President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Abuja signed into law a bill establishing the Federal University of Environment and Technology (FUET) in Ogoni, Rivers State and pledged more support for the community. According to a statement signed by the President’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, Ogoni town of Tai will host theContinue Reading
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has stated that Nigeria generated over 831.14 billion dollars in revenue from the oil and gas sector between 1999 and 2023. NEITI’s Executive Secretary, Ogbonnaya Orji, stated this on Monday when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Public Accounts. He also statedContinue Reading
BY JOY OKON Sixty-three-year-old female farmer, Yemisi Akintunde, reveals about the arrest of her daughter and her fiancé, Nurudeen Adesiyan, by the Department of State Services in Modakeke, Osun State What is your profession? I am a farmer. How was your daughter arrested? They (security personnel) arrived here very earlyContinue Reading
BY JOY OKON A 36-year-old United States-based Nigerian cardiologist, Ikenna Erinne, has reportedly committed suicide after losing a child support case to his yet-to-be-identified ex-wife. The incident was said to have occurred on Sunday, January 26. It was gathered that the Anambra-state-born late doctor had a prolonged divorce battle withContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS, ADOLPHUS DURU, JAMES AKINOLA Some loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, have hit back at state governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party for affirming a former National Youth Leader, Sunday Ude-Okoye, as the National Secretary of the party.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The recent near-crash incidents plaguing the aviation industry has raised safety concerns among flying passengers. Frontline Reporters gathered that some passengers had turned to road travel for fear of being caught in a tragedy. However, other regular air travellers said they had placed their lives in God’sContinue Reading
•Chairman, PDP Governors Forum and Governor of Bauchi, Senator Bala Muhammad (7th left), Vice Chairman, PDP Governors Forum, and Rivers Governor, Siminalayi Fubara (6th left), Acting National Chairman of the party, Umar Damagun (7th right), Delta Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori (6th right), Adamawa Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri (2nd right), Akwa-IbomContinue Reading
A 22-year-old lady identified only as Bimpe (not her real name) shares with our reporter her ugly experience in the hands of three men who gang-raped her in the Igando area of Lagos How old are you? I’m 22 years old. Did you have any strange feelings before going outContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI, ADOLPHUS DURU, JAMES AKINOLA Nigerian illegal immigrants in the United States have disclosed that they have restricted their movements to public places to avoid being arrested and deported. This came as they expressed optimism that they would be protected against deportation by the many lawsuits filed againstContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Almost two months after it announced the landmark arrest of 193 foreigners and 599 Nigerians, in one fell swoop for offences bordering on Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud and Romance Scam, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun the prosecution of some of those arrested. At theContinue Reading