The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Tuesday in Sokoto called on the Federal Government to settle the N40 billion debt it owed the association. It said the debt arose from haulage of petroleum products to Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara and parts of Katsina states by its members....
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The new Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC Ltd.) will be unveiled by President Muhammadu Buhari on July 18, 2022. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Malam Mele Kyari, said this on Tuesday while receiving the CEO of the Year 2021 Award of the Leadership Newspapers Group in...
The Lagos State Police Command alongside other sister security agencies on Tuesday destroyed some illicit drugs valued N10 million. The Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, DCP Ahmed Kotangora, led the team to the dump site in Ewu-Elepe, a surburb of Ikorodu in Lagos State, to destroy...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday cautioned political parties against non-transparent primaries in order to sustain Nigeria’s democracy. Alhaji Yahaya Bello , FCT INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner(REC) made the call at the Stakeholders Interactive Session in Respect of the Forthcoming Political Party Congresses and Primaries in Abuja....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is ready to woo organised private sector entities to address the housing deficit confronting the nation’s capital. FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, gave this indication at the official launch of the Oak Homes brand and the...
The Social Action Committee of the Catholic Church has urged Nigerians to vote wisely during the 2023 general elections in order to usher in leaders who would protect the future of the country. Dame Mary Gonsum, National Coordinator of the committee, said this on Tuesday in Abuja. She said...
The police command in Kano State, has confirmed the killing of four persons after a gas explosion on Tuesday morning in Kano. Mr Samaila Dikko, the state Commissioner of Police, said this in a radio and television broadcast on Tuesday in Kano. Dikko said that the gas exploded at...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sokoto Police Command has declared the prime suspects in the killing and setting ablaze of Deborah Samuel wanted for culpable homicide. A statement issued on Tuesday by the police spokesperson, ASP Sanusi Abubakar, assured that others arrested at the scene of crime have...
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has urged the leadership of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to go beyond issuing of statements, to taking concrete actions against attacks on the nation’s judiciary. Wike gave the charge during the book presentation in honour of Justice Mary Peter-Odili as part of activities marking...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Former President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Justice Mary Odili on her 70th birthday and retirement from the Supreme Court. In his goodwill message on Tuesday, Jonathan described Odili as a dedicated Justice and shining example in public service. “I congratulate Hon. Justice Mary Odili,...
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has been told to resign from office instead of supporting the “watery” charges instituted against suspected killers of Deborah Samuel Yakubu, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN made the call in a Facebook post on Monday. Adegboruwa said...
Details have emerged regarding the post made by a Facebook user, Naomi Goni, that angered Muslim faithful in Borno State. Naomi is currently in trouble after her Facebook post on the murder of Deborah Samuel, a Christian student who was killed for blasphemy in Sokoto. A lady with Facebook...
A labour leader, Mr Gbenga Komolafe, has urged labour unions to canvass for a new socio-economic system. He called for a system that would put the interest of working people and their allies in the peasantry and informal sector on the front burner. Komolafe made the call at the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris, over alleged diversion and laundering of N80 billion. Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Public Information at the EFCC made the declaration on Monday in Abuja....
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto Barely four days after the gruesome murder of Miss Deborah Samuel, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, (SSCOE) Sokoto, Deborah Samuel, who was accused of blasphemy, the police on Monday said it have arraigned two of the suspects – Bilyaminu Aliyu and...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Director General of Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Janet Ekpenyong has debunked reports of active cases of monkey pox in the state as reported by some online media platforms. Dr. Ekpeyong, who spoke in a telephone interview with our correspondent,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved that its accredited Computer Based Tests (CBT) centres should increase service charge per candidate from N1,400 to N2,000. JAMB made this known in its Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar on Monday in...
Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum, has withdrawn from the presidential race in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and has returned to work. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who monitored development at the ministry in Abuja on Monday reports that Sylva withdrew having...
Ms Hasfat Abiola -Costello, Director-General, Yahaya Bello Presidential Campaign Organisation, says she stands with Gov. Yahaya Bello (GYB) of Kogi in the race for APC presidential ticket and not South West aspirants. Abiola-Costello said her backing Bello was because she had seen in him, qualities of the kind of...
At least 34 lawyers have indicated interest to defend killers of Deborah Samuel in court today. According to PM News, the suspected killers have been identified as Bilyaminu Aliyu and Aminu Hukunci. The defense team was led by Prof. Mansur Ibrahim. Deborah Samuel, a 200-Level Home Economics student of...