In Christmas message, pope speaks out on conflicts, migrants
Pope Francis offered a Christmas message Friday of mitigated hope for an end to the world's conflicts, backing recent accords on Syria and Libya and praising those who shelter migrants.
Igbo community in Diaspora calls for release of Kanu on Xmas day
MOre reactions have continued to trail the detention of the Director, Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu and leader of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, as Ohaneze Diaspora, an Igbo group, comprising Igbo in the Diaspora has called on the Federal Government to unconditionally release him and other detained activists today, Chismas day.
Bleak Xmas: Enugu residents groan over fuel scarcity, soaring food prices
Residents and motorists in Enugu State are wearing long faces occasioned by the acute scarcity of petrol which has drastically affected prices of staple food items sold across markets in the state.
CBN cautions banks on regulations, international standard
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has promised that it would not hesitate to apply appropriate sanctions against banks that flout laid down regulations and international best practices.
Farmer sues police, claims N50m as damages
A subsistence farmer, Mr. Ubaka Omeke, has sued the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, over alleged illegal detention and harassment, following a land dispute.
Traders fault plans to relocate fuel tankers to trade fair complex
Traders at International Trade Fair Complex along Lagos-Badagry Expressway have rejected the proposed plan by the State Government to relocate fuel tankers and trucks to the market.
Chevron rig explosion: Bayelsa communities seek redress in US court
Coastal communities in Bayelsa State, impacted by the January 16, 2012 KS Endeavour Rig Explosion in Chevron’s oil field, have dragged the oil firm before a San Francisco court in the United States.
Umahi signs 2016 appropriation bill into law
GOVERNOR David Umahi of Ebonyi State, yesterday, signed into law the 2016 Appropriation Bill of N101.1billion.
Abia NDLEA Commander promises total fight against drug peddlers
THE Abia State National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA Commander, Bamidele Akingbade has promised to use all available resources to rid Abia State of drug peddlers, despite the challenges facing the agency in the state.
Environmental degradation: Ijaw going through gradual extinction —INC
THE Ijaw nation has said that its people and environment are going through gradual extinction due to inability of the Nigerian state to address the negative impact of oil and gas exploitation in its domain.
‘No synergy between researches and industry’
Members of Polymer Institute of Nigeria, PIN, have expressed worries that although a lot of researches were going on in the nation’s universities and research institutes, “there is no synergy between these institutions and the industry.”
