Nasarawa Killings: President Buhari griefs over murder of 45 Farmers
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief over the heart-wrenching murder of 45 farmers and scores injured following renewed hostilities in Lafia, Obi, and Awe Local Government Areas of Nasarawa State. President Buhari said the sympathies of the entire nation are with the affected families. “I assure theContinue Reading
Police Parade Five Bandit Collaborators, 21 Other Suspects
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Police have arrested 26 suspects for various offences, including four females and a male who allegedly collaborated with a notorious bandit operating in a forest in Kaduna State. Parading the suspects at the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) office in Abuja, the Force Public Relations Officer,Continue Reading
Electoral Bill: Fayemi, Ortom Back Buhari As CSOs, Others Question Decision
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to assent to the electoral act amendment bill drew reactions from several quarters on Tuesday. While Governors such as Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti and Samuel Ortom of Ekiti lauded the President’s decision, civil society organisations and some federal lawmakers were clearly disappointed. TheContinue Reading
Two Clerics Abducted In Ogun, Kidnappers Demand N15m Ransom
BY GODWIN OBI Two clerics have abducted two clerics in Ogun State, police authorities said on Monday. The victims – Islamic clerics – were whisked away by a four-man gang at Ayetoro along Ayetoro-Abeokuta road in Yewa-North Local Government Area of the state. The kidnappers were said to have stormedContinue Reading
Togo, Benin, Niger Paid Nothing For Electricity From Nigeria In Q2 2021 – NERC
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that three neighbouring countries did not make any payment for the second quarter of 2021. In its recently released Second Quarter Report 2021, the NERC revealed that the countries (Togo, Benin Republic, and Niger) and some other special customersContinue Reading
Direct Primary a ploy to reject Electoral Bill- Gov. Wike
By Godwin Obi Rivers State governor, Nysom Wike has said that the issue of direct primary was only a ploy by President Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress(APC) to ensure that the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 never saw the light of the day. He said the purported conflictContinue Reading
NDLEA Arrests Pregnant Woman With 1,441kg Of Skunk
BY GODWIN OBI Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested a pregnant woman Eze Joy Chioma, who was caught with 1,442 kilograms of imported skunk. The 27-year-old was arrested after her store and home in the Ojo area of Lagos were raided on Friday. Another suspect,Continue Reading
Buhari Condemns Gruesome Killings In Kaduna
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the renewed killings by gunmen in Kaduna State. According to a statement signed by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity on Sunday, President Buhari, particularly condemned the gruesome incidents in Kauran Fawa, Marke and RuhiyaContinue Reading
NIMASA Renews Stevedoring Rates
BY GODWIN OBI In furtherance of its efforts to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has renewed the revised Offshore Cargo Handling and Operations Stevedoring rates contained in the Second Schedule of the NIMASA Stevedoring Regulations 2014. The renewal of theContinue Reading
Banditry: Nigerians Must Unite To Fight Criminals Troubling The Nation – Masari
Katsina State Governor and Chairman, North West Governors’ Forum, Aminu Masari has called on Nigerians to unite and fight criminals troubling the nation. The governor made the call in Sokoto on Thursday when he led a delegation including Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on a condolence visit to Sokoto overContinue Reading