BY JAMES AKINOLA Catholic Bishops under the umbrella of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) have raised the alarm over state of the nation, saying the country was passing through its darkest history. It specifically decried the rising insecurity across Nigeria, which it said has made churches and other worship centresContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has disclosed that it losses 470,000 bpd amounting to $700 million monthly due to oil theft coupled with security challenges militating against oil production in some terminals. This is even as it has disclosed that it has assembled an array of security measure,Continue Reading
BY MARTINS DURU The Federal Government has dragged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (AUU) to the National Industrial Court over the union’s ongoing strike which is in its seventh month. In a statement on Sunday, the Head of Press and Public Relations at the Ministry of Labour and Employment,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The convoy of the Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial Zone, Mr. Ifeanyi Ubah, has been attacked at Enugwukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to eyewitnesses, the convoy was ambushed by heavily armed men who opened fire on his convoy from all directions. SomeContinue Reading
BY MARTINS DURU The armed attack on Labour Party members meeting at Awgu community on Sunday, September 4, has raised fresh security concerns ahead of next year’s general elections. A similar incident occurred about a week earlier at the neighbouring Nenwe, in Aninri Local Government Area. This was as gunmenContinue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi, has said that although as a loyal party man, he wishes his party, the All Progressive Congress (APC) to win the 2023 presidential election, but the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, will win substantial votes from theContinue Reading
By Adolphus Duru The European Union is launching a €39 million programme on Monday, September 12, aimed at promoting transparent, inclusive, and credible elections in Nigeria. The programme tagged EU Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) Phase II, is a €39m initiative funded under the EU’s Neighbourhood Development andContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Benin on Friday arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters in Benin City, Edo State. The suspects were arrested at their hideouts, following actionable intelligence about their alleged involvement in internet- related fraud. They include; Akele Aisosa, Idemudia LawsonContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and SafetyAgency, NIMASA and the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS have agreed to deepen existing interagency collaboration with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU on Seafarers’ Travel document amongst others. This agreement was reached when the Comptroller General of the NIS, Mr. Isah Idris Jere led senior officials of the Service on a workingContinue Reading
BY OUR CORRESPONDENT The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has revealed that over 400,000 consignments are currently trapped at the nation’s port due to the suspension of Guaranty Trust Bank plc for not remitting import duty running into hundreds of billions collected on behalf of the Federal Government.Continue Reading