Akwa Ibom clamps down on illegal miners, dredgers, arrest 12 culprits
By Harris Emanuel, Uyo Akwa Ibom State government is going after illegal miners and dredgers, warning sternly that it would not condone such illicit activities, owing to the adverse impact on the environment. Commissioner for Environment, Charles Udoh, who stated this, said so far about 12 culprits have been apprehended and are presently facing prosecution, […]
Bandits kill 4, injure 1 in Kaduna ― Commissioner
The Kaduna State government on Tuesday said bandits killed four persons and injured one in Jema’a Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. Aruwan said security agencies reported the attack on Goska community in Jema’a Local Government Area of […]
Mixed fortune envisaged for Nigeria’s N16.7trn GDP
Against the backdrop of the fragile growth reported for Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, in the first quarter 2021, Q1’21, economists and financial analysts in some financial institutions in Nigeria have come out with divergent forecast of the 2021 year end outlook for the economy.
1 dead, 2 injured in accident on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) says a driver died and two other persons sustained injuries in a lone accident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Tuesday. Mr Olusola Ojuoro, Mowe-Ibafo Divisional Commander of the corps, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the incident happened at about 6.03 a.m. Ojuoro explained that […]
The security of my people is my priority – Azuka Okwosa
APC Anambra’s preferred gubernatorial candidate, Hon Azuka Okwuosa has given a breakdown of the measures required to combat insecurity in Anambra state. He enunciated that the security of Anambrarians is a priority to him and he would ensure that it is combated to the latter. Dissecting his blueprint in an interview in May, he identified […]
Economic activities resume in Nsukka after Monday sit-at-home
Economic activities resumed in Nsukka town of Enugu State on Tuesday, after Monday sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) that made people to stay at home. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that, streets and roads that were deserted on Monday because of the sit-at-home order came back to life […]
