Insecurity tops agenda as Anambra State Assembly meets with SEEPCO Oil

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaOil & GasInsecurity tops agenda as Anambra State Assembly meets with SEEPCO Oil

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)September 4, 2024

The Anambra State House of Assembly on Tuesday interfaced with Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Company Ltd – SEEPCO, as part of its oversight on oil exploration in the Ogbaru area of the State. Earlier in August, the Assembly had invited all approved oil explorers in Ogbaru where large quantities of oil and gas in Ogwuaniocha and Ogwuikpele communities are being explored. This invitation followed a delicate visit led by Hon. Chidiebere Ibemeka, the House...

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Anambra: Gunmen Bomb Police Headquarters, Kill Corporal  

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAnambra: Gunmen Bomb Police Headquarters, Kill Corporal  

PilotnewsSeptember 4, 2024

Suspected secessionist gunmen have  attacked and bombed Oba Police Divisional Headquarters in Idemili South Local Government Area, Anambra State. It was gathered that a police corporal was killed in the incident, while others sustained varying degrees of injury. The hoodlums also attacked the Oba Civic Centre. Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident in a statement. Ikenga said, “A joint security force comprising the Army, Navy, Civil Defence, and other agencies...

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NNPCL Petrol Price Jumps to ₦897 Per Litre as Nigeria Faces Fuel Crisis

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNNPCL Petrol Price Jumps to ₦897 Per Litre as Nigeria Faces Fuel Crisis

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 4, 2024

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has raised the pump price of petrol from about ₦680 to ₦897 per litre, causing widespread concern as the nation faces ongoing fuel scarcity and economic challenges. Reports earlier emerged that the NNPCL is grappling with over US$6 billion (₦9.5 trillion) in debt owed to its suppliers, which has strained the company’s ability to maintain fuel supply. This has led to the price adjustments across the country The...

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Switzerland Reopens Iraqi Embassy After 33 Years

NewsPoliticsWorld NewsSwitzerland Reopens Iraqi Embassy After 33 Years

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 4, 2024

After 33 years of closure by its previous representation in the country due to the 1991 Gulf War, Switzerland’s government has reopened its embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. According to a statement on Tuesday by the Swiss Foreign Ministry, the reopening of the embassy followed the security situation after years of conflict that it is now safe to have a presence in Iraq again. “Iraq is playing an increasingly important role as a bridge-builder...

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Jigawa to train teachers on Education Management Information System

EducationNewsNigeriaJigawa to train teachers on Education Management Information System

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 4, 2024

The Jigawa State government will train 288 secondary school teachers on the Education Management Information System (EMIS). Trainees will include staff from ten zonal education offices, and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology. Governor Malam Umar Namadi, while inaugurating the initiative, emphasized the successful design and implementation of a comprehensive Educational Management Information System (EMIS) software, and noted that it is the significant milestones achieved under the JIGAWA COMPETE Initiative in the state’s...

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Ex-President Jonathan Mourns Hajia Dada Yar’Adua

NewsNigeriaEx-President Jonathan Mourns Hajia Dada Yar’Adua

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 4, 2024

Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has commiserated with the Yar’Adua family over the demise of  Hajiya Aya Dada Yar’Adua, mother of  late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and former Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, late Shehu Musa Yar’adua, who died on Monday at the age of 102 years. The former President in a condolence message to the family of the deceased described the late matriarch of the Yar’Adua family as an epitome of motherhood who was...

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Kogi Gov Condoles With Yar’adua Family Over Matriarch’s Passing

NewsNigeriaKogi Gov Condoles With Yar’adua Family Over Matriarch’s Passing

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 4, 2024

Alh. Ahmed Usman Ododo, the Kogi State Governor has expressed his condolences to the Yar’adua family, the government and people of Katsina State over the passing of their matriarch, Hajia Dada at 102 The Governor, in a press statement on Tuesday, he personally signed, described the late matriarch as a “woman of history and a reservoir of knowledge”, saying “goddesses are irreplaceable”. “It is with mixed feelings that I send my condolences to the Yar’Adua...

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Ogun: LP Leaders Meet Ahead Of Council Polls To Strengthen Party

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOgun: LP Leaders Meet Ahead Of Council Polls To Strengthen Party

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 4, 2024

The Ogun State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has held a leadership meeting ahead of the local government polls to reposition and strengthen the party. This was contained in a press statement on Tuesday signed by the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Tokunbo Peters, stressing that the state chapter of the party held the leadership meeting to reconcile some teething challenges within the party, aimed at strengthening it ahead of the forthcoming Local...

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Petrol Production Kicks Off At Dangote Refinery

EconomyNewsNigeriaOil & GasPetrol Production Kicks Off At Dangote Refinery

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 4, 2024

….First Batch of 25M Litres of Petrol Ready to Hit Nigerian Market The Dangote Refinery, Africa’s largest oil refining facility, officially commenced petrol production on Tuesday, 3 September 2024. This development is expected to significantly impact Nigeria’s fuel supply, reducing the country’s reliance on imported petroleum products. The refinery, located near Lagos, will initially supply 25 million litres of petrol daily, with plans to increase this to 30 million litres by October, according to the...

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Ten #EndBadGovernance Protesters Charged with Treason in Abuja

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTen #EndBadGovernance Protesters Charged with Treason in Abuja

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 3, 2024

On Monday, the Federal Government arraigned ten leaders of the recent #EndBadGovernance protests before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The defendants, including Michael Tobiloba Adaramoye (alias Lenin), Adeyemi Abiodun Abayomi, Suleiman Yakubu, and others, face six counts of treason, mutiny, and incitement against the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The police, represented by Simon Lough (SAN), alleged that the protesters, who participated in the demonstrations between 1 August and 10 August 2024, were incited...

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