Nyesome Wike, Rivers governor, says he has identified and will arrest persons who are alleged to be involved in oil bunkering and illegal refinery activities in the state. In a press statement on Sunday, Kelvin Ebiri, Wike’s special assistant on media, said the governor disclosed this in a statewide broadcast on Sunday. TheCable had reported how residents…
Mai Mala Buni, chairman of the national caretaker committee of the All Progressive Congress (APC), is expected to meet with Danjuma Goje, senator representing Gombe central, and Inuwa Yahaya, Gombe governor, over the reorganisation of the party in the state. The politicians have been at loggerheads in recent months over the control of the APC in the…
The All progressive congress (APC) says the killings in Zamfara state will not go unpunished. Last week, gunmen reportedly killed over 60 people in a raid on communities located in Bukkuyum and Anka LGAs of the state. In a statement on Monday, John Akpanudoedehe, national secretary of the APC national caretaker committee, said the designation of these gunmen as…
The Christian Association of Nigeria CAN Southeast Zone has commended the selfless services of Nigeria’s Armed forces, Legionaries for their efforts in securing the country. The CAN Chairman of the Zone, Very Reverend Father Abraham Nwali, who is also the Senior Special Adviser to Ebonyi State Governor, gave the commendation during the 2022 Armed forces…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the execution of their respective mandates in the country’s common interest. Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, and Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd.), said this recently when Jamoh paid…
As Nigeria marks its Armed Forces and Remembrance Day, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has sued for peace and national integration among citizens. He made the appeal at the commemoration of the day in Osogbo, the state capital on Sunday, just as he lauded the patriotism and sacrifices of the Officers and Men of…
A former vice president p9f Nigeria and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has decried the continued killings in the northwest zone, particularly the recent attack in Zamfara State, which left over 200 dead, and therefore appealed to the federal government to ramp up security in…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has urged President Mohammadu Buhari to reconsider his stance on the release of its detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The group said the Preswident was about making a mistake capable of adversely affecting Nigeria, if he failed to free Kanu. The President had promised a delegation of Igbo elders…
An economist, Mr Tope Fasua, has urged the Federal Government to make short and medium term plans to balance the country’s annual budgets and even achieve budget surplus. Fasua, the Chief Executive Officer of an Abuja based consultancy firm gave the suggestion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has every reason to perform beyond expectation in 2022 as President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday inaugurated the Board of the newly incorporated NNPC. The inauguration which took place in Abuja was to ensure strict compliance with Corporate Governance principles that place premium on doing business with the highest…
