Delta Govt orders shutdown of illegal LPG plant in Asaba
Despite a stop-work order issued by the Delta State government, construction work is ongoing at an unapproved Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, facility located within a residential and school environment along Infant Jesus Road, Asaba, the Delta State capital. Before now, affected residents of Imade Osazee Street and Infant Jesus Academy, both on Infant Jesus Road, […]
Emefiele’s trial: How banks caused naira scarcity, hoarded redesigned notes— Witness
The trial of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, resumed before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, yesterday, as a witness narrated how hoarding caused a scarcity of the redesigned naira notes issued under the defendant’s leadership.
Edo Assembly cancels sitting over gunshots scare in complex
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY— THERE was unease at the Edo State House of Assembly, yesterday, as the leadership cancelled its first sitting for the year owing to the discovery of pellets suspected to be gunshots in the chambers. A hole was in the roof of the chambers, while the items suspected to be pellets […]
Rivers crisis: Wike commits to peace, lauds Tinubu’s intervention
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has expressed optimism that the persistent political crisis in Rivers State was nearing a final resolution following a decisive fresh intervention by President Bola Tinubu.
Naira down to N1,455/$ in parallel market
The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,455 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,440 per dollar on Monday.
CDS seeks urgent police, civil defence overhaul as military warns of capacity limits
The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Olufemi Oluyede, has called for the immediate strengthening of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, warning that the armed forces alone lacked the manpower to sustain long-term security gains against insurgency and banditry across the country.
2027: Makarfi, Lamido move to heal PDP rift at Kaduna meeting
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, and his colleague in Jigawa, Sule Lamido, yesterday held a closed-door meeting at Makarfi’s residence in Kaduna, discussing reconciliation and unity within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
To the butcher of Kaiama, By Chief Femi Fani-Kayode
“His words were as smooth as butter, yet war was in his heart”- Psalm 55: 21. To Sadiku, the Butcher of Kaiama, I write the following:I watched a video that provided graphic and disturbing evidence of your murderous activities. You are the homicidal maniac and accursed soul that led the cowardly attack on our people […]
The 2027 Oke-Mosan Race: Is GNI running?
As the political clock ticks toward the end of Prince Dapo Abiodun’s second term, the atmosphere in Ogun State is thick with scheming, alignment, and realignment
Crude oil nears $70 as US-Iran tensions rattle market
By Udeme Akpan Crude oil prices climbed toward $70 per barrel, up from $67 last week, as rising tensions between the United States and Iran heightened fears of supply disruptions. The rally followed the collapse of nuclear talks in Oman, which failed to bridge differences between both countries. Market sentiment was further jolted after the US […]
AFC Forum: BUA Chief, Rabiu pushes Africa’s shift from extraction to processing
Abdul Samad Rabiu, Chairman of BUA Group, has urged African governments, financiers and private sector leaders to urgently pivot the continent’s economic model from raw resource extraction to large-scale processing and industrial transformation. Speaking at a high-level mining forum convened by the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), in Cape Town, South Africa, Rabiu commended the institution […]
