By Luminous Jannamike  ABUJA – A civil rights group, Concerned Nigerians, on Thursday, petitioned the Chief Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court Hague, Netherlands, Mrs. Fatou Bensouda, to investigate, arrest and prosecute the immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (Rtd), for alleged crimes against humanity and the Nigerian people.  The group […]

…says Obasanjo nearly retired him as a Major By Emmanuel Okogba Immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.) has said that the Nigerian Army will never remain the same due to his transformational leadership and landmark achievements. Buratai said this on Thursday when he was handing over to his successor, Maj. […]

The Federal Government says Amnesty International (AI) is becoming an irritant with disinformation and double standard and will soon lose its respect and credibility. The government said this position in response to the AI allegation of cover up in the handling of the purported crackdown and killings of EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos […]

Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Okechukwu Mba as the new Managing Director of ANOH Gas Processing Company (AGPC) Limited, the Incorporated Joint Venture (“IJV”) between Seplat and the Nigerian Gas Company (“NGC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (“NNPC”).

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Gen Buba Marwa (Rtd) has assured the United States Government that the Agency will be hard against drug traffickers, exporters and importers operating in the country.

By Obas Esiedesa – Abuja The Federal Government has taken the first major step to relocate the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, from Lagos to Abuja, with laying of the foundation for its head office building in the nation’s capital. The bulk of Nigeria’s petroleum industry’s operation, which DPR regulates, takes place in the southern […]

The new Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has taken over the mantle of leadership of the Nigerian Army in an elaborate handing over ceremony by his predecessor, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Thursday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that President Muhammadu Buhari had, on Tuesday, announced the appointment of Attahiru […]

*Warns against ethnic, religious prejudices *Says govt ‘ll protect religious freedom By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari Thursday met with the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Buhari who told the body that the country was dealing with a […]

…Okada riders go berserk after 3 colleagues crushed to death by truckers …Residents, motorists groan …We suspect sabotage-Lagos govt …Corruption has taken higher dimension in Apapa gridlock- AMATO President By Olasunkanmi Akoniand Godwin Oritse Residents, motorists and commuters along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway are currently groaning as gridlock retuned due to the activities of truck and tanker […]

By Dayo Johnson – Akure Civil servants in Ondo state are to receive 50 per cent of their November 2020 salaries. The leadership of the organised labour in the state said this in a statement issued in Akure, the state capital. According to them “only 50 per cent of gross pay would be effected for […]

By Joseph Erunke THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has given approval for the safe consumption of Niprimune, a drug developed for boosting immunity to COVID-19. The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, NIPRD, which disclosed this yesterday, said already, it has begun a clinical trial on the efficacy […]

By Godwin Oritse A former Director, Marine Environment Management Department at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Mrs. Felicia Mogo is set to launch an industry book as she celebrates her exit from public service. The book titled: “Regulating the Marine Environment of Africa for Sustainable Blue Economy – the Nigeria Scenario,” […]

Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram’s factional leader, has called on the newly appointed Service Chiefs to repent and convert to Muslim, noting that they cannot perform better than their predecessors. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Tuesday appointed, Major-General Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General I. Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral A. Z. Gambo, […]

By Femi Bolaji – Jalingo No fewer than 27 wedding guests have been kidnapped by gunmen along Wukari-Takum road in Taraba state. The council Chairman of Takum local government area, Shiban Tikari told newsmen that the 27 were abducted while returning to Takum. He said no contact has been made to the family of those […]

By Peter Egwuatu Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc has announced the appointment of Mr Okechukwu Mba as the new Managing Director of ANOH Gas Processing Company (AGPC) Limited, the Incorporated Joint Venture (“IJV”) between Seplat and the Nigerian Gas Company (“NGC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (“NNPC”). ANOH Gas Processing Company (AGPC) […]