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PUT HUNGER, POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT, INSECURITY, OTHERS EQUALLY ON WATCH LIST – SOWORE TELLS TINUBU Omoyele Sowore, the convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, has asked President Bola Tinubu and security agencies to also put hunger, poverty, insecurity and others on a security watch list in order to maintain peace in Nigeria. Sowore, who was the presidential candidate for the African Action …

Nigeria was awash with news recently about the quantum leap in the quantity of fuel imports from Malta after revelations by Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Petroleum Refinery.In 2023Nigeria’s petroleum importation from Malta surged significantly to $2.8 billion, compared to zero between 2017 and 2022, and a mere $13.32 million in 2016.Mele Kyari, the group chief executive officer (GCEO) of …

ENUGU INDIGENES REJECT ANAMBRA MAN POSTED AS BISHOP In a move that has sparked widespread outrage and protests, the Anglican Church in Nigeria has elected Ven. Prof. Sam Ike, an Anambra man, as the new bishop of Enugu Diocese. The election, which took place on August 13, 2023, in Abuja, has been rejected by the indigenes of Enugu State, who …

GUNMEN ABDUCT OVER 20 MEDICAL, DENTAL STUDENTS IN BENUE Gunmen have kidnapped over 20 medical and dental students and a House Officer in Benue State. The students were en route to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu. The students, said to be from the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos, were travelling …

MOTHER KILLS SON WHO CAUGHT HER SLEEPING WITH HIS GRANDFATHER A mother who murdered her eight-year-old son when he found out she was having an affair with his Grandfather has been jailed for 30 years… A mother who murdered her eight-year-old son when he found out she was having an affair with his Grandfather has been jailed for 30 years …

SEIZED PRESIDENTIAL JETS: WE’RE READY TO SETTLE WITH NIGERIA – CHINESE COMPANY, ZHONGSHAN Zhongshan, the Chinese company at the centre of a dispute with the Nigerian government over the seizure of three presidential jets, has responded to claims made by the Federal Government. In a statement, Zhongshan said it is ready to settle with the Nigerian government and has been …

POLITICIAN’S SALARIES PUSHING NIGERIANS TO THE WALL – US LAWMAKER A Nigerian-born United States legislator representing Albany County in the 7th District of New York, Beroro Efekoro, has described the salaries and allowances of members of the National Assembly as outrageous. Beroro stated this in a statement in New York on Thursday, while reacting to the controversy surrounding the salaries …

ENUGU GOVT GIVES CHURCHES, MOSQUES 90 DAYS TO REMOVE OUTSIDE SPEAKERS The Enugu State government has issued a 90-day ultimatum to all churches and mosques in the state to remove outdoor loudspeakers and install soundproofing (acoustic) measures within their worship centres. The decision was made during a stakeholders’ meeting on Thursday, aimed at implementing the Enugu State Anti-Noise Pollution Policy. …

FG’S CASE AGAINST CHINESE FIRM WORSENS AS US COURT AWARDS $70M AGAINST NIGERIA An appeal court in the United States (US) has authorised Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd, a Chinese firm, final charging orders over two residential properties owned by Nigeria. This comes as the Chinese firm seeks to enforce a $70 million arbitration award against the Nigerian government. …

NIGERIAN REFINERIES SPENT N127BN ON SALARIES, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS IN TWO YEARS An analysis of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company’s audited financial statements shows that the Kaduna, Port Harcourt, and Warri refinery companies collectively expended N127.326 billion on salaries, wages, and employee benefits between 2020 and 2021. The amount was allocated for salaries and wages in September 2020, despite the fact …