A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has knocked Erisco Foods for not sharing the list of Nigerians killed by an alleged tomato paste cabal or tomato paste importers as previously claimed by its owner, Eric Umeofia. Effiong made this known on Sunday via his verified X handle, saying history will vindicate the just. The lawyer…

The Katsina State Police Command have placed a N50 million bounty on suspected bandit kingpins, Modi Modi and Jan Kare. In a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, in Katsina, the police alleged that the duo were responsible for most of the terrorist attacks in the state. “The Katsina State Police…

The traditional ruler of Aka Efa village in the Calabar Municipality, Cross River State, Her Highness Eti-Eka Henrietta Efa Akpera, has lamented that in Nigeria, especially in the State, female traditional rulers do not enjoy the same incentives as their male counterparts. In an interview in her palace, the monarch said, “It is true that…

A foundation member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Osita Okechukwu has hit out at state governors over the non implementation of the 4th and 5th amendments to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Okechukwu, spoke amid the renewed calls for restructuring. Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka further put restructuring on the…

Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have looted a warehouse belonging to the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria, NEMA, over the current economic hardship across the country. It was gathered that the warehouse, located in Karimo, Phase 3 region of the FCT, Abuja, was raided on Sunday morning. The residents carted away…

The Zamfara State Government has settled N2.3 billion in backlog of gratuities, while another 3,079 retirees were verified in an effort to pay the backlog of gratuities owed by previous administrations. Speaking in a release, the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Governor, Suleiman Bala Idiris, hinted that the retired state and local government…

The Air Component of Operation Delta Safe has destroyed illegal oil refining sites in air strikes in Krakama and Temakiri, Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, on Sunday. He said that the air interdiction…

The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, has called on the Nigerian Army to ensure continuous training of its officers and men in order to effectively address security challenges posed by armed bandits, insurgents and other criminal elements in the country. Sarkindaji made the call during the closing ceremony of this…

The Catholic Bishop of Pankshin in Plateau State, Most Rev. Michael Gokum, has urged the Federal Government to urgently provide support to victims of crisis in the state. Gokum made the appeal on Sunday at the launch of the 2024 Lenten Campaign held at Christ the King Catholic Church, Dyis, in Pankshin Local Government Area…

Former lawmaker and social critic, Senator Shehu Sani, has reacted to the alleged looting of a warehouse belonging to the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria, NEMA, by some residents of the Federal Capital Terrritory, FCT. According to Sani, the development is a dangerous symptom of an impending revolution. DAILY POST reported some residents of…

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, has told a Federal High Court in Abuja that the military forcefully took away some suspects allegedly involved in oil bunkering from police custody. Counsel to the IGP, Idris Mohammed, revealed this to Justice James Omotosho when the matter was called for the alleged oil bunkerers to take their plea…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), under the directive of the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, has announced a 90-day window for regularizing import duties on specific categories of vehicles. The window is meant to streamline import processes. A statement by the National Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, Chief…