BY GODWIN OBI Some unidentified gunmen have invaded Agojeju Odo community in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing nineteen (19) people and setting many houses on fire. Confirming the incident on Friday, the Police Public Relation Officer in Kogi State, William Aya, said the yet to be identifiedContinue Reading
The Federal Government says the new electricity tariff hike will only affect a small segment of the consumers – 1.5 million. BY GODWIN OBI A recent hike in electricity tariff for Band A customers – people who enjoy at least 20 hours per day – had triggered conversation among NigeriansContinue Reading
…As Customs laments CBN-approved Forex regime for import duty By Godwin Obi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has disclosed that it generated a total of N1.6 billion through its electronic auction platform between February and March 2024. The Comptroller General of Customs Adewale Adeniyi stated this at a press briefingContinue Reading
Okuama •Residents of Delta community cry out over alleged torture by soldiers•One dead; victim’s eardrum impaired; another can’t walk—Evuarherhe, president-general- Olota community BY OUR REPORTER The Chief of Civil-Military Affairs, Nigerian Army, Major General Nosakhare Ugbo, said yesterday the Army has recovered some of the arms and ammunition snatched fromContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has awarded the sum of N5m as damages against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for wrongfully parading a photographer named Nasiru Saidu Ali (Kozzo) as a fraudster. In the Suit No FHC/ABJ/CS/714/2019, the court also orderedContinue Reading
Two former federal lawmakers, Senator Andrew Uchendu and Honourable Dachung Bagos, have faulted the Federal Government’s reduction of electricity subsidy. They argued that the timing was wrong. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had on Wednesday, announced an increment in electricity tariff for Band A customers. It explained that theseContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has issued an apology to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) over its Easter message. CAN had on Tuesday called out FIRS over an Easter advert which the Christian body deemed offensive. The FIRS, in an X (formerly Twitter) post, #FIRSNigeria,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Bandits have abducted 18 children who were fetching firewood in Kasai community in Batsari Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State. The incident was said to have occurred at about 7:30am, on Monday. A resident of the community, Suleiman Kasai, said the number of abductees could beContinue Reading
B y our correspondent Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has warned that he will surprise those who consider his honest decision to implement the presidential peace pact as a sign of weakness. Governor Fubara said he had been inundated with several comments in the media about the implementation of theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated the sum of N1.34 trillion and seized goods worth N10.59 billion in the first quarter of 2024, its Comptroller-General, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has said. Speaking on NCS’ first quarter activities in Abuja on Wednesday, Adeniyi said the first quarter revenue represents aContinue Reading