BY GODWIN OBI A United Nations (UN) special report on the persistent insecurity situation in parts of Katsina State has unveiled 24 terrorists’ cells spread across about 30 forests in the North-West area of Nigeria. The report tagged, “Mapping the potentials of Transitional Justice in Katsina State,” also identified eachContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government has expressed readiness for stronger collaborations with the government of India on the area of rich maritime heritage to boost investments in the Nigerian blue economy. Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, stated this while speaking at the Nigeria, India Business Forum,Continue Reading
Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court Adebisi Onanuga January 23, 2024 BY CHIGOZIE EZEH An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a man, Ademola Oladimeji to life imprisonment for s3xually assaulting his three children, aged five, seven and nine. Delivering judgment after his trial yesterday, JusticeContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI With feed prices reaching stratospheric heights, thePoultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene in the matter before they are forced to shut down their businesses. The association, who made the appeal at the weekend, said the poultry sub-sector was literallyContinue Reading
…Patients lament, skip medications, seek alternative treatment…Experts worry, propose urgent solutions BY GODWIN OBI In Nigeria, falling sick can be challenging in normal times but seeking treatment is currently a double blow as the financial implication has become increasingly unbearable for many Nigerians. The cost of basic drugs, such asContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 1,274 parcels of cocaine, other illicit drugs, and arms in Lagos State. This is according to a Sunday statement by NDLEA’s spokesman Femi Babafemi. “Operatives of different special units of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The family of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has decried the Supreme Court’s delay in the release of the Certified True Copy (CTC) of its ruling on Kanu’s matter. The Supreme Court had on December 15, 2023, set aside the rulingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Management of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, led by the Executive Secretary, Barrister Akutah Pius Ukeyima paid a working visit to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR, in his welcome address, noted the role enabling actsContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS Kidnappers on Thursday night stormed the Nigeria Post Army Estate in Abuja, abducting two residents. The victims include the wife and one of the in-laws of one Barrister Cyril Adikwu. The incident, according to a neighbour of the victims, occurred around 10:00 p.m. in the Phase 2Continue Reading
CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it uploaded 100 vehicles on its portal out of which 86 were won in the first week of its e-auction exercise. The Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, saidContinue Reading