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33 months unpaid rent threatens war against oil bunkering

33 months unpaid rent threatens war against oil bunkering

By Jimitota Onoyume, Assistant News Editor The war against illegal oil bunkering in the Niger Delta may be facing an unlikely, yet potent, enemy from a massive backlog of unpaid rent for House boats used to combat illegal bunkering activities and related maritime crimes The  Nigerian Army and three indigenous houseboat contractors in the Niger […]
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116, 000 IDPs in Yobe get N500million relief items

116, 000 IDPs in Yobe get N500million relief items

Relief has come the way of about 116, 000 internally displaced persons in Yobe State with the approval of the distribution of items worth N500 million by President Goodluck Jonathan in continuation of humanitarian assistance to victims of insurgency in the North East part of the country. The relief was channelled through the Presidential Committee on Relief Procurement and Distribution.

Lagosians take stock over black Friday gridlock

Lagosians take stock over black Friday gridlock

THE traffic gridlock across Lagos on the eve of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration last Friday was unprecedented, as it paralyed commercial activities in the metropolis and neighbouring states.

A university’s red carpet for Oshiomhole

A university’s red carpet for Oshiomhole

September 29 will remain a memorable day for Professor Cordelia Agbebaku, Vice Chancellor, the staff and students of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State (AAU) when Governor Adams Oshiomhole visited the institution

Catholic Knights of St. Mulumba rally against abortion

Catholic Knights of St. Mulumba rally against abortion

Towards creating awareness on the sanctity of human life even in the womb, and stop increasing incidences of abortion, the Family and Human Life Unit of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos and Knights of Saint Mulumba, Lagos Metropolitan Council held a pro-life vigil under the theme: ‘The Family: Fountain of Life,’ at the Archdiocesan Marian Shrine, Maryland, Lagos. This is the fourth year the vigil will hold.