BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to amend the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021. He made the request in a letter read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, during plenary on Tuesday on the floor of the upper chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja. InContinue Reading
The police have arrested nine suspects linked to kidnapping and supplying of fuel and food items to bandits. A 22-year-old disabled man identified as Buhari Haruna of Kankia Local Government Area Katsina State was among the suspects. Haruna was arrested on August 28, 2021, at about 12:00 pm after heContinue Reading
Frontline Reporters BY GODWIN OBI 30 suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as ‘Yahoo Yahoo boys,’ have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Kwara State. The arrest made by the operatives attached to the Ilorin Zonal Command of the anti-graft agency followed a stingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI No fewer than 50 people have been killed and about 254 houses were razed during attacks on Atyap chiefdom in one month in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The paramount ruler of Atyap chiefdom, Dominic Yahaya, who disclosed this on Monday while briefing reporters,Continue Reading
By Godwin Obi Some angry community members in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State have set ablaze six suspected armed bandits said to have been involved in an attack that took place on Friday. During the attack on Friday, the bandits were said to have killed two people andContinue Reading
By Godwin Obi, Frontline Reporters The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has appealed to the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to shelve their industrial action as the Federal Government continues to negotiate with the union to end the dispute. Ngige made the appeal while speaking toContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI, FRONTLINE REPORTERS Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reacted to the Federal Government’s plan to source for fresh loans, saying borrowing to accumulate debt for the next generation is criminal. Speaking in an interview on the sidelines of an event in South Africa, Obasanjo noted that if theContinue Reading
L-R: The Director General, CIEPHMN, Dr. George Ayoade presents a certificate to the representative of the Vice Chancellor of Rivers State University, Prof. Confidence Wachukwu as Prof. Bamidele Badejo joins in the photograph; during the recent conference on marine pollution organized by CIEPHMN in collaboration with Maritime Reporters’ Association ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Human beings will always be human beings. Regardless of their colors, education, beliefs, vocation or location, to take any of the homo sapiens for granted is for one to be grounded. What is happening in Synagogue Church Of All Nations SCOAN today will be a shock toContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh (right), handing a souvenir to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, during a courtesy visit to the Agency’s headquarters in Lagos, recently. Pix 2: L-R: Executive Director, Finance and Administration,Continue Reading