Illegal Mining: NSCDC Arrest Four Chinese Nationals

The Mining Marshals of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC Nasarawa State Command has arrested four Chinese nationals at an illegal mining site where lithium is sold at Karu Local Government Area of the State. The Federal Government had vowed to stamp out illegal mining activities across the country and end the menace of mineral theft plaguing the solid minerals sector of the nation’s economy. Babawale Afolabi, Spokesman of the NSCDC, disclosed this...

EFCC Boss, Olukoyede To Face Criminal Trial Over Contempt Of Court

A Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has ordered the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ola Olukoyede, to appear in court on May 13, 2024, to show reason an order of committal shouldn’t be made against him for allegedly disobeying court order. Olukoyede is facing a contempt charge for carrying out “some acts upon which the Commission has been restrained” by the Court on February 9, 2024, pending the determination...

Netherlands To Activate $250 Million New Investments In Nigeria

The Netherlands will activate $250 million worth of new investments in Nigeria over the next few months, including a $100 million investment in a waste-to-wealth industrial facility in Lagos State. Netherlands Prime Minister, Mark Rutte disclosed this when he received President Bola Tinubu in The Hague, also acknowledged President Tinubu’s economic reforms. “You are promoting democratic governance and dealing with problems of development. “I saw you take the courageous decision to deal with fuel subsidies...

Breaking: Community in Niger Flee When Soldiers Pull Out After Deadly Ambush 

Fear and uncertainty grip a community in Niger State, Nigeria, following the withdrawal of military troops stationed there. This comes two days after a deadly ambush on a military patrol that left several soldiers dead. The deadly ambush on Tuesday evening, targeted a convoy of military vehicles travelling near the town of Allawa. Insurgents, believed to be affiliated with a local militant group, launched a coordinated attack using small arms fire and improvised explosive devices...

World Immunization Week: Medical Practitioners, Others, Speak on the Benefits of Immunization

As the world marks the 2024 immunization week starting from April 24 to April 30, there are reactions from medical doctors and health professionals in Nigeria on the importance of immunization. However, there are also mixed reactions regarding immunization. Many people not minding their level of exposure are often careful with accepting for themselves or approving all immunizations for their kids.  Notwithstanding some reservations by some people as a result of some personal impression, myth, or religious...

Insecurity in Anambra: “We must focus our gaze within” – Uzu Okagbue

Chief Uzu Okagbue has reacted to a recent story making rounds on social media that herdsmen of Fulani extraction are terrorizing Ukwulu, a community in Dunukofia local government area of Anambra State. Although the story which claimed that Fulani herdsmen are running amok in Ukwulu and environs, trespassing on farmlands, and committing various crimes including rape, has been dismissed as false by the government of Anambra State; yet, it has continued to fester, nonetheless. Reacting to the...

EFCC Restores 14 Assets to Enugu State Government

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has expressed profound gratitude to the Federal Government for ceding 14 assets back to the people and government of Enugu State. Acknowledging the proactive response of the President of Federal Republic Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the Enugu State Government’s request for the forfeited properties, Governor Mbah is optimistic that the assets which have been dormant for 17 years will be put to adequate use in...

Outrage Mounts as Policeman Fatally Shoots 2 LAUTECH Students

Students at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, are demanding answers after a policeman killed two brothers on Monday. The late brothers were reportedly shot during a fight involving students. According to reports, the officer, known as Saheed Rasheed, whose photo appears above, was called to intervene in the dispute between the students who were celebrating their graduation at a location near the institution. Witnesses claim that Saheed, who is...

109 Inmates Still at Large After Downpour Triggers Prison Break in Suleja

The Nigeria Correctional Service, NCoS, is scrambling to recapture 109 inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State following a heavy rainstorm on Wednesday night. According to the Public Relations Officer of the NCoS in the Federal Capital Territory, Samson Duza, the heavy rains weakened the walls of the Suleja prison and caused sections of the perimeter fence to collapse. Seizing the opportunity, 119 inmates made their move, overpowering guards...

Nigeria Is Africa’s Prime Mining Investment Hub – Alake

Dr. Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development has stated that Nigeria is Africa’s prime mining investment hub. The Minister in a virtual address to the Nigeria-Australia Investment Roundtable on Thursday reiterated the underlying policies and incentives fostering an environment conducive to business operations in the mining sector. Alake emphasized the government’s commitment to combating illegal mining and enhancing security around mining areas, citing the establishment of the elite para-military force known as “Mining Marshals.”...

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