Ex-agitators and Niger Delta stakeholders have emphasised that the ongoing pull-down campaign against the Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, will only take the region backwards. Rising from their emergency meeting in Port Harcourt at the weekend, they called on traditional rulers and other stakeholders in
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a clandestine laboratory where Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis is being produced in a residential building located at Ajao estate, Isolo Lagos with large quantities of freshly cooked Colos and various precursor chemicals for drug production recovered and
The Management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says all passengers of the Warri–Itakpe Train Service (WITS) are safe after the trains derailment. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NRC, Dr Kayode Opeifa , said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. “We wish to inform the public that
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas over “the failure to probe the allegations that lawmakers pay up to ₦3 million to sponsor or present bills, motions, and petitions at the
.’It’s A Responsibility To Society’ The Managing Director of Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, Engr. Dr. Peer Lubasch has stated that construction is more than just a technical activity, adding that it is a responsibility that Julius Berger owes to society. In his opening remarks at the one-day Construction Roundtable held
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has commissioned and handed over 10 brand new Toyota Hilux patrol vehicles to the Nigeria Police Force, Irrua Area Command, in a move aimed at strengthening security operations across Edo Central Senatorial District in particular and Edo State in general. The vehicles, which were
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring steady and uninterrupted supply of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and Automotive Gas Oil (diesel) nationwide, with a daily production capacity exceeding the domestic demand. Speaking on the development, Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Dangote Industries Limited, Anthony Chiejina, said the
Judgement The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the outcome of the forthcoming peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s national convention. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, held that the PDP failed to comply with relevant conditions and laws for the conduct
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that about 34.7 million Nigerians, including Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), could face acute food insecurity by June 2026 if urgent action is not taken. The warning is contained in the October 2025 Cadre Harmonisé (CH) Food and Nutrition Insecurity Analysis, jointly released
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, refused to grant an application filed by former Gov. Sule Lamido of Jigawa, seeking an order restraining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from proceeding with its scheduled national convention. Lamido, in the motion ex-parte moved by his lawyer, Jeph Njikonye, SAN, had
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