New militant group threatens to blow up Utorogun gas plant
A secessionist group, Utorogun Liberation Movement, ULM, surfaced, yesterday, in Delta State, vowing to destroy the Utorogun Gas Plant, Ughelli, which supplies gas to Egbin Power Station, Lagos, and other facilities under Oil Mining Lease, OML 34 in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state.
FIFA to announce new World Cup seeds for Africa
WORLD football governing body FIFA have said they will release new seeding for 2018 World Cup qualifying tournament African zone on June 21 following complaints from several of the teams.
Durban 2016: Ogba cries out for help
Athletics Federation of Nigeria president Solomon Ogba has revealed that Nigeria risks missing the African Athletics Championships in Durban, South Africa, if the athletes don’t travel on Saturday.
Fast, to gain taqwa
With our unflinching resolve to make the best out of the month, carry out all the required ibadah, actively involved in acts of devotion, prayers, Tarawih, tahjud, Quran recitation, and other forms of worship, we have to work towards realising these goals. We will go into details of all these one after the other insha Allah.
Lagos-based hotel tasks FG on tourism devt
AS a way of diversifying the ailing nation’s economy, the Group Managing Director of a Lagos-based hotel, Nanet Hotel and Suites, Mr. Ini Akpabio, has called on the Federal Government to look towards boosting the tourism sector. Akpabio said that building up the tourism sector can lead to it taking over oil sector’s lead position in the country.
NDIC files debt recovery suit against bank’s ex-chairman
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, has filed a debt recovery suit against former chairman of defunct Fortune Bank Plc, Mr Henry MacPepple, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos.
