The Director General of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency, Barkindo Mohammed, has described the situation in flooded Maiduguri town as “terrible.”He said he and some of his colleagues who were on a rescue mission are currently trapped in the flood.The News Agency of Nigeria reports that water from Alau
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has released the passport of Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).The secret police released Ajaero’s passport on Tuesday through Abubakar Marshall, a lawyer from the Femi Falana chambers.Benson Upah, the NLC spokesperson, confirmed the release of the passport.On Monday, Ajaero was
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The Dangote Group has dismissed reports that Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited is currently lifting petrol from its refinery at a price of N897 per litre.A statement by the Group’s Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, on Thursday, said that the company cannot fix the price of petrol
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The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has again approved the release of the sum of N6, 432, 924,257.62 for the payment of gratuities and other entitlements for retired workers in the state.In a press statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Ekerete Udoh, N1,000,000,000 will be used as
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After more than a year since its launch in May 2023, Dangote Refinery has officially commenced the production of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from its state-of-the-art 650,000 barrels per day facility in Lagos.The refinery, owned by billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote, rolled out its first batch of
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The Nigeria Police Force has declared a British national, Andrew Wynne, and a Nigerian, Lucky Obiyan, wanted for allegedly plotting to overthrow the democratically elected government of President Bola Tinubu.Addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday, the Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, accused the British national of building a network of sleeper
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The police in Canada have arrested the Canada-based Nigerian woman, Amaka Sonnberger, who threatened to poison Yoruba and Benin people living in the North American country.The Toronto Police Service, Canada, said Ms Sonnberger, 46, was arrested on Sunday and that she has been charged with uttering threats.“She is scheduled to
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Nsikak Udo, AbujaThe management of Leadership Newspaper Group Ltd (LNG), Abuja, has applauded the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno for giving hope to the poor through his capacity development programmes in the state that are targeted towards poverty reduction.The management team, led by the Managing Director, Mr. Abraham
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Nigeria’s celebrated music icon, Onyeka Onwenu, known as the “Elegant Stallion,” has been laid to rest in Lagos.The artiste died on July 30, 2024, at Reddington Hospital, Ikeja, after collapsing at an event honouring the Managing Director of Emzor Pharmaceuticals, Dr Stella Okoli.She was 72 years old.The funeral service was
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As Nigeria struggles with economic hardship and inflation, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Yemi Cardoso and his four deputies have reportedly acquired bulletproof SUVs worth over N10 billion.According to the report by Politics Nigeria, quoting Daily Nigerian, the CBN officials have been spending extravagantly, including the purchase of ultra-modern
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