An embattled anti-corruption official on Monday said that he built a large luxury villa by working part time as a motorbike and taxi driver. The anti-graft warrior had built the luxury villa on a land that had been earmarked for agricultural purposes. He reportedly defied orders to voluntarily demolish the two-storey building in March, which is complete with 200 square […]
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Highway gunmen, believed to be armed robbers, have assassinated a police officer in Imo State. This is coming after gunmen had previously attacked and killed police officers at Orie Mbieri police station, Umudagu – Mbieri and Atta in the Mbaitoli and Local Government Areas of Imo State respectively, carting away their arms and ammunition. The name and the rank of […]
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The Lagos State Ministry of Justice has taken over investigation into the case of a car burnt on the premises of the Vehicle Inspection Service. It was learnt that the Lagos State Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, ordered that all the parties involved in the case be invited to state their sides of the story. It […]
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The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has invited leaders of the Petroleum Tankers Drivers (PTD) section of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the National Association of Transport Owners (NARTO) to a meeting today as part of the efforts to avert the strike planned by PTD, which […]
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The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has been accused of cannibalising Arik Air aircraft and using the parts to repair the fleet of Aero Contractors. Sources from the airline disclosed that an engine of a Bombardier Dash 8, Q400, was taken away from Arik aircraft with registration, 5N-BKV, and given to Aero to fix in the same aircraft type, […]
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Key stakeholders from the coastal Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta State, where ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo), hails from have met with the Federal Government officials to prepare the ground for participation in the new policy to introduce modular refineries in the Niger Delta. The team from Gbaramatu led by the former Chairman of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development […]
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**Reverend Sister battling Meningitis in Zamfara dies in car accident Worshippers of the First Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA) at the weekend could not hide the puzzle on their faces, which could only read one thing: “Why, God why?” Their faith appear to be failing them as their body language seem to give vent to the question on the […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said it would support plans by the federal government to formalise illegal crude oil refining operations in the Niger Delta, saying it was part of the antidotes to criminality including militancy in the region. According to the corporation, the government’s decision would take away from the streets of the region, many of its […]
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Nigerian airline operators have put at about N10 billion, the lost they have incurred in the first three weeks the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja was closed for the rehabilitation of its runway. These losses, according to the airlines, were a result of low passenger traffic, more fuel consumption and increased remuneration due to crew’s extra flight time. Some of […]
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A controversial armoured vehicle bought by the Senate, but seized by the Nigeria Customs Service for evading correct duty payment, is yet another greasy mark on the National Assembly’s coat of many colours. Whether at the level of the lawmakers or the bureaucracy, our legislature has become a sickening joke in the eyes of discernible Nigerians. Earlier media reports had […]
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The Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle and Tricycle Owners, Repairs and Riders Association of Nigeria, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Clevland Investment Management Limited “to curb crime amongst its members using ICT.” The President of ACOMORAN, Babangida Maihula, at the event in Abuja on Wednesday said there had been complaints that some motorcyclists and tricycle riders perpetrate crimes in their […]
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Activists in London have prevented the mass deportation of Nigerians and Ghanaians who failed to secure asylum in the United Kingdom, according to reports by the British media. The activists, who operated under a group called Stop Charter Flights – End Deportations, blocked the runway of the Stansted airport carrying banners and chanting songs condemning deportations. A video recording showed […]
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