Rivers tanker explosion: Group calls for probe to unravel cause
The National Association of Seadogs (NAS), has called for an investigation into the cause of the oil tanker explosion that occurred along Eleme Road in Rivers on April 26. Mr Ilochi Nnamdi, the Second Mate of the Olympus Marino Deck, NAS, made the call on Thursday at a news briefing in Port Harcourt. The News […]
Students feared abducted as bandits enter Kogi varsity
Bandits on Thursday night invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara, Okene in Kogi State, and abducted some students. An eyewitness account indicated that the bandits swooped on the university around 9.00 p.m. while the students were reading for their upcoming exams. The source said that the bandits came in through the […]
Employment not govt’s priority now, Otti declares
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia State says it is not on the front burner of his administration to employ new people into the state’s civil service. The governor made this known during the monthly interactive session with the media on Thursday in Umuahia. He said that the issue of employment would arise when the government […]
UK anti-graft agency lauds EFCC for promoting professionalism
Mr Graeme Biggar, the Director-General, National Crime Agency (NCA), United Kingdom, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for promoting professionalism in the pursuit of its mandate in Nigeria. He gave the commendation on Thursday, when he led a delegation of the UK’s anti-crime Agency on a working visit to the EFCC Chairman, […]
Tinubu celebrates Oba Adetona at 90
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, His Royal Majesty, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, on the occasion of his 90th birthday. The President expressed joy that Kabiyesi has attained this milestone age, yet continues to discharge his duties as the ruler of the entire Ijebuland without let. The President affirms […]
Lawmakers stop banks from cybersecurity deductions
The Nigeria’s House of Representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria to withdraw the circular directing all banks to commence charging a 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy on all electronic transactions within the country, The Nation reports. The motion on the urgent need to halt and modify the implementation of the cybersecurity levy was […]
Ekiti signs multi-billion naira agricultural MOU with Cavista Holdings
Ekiti State Government yesterday took a significant step towards agricultural transformation by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a leading Nigerian investment company – Cavista Holdings (owners of Agbeyewa Farms Limited) to establish a state-of-the-art cassava farm spanning 100,000 hectares within the State. The MOU which is worth billions of naira was signed by […]
South Korean president apologises over scandal involving gift to wife
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has apologised for his wife’s decision to accept a luxury handbag as a gift, revelations of which have caused a scandal. Yoon’s wife, Kim Keon Hee, was secretly filmed by a hidden camera accepting the expensive handbag from a third party. The ensuing controversy has also politically ensnared the […]
Court remands man for allegedly defiling 17-year-old girl
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, has remanded a 30-year old man, Mojeed Oseni in a correctional facility for allegedly defiling a 17-year old girl. Oseni whose address was not provided, is being charged with unlawful penetration and defilement. The Prosecutor, SP Kehinde Ajayi told the court that the defendant committed the offence at about 4:00p.m […]
Man, 48, docked over alleged illegal sale of hemp
A 48-year old man, Obiefuna Nwagha, was on Thursday arraigned before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, over alleged illegal sale of hemp. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is being charged with felony and unlawful possession of hemp. The defendant, however pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecutor, Insp Ayodele Adeosun, told […]
