BY GODWIN OBI Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement (NDLEA) have seized 4.1 kilograms of cocaine wrapped in tea bags as well as arrested four traffickers at the Lagos and Abuja airports. The spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement issued on Sunday, explaining that theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the victims of an explosion that rocked an illegal refinery in Imo State and also ordered an intensified clampdown on illegal refining sites across the country. About 100 people were killed on Friday after a fire engulfed an illegal crude oil refiningContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Presidency has criticized opponents of government for influencing the perception of the United States government of Nigeria which is believed to have led to delays in the supply of fighter jets to the country to boost the fight against insecurity. According to a statement issued onContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara has described the appointment of Alhaji Sani Bala Kabomo as Permanent Secretary as meritorious and well deserved. Alhaji Usman Bello was speaking when he lead his council members andContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Sule Lamido on Saturday said the consensus decision reached by “some Northern Elders” does not reflect the position of PDP members in the North. Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed and former Senate President Bukola Saraki said on Friday that theyContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Many people have been killed after fire engulfed an illegal crude oil refining site in the Abaezi forest, in Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. Witnesses said the incident happened around 11pm on Friday but residents of the area woke up to see the huge flamesContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Stakeholders under the auspice of Orlu Zone Development Forum and the Imo Elders Council on Saturday organised a peace, security and development summit. The aim of the summit was to brainstorm and come up with solutions to tackle the security challenges in Imo West Senatorial District, popularlyContinue Reading
By Pastor Austin Udeoha The Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim, among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites: And the Gileadites took passages of Jordan before theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Barely 72 hours after bomb explosion killed six people in Taraba State, North-East Nigeria, another blast has been reported in Nukkai area of the capital, Jalingo. This time no life has been lost, but 11 people are confirmed to have been injured, and are receiving medical attentionContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Northern elders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have endorsed Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed and Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki as the consensus candidates of the party. The group made the decision after a meeting with General Ibrahim Babangida on Friday in Minna. Giving the recommendationContinue Reading