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By DR. Muiz Banire SAN My attention has been drawn to a rejoinder by one Olufemi Soneye that claimed to be the spokesperson of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) in respect of the last Thursday, 12th September, 2024 edition of my column in the Sun newspapers titled NNPCL As A Black Hole. Ordinarily, […]

Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has explained the inability of government to force landlords in the territory to bring down the cost of rent, which he said is market-driven. Noting that such an order could be counterproductive and limit investments in real estate, the minister said the immediate priority of his administration […]

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has ordered the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company to compensate several communities in Kogi and Abuja for service failures. This mandate follows the company’s inability to meet the required service delivery commitments outlined under the Service-Based Tariff system. According to a NERC document released on Thursday, the affected areas include Wuse, […]

Several students of the University of Benin are feared trapped after a three-storey building collapsed in Ekosodin, an off-campus community predominantly inhabited by students. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning following a heavy downpour that lasted until around 10 am. According to a staff member of the University who spoke to […]

Mexico’s states swiftly moved to remake the country’s entire judicial system on Thursday, approving an amendment to the Constitution that would be the most far-reaching judicial overhaul ever attempted by a large democracy. The measure, which would replace the current, appointment-based system with one in which voters elect judges, would put Mexico onto an untested […]

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has said he is worried that some Boko Haram leaders serving jail terms might have escaped from the correctional centre in the state following a flood disaster that ravaged Maiduguri, the state capital. Recall how flood claimed lives and destroyed properties worth millions of naira in the city. […]

Pope Francis has called both major US presidential candidates “against life” and advised Catholic voters to choose the “lesser evil” when casting their ballots in the November election. The pontiff said not welcoming migrants – seemingly referring to Trump – is a “grave” sin, and compared Kamala Harris’s stance on abortion to an “assassination”. “Both […]

The Anambra State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has disassociated itself from participating in the state local government council elections scheduled for September 28th, 2024. In a statement jointly signed by Hon. Chinwuba Chidi, Chairman of Labour Party, Anambra East Local Government Council, and Hon. Aghadiuno Onyeka, Secretary of the Labour Party, Anambra East […]

*Turaki Denies Paternity of Acquaintance’s Daughter, Accuses Family of Blackmail An Upper Area Court in Kado, Abuja has issued an order restraining the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and other police personnel from further investigating the paternity dispute between a former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki and the family of a […]

Emmanuel Ihejirika, a Nigerian man sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Indonesia, has been freed after spending several years in prison. The news of his release was disclosed by Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), in a statement on Friday through the organization’s spokesman, Gabriel Odu. Ihejirika’s release was made […]

Former Kano State Governor, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, has said a situation where godfatherism determines who are elected or appointed into leadership positions must change. He also decried that politicians are jeopardizing public service in Nigeria by abusing the rules and regulations governing its operations through their actions. Shekarau stated this while delivering a paper titled, […]

The Director General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, Dr Innocent Barikor, has warned facilities to address compliance gaps in their operations to avoid sanctions. Barikor, who gave the warning while receiving a brief on the routine compliance monitoring carried out by NESREA across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, […]