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The Presidency is planning to restructure asset ownership in the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited amid concerns over what it called its low oil production. The Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen, made this known on Monday at the ongoing Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists Conference in Lagos. Verheijen outlined a bold…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, August 22, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of five more internet fraudsters before Justice D.I.Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The convicts are: Jinadu Rasaq Gbemisola, Salako Peter Kunle, Adeshina Kehinde Ibrahim, Olawale Quam Alao and…
By Barikui Felix Hundreds of stakeholders comprising traditional rulers, youth leaders, students, and indigenes of the Niger Delta region have gathered in Port Harcourt, River state capital to deliberate on the two years of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. The programme Themed “Two Years of Stewardship: Tinubu’s Footprint in the Niger Delta, Legacy in Motion,”…
Katherine Abayomi. Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral (Rtd.) Ibok-Ete Ibas, CFR, has approved the appointment of the under-listed persons as Permanent Secretaries. Imaonyani Roselin Ephraim-George, Dr. Mina T. Ikuru, Dabite Sokari George, Soibitein Duke Harry, Lauretta Davies Dimkpa, Uche R. Ideozu, Chimenum Mpi, Jeremiah Egwu, Nicholas Iminabo Wokoma, Vera Sam Dike and Aleruchi Akani….
Actionaid worried as A/Ibom oil community drinks from gutter. By Uko Etim, Uyo ActionAid Nigeria, a non-governmental organization focused on poverty alleviation and human rights, has expressed grave concerns over the plight of the people of Okoritak community in Ibeno LGA. The organisation noted that it was shocking to discover that residents of the oil-rich…
Zulum Shows Commitment To Sustainable Development Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Co-Chair of the Presidential Livestock Reforms Committee, Professor Attahiru Jega, has commended Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum for establishing a cattle ranch that is the first of its kind in Nigeria. Jega made the commendation on Saturday in Mafa…
Convicted Dubai-based Human Trafficker Nabbed In Abuja Airport A convicted Socialite and arrowhead of an International Human Trafficking network operating across the Middle East with an operational base in the United Arab Emirate (UAE) Dubai, and has been on the wanted list of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) since…
Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Salami Ponmile Bassit to three months imprisonment for internet fraud. He was jailed after being arraigned on Wednesday by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a…
Assembly Again, Propose New Date For Budget Presentation Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has written another letter to the Rivers State House of Assembly informing them of his intention to present the 2025 budget. Fubara, in a letter he personally signed, said the notice is in compliance with both the…
Abuja Outlawed Scavenging, Restricts Activities to Dumpsites Scavenger activities have been restricted to dumpsites in and around the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, as they have been warned against moving around the city either during the day or at night. The present ban followed the criminal activities of some scavengers popularly known as ‘baba nbolas’ in…