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A traditional ruler and Chairman, Bayelsa Traditional Rulers Council, His Royal Majesty Bubaraye Dakolo, has alleged that the Cameroon-bound stolen crude oil-laden vessel intercepted on Escravos sea in Delta State was burnt to prevent the “real oil thieves” from being brought in for investigation. The monarch, who spoke to Newsmen on Wednesday, faulted the burning […]

The Ebonyi State Government has approved N10,000 as addition to its worker’s salary as part of efforts to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal. Mr Chikadibia Okpor, State Commissioner for Information and Orientation announced the approval to newsmen after the Executive Council Meeting on Friday in Abakaliki. ”The issue of workers’ salaries was raised

Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 13 Chinese nationals over offences bordering on illegal mining activities, in Kwara State. The offence is contrary to, and punishable under Section 1( (b) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act CAP M17, 1983 The suspects — one female and 12

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, has described the sit-at-home directives in the south-east as the handiwork of a criminal enterprise. In a statement posted on his official Twitter page on Thursday, Obi said the sit-at-home orders are not issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), while

The Senate, yesterday, commenced the probe of oil subsidy and under-recovery regime operated by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. It specifically frowned at the N9.3 trillion spent on the subsidy regime by Buhari from January 2021 to June 2023. The Senate is also asking for a living wage for workers as a way of

Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele has advise ladies not to rush into marriage due to societal pressures. The actress made this revelation in an recent interview with media personality, Chude Jidenowo. According to her, she merely wanted to settle down and have children because she was under pressure, but regrettably the marriage dissolved after a year.

An Ikeja High Court has sentenced a 30-year-old hotel worker, Jeffrey Ehizojie, to death by hanging for strangling his employer, Olusola Olusoga and the hotel manager, Tunji Omikunle, to death in Lagos. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, Justice Oyindamola Ogala, held that the prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubts. Mrs. Ogala

She wrote: ‘’RELEASE MAZI NNAMDI OKWU KANU TODAY AND SEE THE UNREST IN THE SOUTH EAST BECOME A HISTORY. STOP PLAYING WITH PEOPLES LIFE ESPECIALLY ALL YOU ELITES THAT YOUR CHILDREN ARE OVERSEAS AND YOU ARE USING OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN TO CREAT UNREST. IF YOU ARE ONE OF THEM YOUR GENERATION AND GENERATION TO COME

Over 100 people have been killed in Riyom and Mangu local councils of Plateau state and in response the government announced a 24-hour curfew. The curfew was slammed on Mangu Local Government Area. Gov. Caleb Mutfwang gave the directive in a statement issued by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Mr Gyang Bere, on

The exchange rate for a dollar to naira at Lagos Parallel Market (Black Market) players buy a dollar for N786 and sell at N790 on Sunday, 9th July 2023, according to sources at Bureau De Change (BDC). Please note that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) does not recognize the parallel market (black market), as

A South African tennis player who was blocked from competing in Wimbledon in the 70s wants an apology from the international sporting body 52 years later. Hoosen Bobat was elated to qualify for the junior tournament in 1971, during apartheid, but later had that invitation rescinded just one week before the event. He tells the

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State says his State will transition to a treasury single account by September this year. The announcement was contained in a statement issued via his verified Twitter handle on Thursday. Otti said the move will centralize all state revenue and payments, noting that the initiative will enhance transparency and efficiency.

The federal government has said that it has no intention of imposing new taxes on Nigerians. Zacchaeus Adedeji, special adviser to the President on revenue who spoke at a press briefing at the state house, said they are only improving collection of taxes. Adedeji said; “As you rightly said that there’s a plan or possibly

Following his arrest, a suspect who stole a Mercedes Benz GLB 250 4MATIC, valued at over N55 million, during a test drive in Abuja confesses why he committed the act. On Thursday, the police successfully captured the suspect after stealing the luxury car on June 30 in Abuja. He was discovered in a bush near

Niger Delta activist, Asari Dokubo has questioned the age of the candidate of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, Mmesoma Ejikeme. Dokubo wonders why Mmesoma wrote JAMB at age 19 when his children completed their secondary school education at 15 and 16 years respectively. Dokubo noted that Mmesoma’s age might have been altered before she

The Nigeria Police Force, Sokoto State command, has admitted that the suspects arrested in the burning to death of a Christian female student, Deborah Samuel, for blasphemy were charged to court for “inciting and disturbance.” The command told SaharaReporters on Wednesday that it was not the fault of the police if the court exonerated the

Federal High Court in Abuja has granted suspended DCP Abba Kyari N50 million bail in a charge in which he and two of his siblings were accused of failing to declare assets to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. NDLEA had filed the 24-count charge against Kyari and his brothers — Mohammed Baba Kyari