Target Segibo, Chairman of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area (LGA) of Bayelsa on Wednesday bemoaned the adverse impact of an oil leak at Obololi axis in his domain. Segibo, who said that the spill emanated from an oil asset operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC), noted...
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No fewer than two persons have died following a locally made gun powder explosion that occured on Tuesday at a weekly market in Talata Mafara town in Zamfara State. Chairman, Talata Mafara Local Government, Yahaya Yari,, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has pledged to implement the recommendations of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry (JCI) on the #EndBadGovernance protest. Yusuf spoke while receiving the report from the chairman of the commission, retired Justice Lawan Mahmoud, on Wednesday in Kano. This is contained in a statement issued...
A policeman, Insp Nelson Otasowie, on Wednesday told an FCT High Court in Zuba that the four defendants, dressed in uniforms belonging to the Department of State Services’ (DSS) to rob their victims in Abuja. The police charged Michael Obi, Success Momoh, Bitrus Danladi as well as one Solomon...
Sen. Abdul’Aziz Yari (APC-Zamfara) has said he would sponsor the medical bills for the victims of gun powder explosion that injured over 40 persons at Talata Mafara weekly market. The Zonal Coordinator, Sen. Yari’s Constituency Office, Talata Mafara, Alhaji Sha’aya’u Sarkinpawa, disclosed this to newsmen, in Talata Mafara on...
Over 150 false killer whales have been found stranded on an Australian beach on Wednesday, local authorities stated. Tasmania’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment said 90 of a pod of 157 animals were still alive at the site near Arthur River, in the island’s North West. Tasmania Parks...
United States (U.S.) rapper ASAP Rocky has been acquitted in a criminal assault case. The jury announced the verdict after brief deliberations on Tuesday in a Los Angeles court. ASAP Rocky’s partner, singer Rihanna, was present at the weeks-long trial on several days of the proceedings, which saw the...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has described the passing of Chief Edwin Clark as a profound loss to Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the Pan Niger Delta Development Forum (PANDEF) leader, died on Monday at the age of 97 years. Shettima, in a condolence message on Wednesday...
The National Assembly on Tuesday made corrections on some sectorial allocation items in the N54.9 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill earlier passed on Thursday, This decision, followed a motion presented by Sen. Solomon Adeola and Rep. Abubakar Kabir, chairpersons of the respective appropriations committees, citing the need for accuracy and...
The National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) has said Nigeria would be receiving some expatriated Benin Bronzes from the Netherlands in June. Director-General of NCMM, Mr Olugbile Holloway, in a statement on Wednesday, said that 119 Benin bronzes would be returned to Nigeria in batches as the nation...
Avian influenza, popularly known as bird flu, has killed 300 birds in a farm in Plateau. The Chief Veterinary Officer of the state, Dr Shase’et Sipak, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Jos. Sipak said that the outbreak was confirmed by the National...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – To ensure accountability of subscribers’ funds, the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), is collaborating with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), to strengthen its internal capacity to fight corruption and win public trust. The partnership is geared towards detection...
Benue State Assembly has suspended the state Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambese, for alleged misappropriation and mismanagement of the budgetary allocation and finances of the state Judiciary. This was sequel to a motion moved by the Majority Leader, Mr Saater Tiseer, during plenary session in Makurdi on Tuesday. Tiseer...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja– The Directorate of State Security Service (DSS), has threatened to drag Daar Communications Plc, and Channels Television to court for what it regarded as false, defamatory and malicious publication on the commotion witnessed at the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday. While many media...
By JOY ADARA , Abuja – The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Mr. Mele Kyari has flayed talks about the existence of sub-standard fuel in the country, describing it as unfortunate drama and bad marketing practice. Kyari, who was speaking while fielding questions at a fireside chat...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka– Anambra State Police Command has launched manhunt to facilitate the re-arrest of two suspects involved in the murder of late Mr Justice Azuka, an Anambra House of Assembly lawmaker. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in...
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have denied an online report alleging that the ongoing speakership crisis is linked to the First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu. The Chairman, House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Mr Stephen Ogundipe, made the clarification in a statement issued in Lagos...
Spotify has announced Nigerian singer Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, known as Ayra Starr, as the leading artiste in its Global Impact List for 2025. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa, shared the news in a statement on Tuesday. Okumu revealed Ayra Starr’s dominance on Spotify’s Global Impact List,...
The Cross River Government has said that it is in the process of recovering the 76 oil wells that the state lost to Akwa Ibom. Gov. Bassey Otu made the disclosure during a media conference in Calabar on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Cross River...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – The management of Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has declared two days as lecture-free to mourn five of its students that were killed in an auto crash at Felele road, Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. FUL Deputy Registrar, Human Resource, Mr Vincent Ifedayo-Ojo, made the...