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Niger Delta Lawyers Demand Port Harcourt Refinery Operations Before End Of September

NewsDeskNgSep 24, 2024September 24, 20240

Some lawyers from the Niger Delta have issued an ultimatum to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and its Managing Director, Mele Kyari, to ensure the Port Harcourt Refinery becomes operational before the end of September, as previously promised. According to the lawyers, the refinery’s non-functionality has led to...

Focus on governance, stop attacks on Matawalle – Zamfara Senator tells Gov Lawal

NewsDeskNgSep 24, 2024September 24, 20240

Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura, representing Zamfara North Senatorial District, has advised Governor Dauda Lawal to shift his focus from unnecessary conflicts to delivering on his mandate to the people of Zamfara State. The senator emphasised the importance of supporting the Federal government’s efforts to combat insurgency and banditry, which have...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards ban communication devices after Israeli strikes on Hezbollah

NewsDeskNgSep 23, 2024September 23, 20240

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has imposed a strict ban on communication devices among its members after a series of coordinated strikes destroyed thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon. The strikes, which led to heightened security measures, have raised concerns over possible espionage, according to...

Reps flay delay in recruitments to fill gaps created by Japa

NewsDeskNgSep 23, 2024September 23, 20240

The House of Representatives Committee on Health Institutions has expressed concerns over alleged delay in recruitments to fill gaps that resulted from mass exodus of health professionals. Doctors, nurses and other health professionals frequently leave the country for better opportunities abroad, a trend that has come to be termed Japa....

‘It’s a matter of time before we arrest Bello Turji’ – Defence Chief Musa assures Nigerians

NewsDeskNgSep 23, 2024September 23, 20240

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Christopher Musa has reiterated that it is a matter of time before military apprehends notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Turji. Turji is currently hiding in the forests of Sokoto and Zamfara. Musa gave the assurance during the 38th-anniversary dinner of the Nigerian Defence Academy’s 38...

Maiduguri Floods: Tinubu orders establishment of Disaster Relief Fund

NewsDeskNgSep 23, 2024September 23, 20240

Rising from the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting on Monday, President Bola Tinubu has directed the creation of Disaster Relief Fund. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun made the disclosure while briefing the media. He said based on the fact that disasters such as the...

CSO coalition demands end to introduction of GM potatoes by Nigerian government

NewsDeskNgSep 23, 2024September 23, 20240

A coalition of over 100 civil society actors, farmers, scientists, legal practitioners and academics representing 100 million Nigerian consumers have demanded a discontinuation of plans to introduce genetically modified potatoes by the Nigerian government. They have also called for the outright ban of Genetically Modified Organisms, GMOs in the country,...

I’m vindicated, hope Obaseki learned his lesson – Philip Shaibu on Edo election

NewsDeskNgSep 23, 2024September 23, 20240

Reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu says the outcome of the just concluded governorship election in the state justified his claims that the incumbent Governor, Goodwin Obaseki was unpopular. Shaibu, who spoke on Monday during a program on Arise TV, claimed that Obaseki has never won any election...

NIHASA warns residents over rising water levels of River Benue

NewsDeskNgSep 23, 2024September 23, 20240

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, and the Benue State government have raised an alarm over the rising water levels of River Benue which may lead to flooding. Recall that the Benue State government has designated Internally Displaced Persons camps, IDPs, for would-be victims of the impending flood and also...

Shun self-indulgence while people struggle – Gov Abdulrazaq charges new council chiefs

NewsDeskNgSep 23, 2024September 23, 20240

Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, on Monday, swore in the newly elected chairpersons and vice chairpersons of the 16 local government areas of the state. He urged them to ‘be prudent with power and work with the people’ in the interest of all. Speaking shortly after the oath administration...