BY GODWIN OBI The Minister of State for Environment, Dr Iziaq Salako, believes the opening of Cameroon’s Lagdo Dam won’t cause as much flooding as it did last year. Nigeria’s neighbour days ago opened the dam with governments and agencies placing communities on red alert. But speaking on Channels Television’sContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu has charged his cabinet members to work hard and be committed to creating a buoyant economy that will serve every Nigerian. The President said this on Monday during his opening remarks at the inaugural Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House. Tinubu told FEC membersContinue Reading
· Assets managed by project team – Jamoh BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Navy says assets acquired by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA under the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, otherwise known as the Deep Blue project have been deployed across the South West, CentralContinue Reading
Niger Republic military leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani BY GODWIN OBI The military junta in the Republic of Niger has ordered the country’s Armed Forces to be on maximum alert against any possible external aggression. The junta, in a circular dated August 25, 2023, cited by Frontline Reporters on Saturday, saidContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, has assured the public that the Nigerian Army will make certain that no part of Nigeria is occupied by terrorists and other criminal elements, while upholding the unity and indivisibility of the co Lagbaja, who spoke onContinue Reading
The Federal Government is committed to putting a stop to pipeline vandalism in the oil-rich Niger Delta, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has said “We are here because of the problem of pipeline vandalisation. I believe it has become an existential problem and we needContinue Reading
Tinubu fell into booby trap–Sara-Igbe, PANDEF chieftain•Distribution of rice unreasonable concept—Nsuke, MOSOP president•Party leaders hijack distribution in some states•Others withhold distribution BY GODWIN OBI Confusion, anger, and weekend trailed the sharing of the truckloads of rice which the Federal Government promised each of the 36 States, and the Federal CapitalContinue Reading
Nemesis has caught up with a suspected agent of a ritualist as he was set ablaze by a mob in Lapai, headquarters of Lapai Local Government area of Niger state. The incident occurred shortly before the Jumma’t prayer last Friday. The suspect identified as Dule Sakon Kano who was inContinue Reading
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri and his entourage during an inspection tour of the rehabilitation work progress at the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) Ltd. plant, in Port Harcourt on Friday. BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government has restated that the Port Harcourt RefiningContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Deposit money banks in Nigeria have reported a sharp rise in fraud cases and the amount of money lost in the second quarter of 2023, Q2’23. The latest report also shows that the number of insider involvement rose astronomically. The total amount involved in the fraud casesContinue Reading