The Federal Government has announced the arrest of 210 suspects in its efforts to combat crude oil theft in the Niger Delta. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, gave the figure on Friday in Port-Harcourt after undertaking an aerial assessment of some hotspots along the Right of Way of the Trans-Niger Pipeline. The…
The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has hailed Nigerian youths and others who marched in support of his candidacy in Abuja, on Saturday. Thousands of supporters, under the aegis of the fast growing ‘Obidient Movement’ took to the streets of the city in support of Mr Obi. Many of the supporters who…
Gombe State has declared an outbreak of cholera with no fewer than ten deaths already recorded across the state. The Gombe commissioner for health, Habu Dahiru, stated this on Thursday in Gombe while addressing journalists on the outbreak of the disease in the state. Mr Dahiru, who was represented by the Executive Secretary of the…
Governor Kayode Fayemi, the outgoing Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), has applauded Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on his sterling leadership quality of the National Economic Council (NEC). Mr Osinbajo’s spokesperson, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said Mr Fayemi, who is the outgoing governor of Ekiti State, spoke at a…
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Hadin Kadin eliminated more than 36 terrorists and several others in air strikes across North-east in the last two weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Musa Danmadami, a major general, said this at the bi-weekly news briefing on the operations of the armed forces on Thursday in…
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly. Mr Wang said as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China is open to dialogue and exchanges with NATO, and is willing to jointly promote the…
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), received N1 billion from one of the presidential hopefuls in the party.The governor made the allegation during a media chat on Friday.He said Ayu is corrupt, and that the chairman cannot deny that he received the money but refused…
The national youth vanguard of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, is working for Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bala Aboki, the national coordinator of the group, said this in a communique issued after its meeting on Friday in Kano. The group alleged…
Oil prices fell on Friday amid demand fears fuelled by rising interest rates and a stronger dollar. Brent crude, global oil benchmark, fell 3.10 percent to $87.81 a barrel at 12.37 GMT+1 — first time since January 2022 US West Texas Intermediate also fell over 3 percent to $80.64 a barrel. The development came as…
