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Smuggling: PMS daily consumption rises to 103m litres ― NNPC

Smuggling: PMS daily consumption rises to 103m litres ― NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says smuggling across the borders has increased the daily consumption of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to 103 million litres per day in May. The Group Managing Director (GMD), NNPC, Mele Kyari, made this known at stakeholders meeting organised by the corporation to discuss how best to stop smuggling in […]

Biafra and Bad Samaritans

Biafra and Bad Samaritans

By Fr George ADIMIKE Write it in capital letters, if you will, but the fact remains that words may not exhaust the import of Biafra. As an idea, an identity, a cry for justice, a fortress of refuge, self-defence, an ambition, an ideology, a nation-state, a people and a religion, Biafra has attracted many interests. […]

Outgrowing God:  Is religion a scam?

Outgrowing God: Is religion a scam?

By Fr George Adimike Nowadays, it feels romantic to think of the banishment of religion. However, without religion, morality has no firm foundation, no supernatural content and context and can most likely produce mischief-making egomaniacs. Therefore, perhaps the most fundamental question for every living person is: what is the meaning of life? Answers to this […]

Stakeholders pass vote of confidence on Oye, APGA national chairman

Stakeholders pass vote of confidence on Oye, APGA national chairman

By Vincent Ujumadu Awka – Stakeholders of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Awka South Local Government Area have passed a vote of confidence on   the national chairman of the party, Dr. Victor Oye. The stakeholders who, were led by the majority leader and member representing Awka South One Constituency in the Anambra State […]

Truck crushes 3 to death in Ibadan

Truck crushes 3 to death in Ibadan

Three people were on Wednesday morning crushed to death by a truck loaded with Coca-Cola products at the Total Garden area of Ibadan, Oyo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the victims of the accident were a commercial motorcyclist and his two passengers. A witness, Mr Joel Idowu, told NAN that the  […]

Uniformed personnel, power abuse and extrajudicial killings

Uniformed personnel, power abuse and extrajudicial killings

Some of these officers who bear arms do so for effective and optimal operations in their duty lines. It is, however, disheartening to see that the weapon-carrying uniformed personnel abuse the arms they carry by using them in a wrong manner

2 die, 13 vehicles burnt as tanker explodes in Ogun

2 die, 13 vehicles burnt as tanker explodes in Ogun

7 killed, others injured in Ekiti auto crash Fire outbreak averted as excavator crushes gas pipeline in Lagos By James Ogunnaike & Bose Adelaja An early morning tanker explosion, Tuesday, claimed the lives of two persons, while 13 vehicles were burnt at Ogere – Remo axis of the Lagos -Ibadan expressway. The fire outbreak, which […]

Lagos opens coroner’s inquest into popular chef’s death

Lagos opens coroner’s inquest into popular chef’s death

“The Act provides that a postmortem medical examination and judicial inquiry be carried out by the Coroner, a judicial officer, when death is suspected to have, among other scenarios, occurred due to negligent acts in the course of or following medical intervention…”