Residents of Okoro-Utip, an Akwa Ibom community have continued to agonize over the endless devastating effect of oil exploration in the area. The people have over the years lamented the negative impact of oil exploration and spills due to the activities of the multinational oil company, Exxon Mobil, in their local government, Ibeno. The incessant…
President Bola Tinubu had said that nation-building requires perseverance and patriotism to succeed. Tinubu said this while fielding questions from journalists shortly after inspecting the National Museum of Qatar, in Doha. The President, who was in Qatar on a two-day official visit, was conducted round the sprawling edifice located in the heart of Doha. The…
Peter Obi, Labour Party Presidential candidate for the 2023 general election, has mourned the passing of veteran Nollywood actor, John Okafor AKA Mr Ibu. Mr Ibu passed away on Saturday after a long battle with an ailment. Writing on his X page, Peter Obi said Mr Ibu’s death is a huge loss to Nigeria and…
The Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa has expressed sadness over the death of renowned Nollywood actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu. The minister, in a statement through her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Nneka Anibeze, described the occurrence as “one death too many”. Musawa said this was coming…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, has called on the federal and state governments to direct savings from the fuel subsidy removal to productive sectors of the economy. The association equally charged sub-national governments to leverage the Electricity Act to improve the power sector and patronize made-in-Nigeria goods on all its purchases and contracts, urging…
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…
