In its effort to rescue Nigeria’s economy from saboteurs, operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps have arrested five suspected oil thieves and took over the site in River State. The Corps Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad uncovered the illegal oil bunkering site at Odagwa Community in Etche Local government Area of the...
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Security agencies draw battle line with Wike
Paramilitary security agencies, including the Nigerian Immigration Service and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have drawn a battle line with the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, alleging exclusion from monthly security meetings in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). The Comptroller of FCT Command, Mr Tony Akuneme made the allegation in an...
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Tinubu puts off 72nd Birthday over insecurity
President Bola Tinubu has barred Nigerians, including his family members, associates, friends and well-wishers across Nigeria from hosting any 72nd birthday event on his behalf or in his name. The Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy in a statement on Sunday March 24, said the President in deference to this challenging times,...
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Oba of Benin rues influx of fake imported goods
Omo N’Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, CFR, Oba of Benin has rue the influx of fake imported goods, especially Pharmaceutical products into Nigeria by unpatriotic merchants. Oba Ewuare II said this while responding to call by the President of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, Otumba Francis Meshioye to help drive advocacy for made...
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Elumelu misses step amid ‘presidential call’
The Chairman of United Bank for Africa, Tony Elumelu on Friday tip-toe when one of the beneficiaries of Tony Elumelu Foundation, TEF, called him out to run for the next President of Nigeria. The top business leader who spoke at the 2024 TEF Programme tagged, “A decade of impact”, stated that he supports emergence of...
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Life pensions: Emulate Otti, SERAP urges govs
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Governors to emulate the governor of Abia, Mr Alex Otti by repealing life pensions law for ex-Governors of and their deputies in Nigeria. The life pensions law, which the Abia State House of Assembly on Tuesday March 19th 2024, passed the bill for a law to...
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Police invite Olu of Warri for attempted murder
The Olu of Warri Kingdom in Delta State, HRM Ogiame Atuwatse III, CFR, has responded to police invitation in a murder case, reported at the Warri Area Command in Delta State vide a petition. TheNewspad cited the acknowledged copy of the document shared by on social Media, titled: “Police Invitation Letter Re: A case of...
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Nigeria slides 7 times in unhappiest nations’ list
With 102 rank, Nigeria slides seven times below its previous 95th position on the 2024 world’s unhappiest nations’, behind Azerbaijan, while Pakistan grabbed 103 position, according to the United Nation sponsored report. Third unhappiest was the landlocked African nation of Lesotho at 3.18, according to the 2024 yearly report. Nigeria scored 4.881 points while Azerbaijan...
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Okuoma: IYC verifies corpses in Bayelsa river
The Ijaw Youth Council, has verified floating corpses in nun river, Bayelsa State, few days after two Major Generals, a Captain and 12 soldiers by irate youths in Delta State. Nun river was formed when the Niger River splits into two at Toru-Abubou, near Agbere town in Sagbama Local government Area of Bayelsa State. The...
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Court halts impeachment move against Shaibu
Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, has given an order setting aside any purported process or notice of any allegation of gross misconduct against the embattled Edo State deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu describing the process or notice is a violation of Section 188 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. An...