Oil prices rose on Thursday, March 19, 2016, with benchmark Brent rising to its highest in more than a week to more than $115 a barrel. This comes after Iran attacked energy facilities across the Middle East following Israel’s strike on its South Pars gas field. Brent futures were up
Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has ordered the reopening of Ikare-Akoko Central Mosque, which was shut down since October 18, 2022. Aiyedatiwa gave the order on Tuesday in Akure at the annual Iftar Ramadan fast prayer tagged “Iftar With Mr Governor”, organised by the state government in conjunction with
Gunmen numbering six on Wednesday, kidnapped four Cocoa farmers at the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) in Idi-Ayunre area of Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that some of the kidnapped victims were at the institute for a familiarisation visit. A cocoa farmer who managed to flee
. It’s an unambiguous signal that Nigeria’s territorial waters are no longer a playground for drug cartels, says Marwa Barely four months after their arrest by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for importing 20 kilograms of cocaine from Santos Brazil into Nigeria through the Apapa seaport
Former Vice President of Nigeria and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar has condemned the latest terrorist violence in Maiduguri, Borno state, including the resurgence of suicide attacks. Reacting to the incident in a statement by his media office on Tuesday, Atiku expressed: “I am very sad
Northern State Governors’ Forum has condemned the deadly explosions that rocked Maiduguri on Monday evening, describing the attacks as heinous, barbaric and direct assault on innocent lives. Inuwa Yahaya, who is the Chairman of the forum and Governor of Gombe State, condemned the attacks on behalf of his colleagues in
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Tuesday condemned the deadly bomb blasts that rocked Maiduguri, Borno State capital on Monday night, killing at least 23 people and injuring 108 others. According to a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party expressed deep sympathy with the
Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, the nation’s premier engineering construction powerhouse, is not only building bridges and highways but also weaving bonds of goodwill across communities. In Rivers State, the company has recently intensified its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts, leaving indelible marks of joy, inspiration, and empowerment on the faces
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Dele Momodu’s comments on Tinubu misguided, uncharitable, says Fani-Kayode
Nigerian Ambassador-designate to Germany, Femi Fani-Kayode, has taken a swipe at Dele Momodu, a chieftain of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) over his recent comments on President Bola Tinubu. Momodu had in a recent interview on Channels Television likened Tinubu’s leadership style to that of a former Nigerian military