Just in: Buhari meets Baru, Kyari in Aso Rock
ABUJA: PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting behind closed doors with the new Group Managing Director, GMD, of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mallam Melee Kolo Kyari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Local firm chased Shell from OML 25 with militants ― Rivers LG councillors
PORT HARCOURT— TWO councillors of Akuru-Tolu Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nelson Whoknows and Victor Sam, aka Flenjo, have accused an indigenous oil company of sponsoring militants from neighbouring states to attack assets of rival oil firms at Oil Mining Lease, OML, 25.
123 promoted prisons officers decorated in Enugu
ENUGU—ONE hundred and twenty-three officers of the Nigeria Prisons Service, Enugu State Command, who went through the 2018 promotion exercise, were yesterday decorated with different ranks.
Oshiomhole’s ex-aide, 19 APC gov aspirants reject indirect primary in Kogi
ABUJA—No fewer than 20 governorship aspirants of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kogi State, yesterday, rejected the decision of the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party to use indirect method for its governorship primary election ahead of the November gubernatorial polls.
Osun NYSC member dies after applying sniper on hair to kill lice
Osogbo—A member of the National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, in Osogbo Local Government Area of Osun State, simply identified as Ayomikun, died Sunday afternoon after applying sniper on her hair to kill lice.
Shinkafi threatens court action to compel EFCC to probe Yari administration
The governorship candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Zamfara State, Alhaji Sani Shinkafi, has threatened court action to obtain an order of mandamus to compel the acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, and the commission to commence an investigation into alleged wanton looting by the former administration of the state to tune of over N251 billion.
