on a military base at...
A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court, has ordered the remand of 107 year old Furera Abubakar, and Isah Hassan, 17, in a correctional centre for allegedly plucking out the eye of a 12-year-old. The Prosecution counsel, Mr Lamido Soron-Dinki, told the court on Wednesday, that the defendants committed the offence...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called for more robust election security management as it prepares for 2023 general elections. National Commissioner and Chairman of the Board of The Electoral Institute, Prof. Abdullahi Zuru disclosed this on Wednesday in Nasarawa State during the...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has insisted that Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), their licensed agents and telecom subscribers should always comply with the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration, activation and replacement procedures as set out in the Revised National Identity Policy for SIM Registration.The Commission made the request during...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The National Administrative Council (NAC) of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has fInally sacked Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo as the Lagos State Chairman of NURTW. NAC also dissolved the Lagos State council of the union with immediate...
A Nollywood actress found herself almost fleeing after she was given a big Snake to hold during her scene in a movie. The snake was put on her shoulder and she was told to act normal. While holding the snake, she was been filmed and so scared that she held...
The wife of the immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, has picked her expression of interest and nomination forms to contest for the Senate seat of Anambra North District in the 2023 general election. This is coming a few hours after the Chief of Staff to...
…tweeps call for his suspension Leke Adeboye, the son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, slammed erring pastors of the church, calling them ‘goats’ for preaching their sermons after the G.O. had finished speaking and preaching. This generated outrage on social...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has launched twenty brand new 18 seater Toyota Hiace buses for Yobe Transport Corporation and the State Road Traffic Management Agency (YOROTA). Speaking on Tuesday during the launching at the Government House Damaturu, Buni said “the occasion reiterated...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday condemned hesitancy in Europe over barring Russian energy imports, arguing some leaders were more worried about business losses than about war crimes. New “rhetoric” about sanctions had emerged, he told the Irish parliament, “but I cannot tolerate any indecisiveness after everything we have...
A foundation member of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Osita Okechukwu has mocked the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for jettisoning the zoning of its presidential ticket, saying it’s akin to buying vehicle with the name tag, ‘no refund after payment’. Okechukwu who is also the Director General of...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has made a haul of 1,399kg of drugs in Kaduna in March. It sealed a shop and four houses in the process. Commander of the NDLEA in the state, Mr Umar Adoro, gave the breakdown of drugs seized as 997.121kg of Indian...