An explosion has rocked the Trans-Niger Pipeline at Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State. The affected section of the major pipeline is currently on fire, though the exact cause of the explosion remains unknown at this time. The explosion reportedly occurred on Monday night along the critical export pipeline that transports crude to…
The Rivers State Police Command has said online reports of riots in parts of the state and an attack on the residence of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, are false. Recall that the social media was awash with reports that some aggrieved persons had set fire to the residents of the…
A fierce war of words has erupted between former Ogun State Governor Senator Ibikunle Amosun and Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, over allegations that the ex-governor twice demolished the billionaire’s cement factory structures in Itori, Ogun State. Reacting to Dangote’s claims during his visit to the current governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, Amosun has thrown…
It was a colourful moment on the 14th. March, 2025 at the Rivers State Police Officers’ Mess, Old GRA, Port-Harcourt when the Police Command in a collaborative effort with Honorary Members of the Police Officers’ Mess gathered to honour the erstwhile Commissioner of Police, who was elevated to Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) AIG Mustapha…
The House of Representatives, on Monday, donated N705m to the Federal Government to support vulnerable Nigerians during the month of Ramadan. The Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, announced this when President Bola Tinubu hosted principal officers of the green chamber to an Iftar dinner at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. Tajudeen presented the…
Aliko Dangote, the President of the Dangote Group, has accused former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, of demolishing his cement plant twice during his administration. Dangote made the allegation during his meeting with the state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Monday, March 17, 2025. A statement by the Ogun State Government stated that…
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch was left humiliated as she delivered a speech praising Margaret Thatcher when two protesters disrupted the event. The demonstrators from Climate Resistance disrupted Mrs Badenoch’s keynote speech at the Margaret Thatcher Conference 2025: Remaking Conservatism, that was hosted by the Centre for Policy Studies at The Guildhall. As she spoke, two…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State. Additionally, the President appointed principal officers for the university, including Prof. Qurix Williams Barnabas as Vice Chancellor, Sanusi Gambo Adamu as Registrar,…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has approved revocation of 4,794 land titles, over non-payment of Ground Rent, for more than 40 years. In the Central Area, Garki I and II, Wuse I and II, Asokoro, Maitama and Guzape, a total of 8,375 property owners have not paid Ground Rent in the last…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s inflation rate declined to 23.18 percent in February, from 24.48 percent reported in January. NBS announced the decline in its February 2025 consumer price index (CPI) on Monday. The bureau said the headline inflation rate in February rose marginally by “1.30% points when compared to the January…