Photos: Freed blogger, Abubakar Sidiq Usman says ‘my voice won’t be silenced’
Detained Publisher of the blog, Abusidiqu.com, Mr. Abubakar Sidiq Usman, who was released on Tuesday, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has vowed that he will continue to speak out, adding that his voice will never be silenced.
I have not been directed to increase pump price- Baru, NNPC boss
The Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, has dismissed reports that the corporation will soon announce an increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). The online media had reported that because of the high cost of foreign currencies, NNPC had concluded plans to increase the pump price of PMS from N145 per litre to between N170 and N200.
Man gets two months jail term for stealing Prepaid meter
A Karmo Upper Area Court in the FCT on Tuesday sentenced a 25-year-old man Yaknan David to two months imprisonment for stealing an electricity prepaid meter.
Rejuvenation and Reinvigoration of the Nigerian Army: The Butatai approach
As someone whose government was overthrown in a coup d’etat spearheaded by his Chief of Army Staff in August 1985, President Muhammadu Buhari must have taken serious time to reflect and rethink measures in appointing General Tukur Yusuf Buratai as his army chief last year.
Man gets N50,000 bail for stealing bag of rice
The police on Tuesday arraigned Sabiu Hassan in a Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court for stealing a bag of rice and two cartons of peak milk.
Bus conductor stabs passenger with broken bottle for giving him torn N100 note
The prosecutor, Insp. Innocent Uko, told the court that the accused committed the offence on July 29 at Ajido Bus Stop in the Badagry. He said that the accused stabbed the complainant on the stomach after an argument ensued between them. “The complainant who was a passenger in the bus, gave the accused a defaced-N100 note as his transport fare and this resulted into an argument.
