Arguably one of the most powerful industrial unions in Nigeria, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, at its 6th Quadrennial Delegates’ Conference, NDC, in Lagos drew a bold line in the sand, sending a strong message to industry power brokers and policymakers amid chants of solidarity and defiance. NUPENG vowed to confront […]

By Evelyn Usman Providence Ayofeoluwa The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, formally took over 4,173.5 kilograms of cannabis indica valued over N10.4 billion, intercepted through a joint operation involving the agency and the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, at the Tin Can Seaport in Lagos. Speaking during the handover ceremony, Assistant Commander-General of Narcotics, ACGN […]

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday alleged that its operatives were attacked and trapped inside the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, UUTH, during a visit linked to an ongoing fraud case involving a suspect accused of defrauding multiple microfinance banks in Akwa Ibom State. The anti-graft agency […]

By Dapo Akinrefon Prince Tonnie Oganah is the director of media for the Anioma State creation. In this interview, he speaks on the prospect of the creation of Anioma State, why Senator Ned Nwoko, the lawmaker representing Delta North, deserves reelection. He also expresses optimism about the commitment of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to […]

That child was Ahebi Ugbabe, who would later defy not only her circumstances but also the very architecture of gender, authority, and colonial politics to become one of the most extraordinary figures in African history

Sheikh Sani Abdulkadir, an Islamic cleric and a defendant in the ongoing trial of suspected coup plotters, said he warned the co-suspects that the plan would fail and that they would eventually be exposed.

THE Lagos State, yesterday, disclosed that it intends to launch a state-owned drivers’ license in collaboration with the Federal Government as part of efforts at ensuring sanity and safety on roads across the metropolis.

The Association of Lady Pharmacists of Nigeria, ALPs, has raised concerns over the worsening brain drain in the health sector, the proliferation of fake drugs, …

As part of proactive measures to mitigate the effects of flooding in communities in Bayelsa State, the International Federation of the Red Cross has built the capacity of locals to prepare to tackle the disaster whenever it occurs.

…As activist claims innocent officers are being framed, civilian accomplices remain free By Egufe Yafugborhi WARRI—Nearly two weeks since a viral video showed ASP Nuhu Usman executing 28-year-old musician, Oghenemine “Mine” Ogidi at point-blank range in Effurun, Delta State, the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has admitted three other officers were punished alongside the killer.   But they […]

By Samuel Oyadongha IKENSI—Just weeks after a marine spill hit the Atlantic coastline near Okpoama, Diema and Twon Brass in Brass Local Government Area, a crude pipeline rupture near Ikensi in Nembe Local Government Area has residents fearing for their survival.   Oil is now flowing freely into their drinking water and fishing grounds.   The spill, NDV […]

By Ozioruva Aliu EKPOMA—Justin Otene, the young entrepreneur behind the popular ‘Principal Takeout’ fast-food spot, had everything to live for. He had been married just a year. The next morning, he was finally going to dedicate his baby.   But on that fateful night two weeks ago in the Idumebo area of Ekpoma, the kidnappers came. When […]

“We will be pressing for thorough and expedited investigation to ensure that justice is not just done, but done really fast”

Alh. Alhassan Bawa-Niworo, the former Chairman, Niger State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), has regained freedom after spending seven months in bandits’ captivity.

Gunmen killed no fewer than 30 people in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state, according to a security report prepared for the UN