By Alade Adisa The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed an incident on the Trans Niger Delta Pipeline (TNP) and has assured residents that the situation is under control. While confirming that the facility is operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), the police disclosed that two individuals have been arrested for questioning regarding the incident. The command stated that the event occurred on Monday night and reiterated that…

Secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), George Akume has dissociated himself from his personal assistant, Andrew Uchi, who is currently facing an N10 billion fraud and money laundering investigation. Reports have it that the now-suspended SGF’s aide is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC (EFCC) on allegations bothering on corruption, bribery, and money laundering. But the Director of Information and Public Relations, Office of…

President Bola Tinubu has named Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council for the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State. Alongside this appointment, the President also approved key leadership positions within the institution. Prof. Qurix Williams Barnabas has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor, Sanusi Gambo Adamu as the Registrar, Ibrahim Dalhat as the Bursar, and Prof. Daniel…

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has called on the National Assembly to honour its sacred responsibility of leadership by prioritising unity and national development over political divisions and partisan interests. Shettima made the call during an Iftar (breaking of Ramadan fast) event hosted by President Bola Tinubu for the leadership and members of the House of Representatives at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday, March 17. Speaking on behalf of President Tinubu,…

The controversial corps member, Ushie Rita Uguamaye, who was in the eye-of-the-storm over her social media scathing criticism of the government last week, has apologised for “talking down” on Lagos. The serving corps member in Lagos, made headlines when she posted a video criticising government policies. In the viral video, Uguamaye called President Bola Tinubu a “terrible leader” and questioned the government’s commitment to tackling the biting economy. She lamented…

Explosion has rocked the Trans-Niger Pipeline at Bodo area of Rivers State. The section of the major pipeline which is in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area of the State is said to be on fire. At press time the cause of the explosion has not been ascertained, but the pipeline facility is currently under heavy fire It has not also been determined if the cause of the explosion is human…

Over 400 filling stations owned by independent oil marketers in Nigeria’s border communities have remained shut for about four years, following the Nigerian government’s directive to curb petrol smuggling into neighbouring countries. The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) declared on Monday that the stations would remain closed despite growing complaints from marketers over revenue losses. The NCS insisted on sustaining the crackdown on fuel smuggling through its Operation Whirlwind, particularly due…

Nigeria and Brazil have entered the commercial phase of the $1.1 billion Green Imperative Project (GIP), a strategic initiative aimed at enhancing food security and driving agricultural transformation in Nigeria. Stanley Nkwocha, Vice President Kashim Shettima’s spokesperson disclosed this in a statement yesterday, highlighting the project’s potential to increase agricultural productivity and attract private-sector investments. The Green Imperative Project, recognized as Africa’s largest agricultural initiative focused on sustainable, low-carbon farming,…

The return of the Lagos Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has drawn the ire of his former party. .Lagos State chapter of the PDP has blasted Adediran, who announced his return to APC at a news conference on Monday in Lagos. The former PDP flagbearer, who was the leader of the…

The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has outlined the key challenges faced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration during the first 18 months, with a particular focus on the controversial removal of the fuel subsidy. Bamidele, who represents Ekiti Central in the Senate, stated that the primary difficulty the President encountered came not from ordinary Nigerians, but from those who had benefitted from the subsidy—many of whom, he claims,…

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has announced that the 2022 Electoral Act will be amended to allow statutory delegates to participate in political parties’ primaries for the 2027 general election. This amendment, Akpabio explained, seeks to address an important oversight in the previous electoral law. Speaking during a meeting with the national leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Abuja on Monday, Akpabio highlighted that the omission…

The House of Representatives has donated N705 million to the Federal Government to support vulnerable Nigerians during the holy month of Ramadan. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas made the announcement on Monday during an Iftar dinner hosted by President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja, where he was joined by the principal officers of the House. Presenting the donation, Speaker Abbas expressed the lawmakers’ commitment to alleviating the…