Sampson Ekong
25 Jan
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has raised the alarm over the alleged involvement of retired military generals and influential elite in illegal mining activities across Nigeria.
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The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Jubilee, Ikot Abasi, has arrested nine suspected crude oil thieves from a wellhead about 26MM offshore. The Commander, Commodore Abubakar Umar, who made this known to the press on Sunday, said a wooden boat suspected to be engaged in economic sabotage with nine persons in the vicinity of one…
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Igbo socio-economic apex group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has rejected the proposals for the creation of 31 additional states currently at the House of Representatives, saying that the imbalance in the number of states between the North and the South should be addressed first before discussing the creation of more states. In a statement in Abakaliki, the…
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Access Bank has paid one year remembrance tribute to the former CEO of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, Chizoba, and their son, Chizzy. The trio died tragically in a helicopter crash in California exactly one year ago, on February 9, 2024. In a post on X, Access Bank said Wigwe's legacy lives on in…
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Amid Nigeria's rising debt crisis, ActionAid Nigeria has asserted that countries in the global North owe Nigeria an estimated $9.9 trillion in climate reparations from 1960 to date. The Country Director of ActionAid Nigeria, Andrew Mamedu, while speaking to journalists in Abuja, stressed the need for climate justice, explaining that countries in the global…
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Criminals masquerading as street traders are increasingly targeting motorists in Lagos traffic, the Nigeria Police Force has warned, following the arrest of four suspected robbers caught preying on stranded passengers. The suspects—Kadir Ibrahim, Ifeanyin John, Oduwole Shola, and Rilwan Olajuwon—were intercepted on February 7 while attempting to rob passengers of a broken-down vehicle at Ascon…
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Popular TikToker and content creator, Habeeb Hazmat, aka Peller, has revealed that he makes between 15 million to ₦20 million weekly on TikTok. Speaking on Rubbin’ Minds on Sunday, the social media personality addressed speculations about his earnings, clarifying that the widely circulated claim of him making ₦200 million was false. “All the conversations about…
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Governor Francis Nwifuru has appointed Prof Michael Ugota Awoke as the Vice Chancellor of Ebonyi State University, replacing the former Vice Chancellor, Prof Chigozie Ogbu, whose tenure has ended. The governor also recalled four commissioners and the Executive Secretary of the State Primary HealthCare Development Agency, who were suspended last November. The commissioners are Francis…
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Ikemba Front, a frontline political support structure within All Progressives Congress (APC), has described the National Chairman of the party, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje’s visit to Anambra as a confidence booster to the party. National Coordinator of the group, Chief Arinzechukwu Awogu, stated this in Awka on Sunday while reacting to Ganduje’s visit to the state.…
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Stakeholders and other residents of Iree town, Boripe Local Government Area (LGA) of Osun State, have lamented epileptic power supply by Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), accusing the DisCo of shortchanging struggling members of the town through estimated billing. They expressed their dissatisfaction with the load-shedding plan introduced by IBEDC and described it as arbitrary,…
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A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Chief Olabode George, has faulted calls for the creation of 31 additional states in the country . Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)on Sunday, the PDP chieftain said creation of additional states would not solve the country’s challenges or promote its…