The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has urged the new Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) management to activate “Petroleum Products Passport” to secure petroleum products. Dr Billy Gillis-Harry, National President of PETROAN, made the call on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Abuja, while…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Tincan Island Port Command in Lagos, have intercepted a large quantity of cannabis hidden inside mattresses during a routine search of import containers. The NDLEA Commander, Mitchell Ofoyeju, made the disclosure in Lagos on Sunday. Ofoyeju said the illicit consignment was a product of a meticulous…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has arrested two brothers: John Abugu, 43, and Kenneth Abugu, 31, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos with 5kg cocaine. Femi Babafemi, Director Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the drug was concealed in walls of their…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 75-year-old, Felix Nnanna, with 1.6kg skunk, a strain of cannabis. Nnana was arrested during a raid at Umunteke Asa, Ukwa West Local Government Area (LGA) in Abia. A statement by the agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja, said that the…
A coalition of civil society organisations under the umbrella of Zamfara Patriotic Citizens has strongly criticised Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal for allegedly failing to honour the tripartite agreement on the implementation of the minimum wage. The group has described his actions as a betrayal of the oath of office and the constitution he swore…
Two groups, Northern Peoples Congress and Afenifere Youth Stakeholders’ Forum, has declared that the massive presence of constituents at the homecoming rally organised for Kogi West Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has all but ended the recall process initiated against her. The groups both spoke to journalists shortly after the rally which was held on Tuesday despite…
A northern group, the Arewa Youth Council for Justice, has expressed concerns over the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) declaring businesswoman Aisha Sulaiman Achimugu wanted. The group suggested that the move could be linked to a broader political strategy involving Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the…
Wife of the Vice President, Hajiya Nana Shettima, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a visionary leader who is “baking a new cake” for Nigerians—one that will benefit not just the present generation, but children and grandchildren yet to come. Speaking in Maiduguri, Borno State, during an annual Ramadan feast attended by women groups,…
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has urged Nigerians to demand accountability from their leaders. He decried the prevailing “rule of rulers” instead of the rule of law. Falana stated this at the 4th Anniversary of the late Yinka Odumakin Lecture, organised by the Oluyinka Odumakin Foundation yesterday in Lagos. The lecture’s theme was…
Myanmar’s military has announced a temporary ceasefire to speed up relief and reconstruction efforts following last week’s devastating earthquake that has so far claimed the lives of over 3000 people. In a statement, the ruling junta’s State Administration Council said the deal would be in effect from 2 April to 22 April. Earlier this week,…
