Veteran Actor, Mr Ibu, Kate Henshaw’s Mother Are Dead, Cause Mr Ibu’s Revealed
Renowned Nigerian actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, is dead after he suffered a cardiac arrest, just as Kate Henshaw’s mother has died. Mr Ibu, who died at the age of 63, underwent two major surgeries that led…
UNN Host Community Raises Alarm Over Looming Epidemic In Obukpa
Residents of Obukpa Community in university town of Nsukka in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, have raised the alarm over what they described as impending epidemic. The residents, who spoke on Friday, hinged their fears on a leaking…
Misuse of Soldiers: Enugu Land Grabbing Kingpin Linked to Lagbaja’s Family – NGIJ Investigation Reveals
By NGIJ Team In recent years, Nigeria has been grappling with a pressing issue known as land grabbing, where land rights are violated and increasingly stripped away from local communities and vulnerable individuals. This contentious practice, often fuelled by powerful…
Obi Knocks CBN’s New MPR, Says Policy Will Worsen Economic Situation, Lead to Job Loss
main opposition voice in Nigeria and the 2023 presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has given a thumbs down to the New Monetary Policy Rates (MPRs) released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). According to Obi, an…
FBI Charges Senior NNPC Official in $2.1m Swiss Oil Company Bribery To Shortchange Nigeria To the Tune of $2.4bn
A lawyer has been charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with multiple felonies arising from an alleged $2.1 million bribe, which he received while serving as an officer at Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The man identified as…
Nigeria Commissions National Seismic Station To Safeguard Lives
In a bold move to safeguard and upscale the level of safety in Abuja, Federal capital city and entire country generally, the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development has commissioned the National Seismic Monitoring station…
TCN Loses Two 330kV Transmission Towers To Insurgents in the North
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has suffered major setback after the vandalism and destruction of two of its transmission towers. The destroyed towers are T377 and T378, along the Gombe – Damaturu 330kV transmission line on Friday, February 23,…
Hardship: Nigeria Moves Against High Cost of Cement
Nigeria’s the Federal Government has hinted of moving against the increasing cost of cement in the country, threatening to throw the borders open for the importation of cement if local manufacturers do not lower the price of the commodity. Ahmed…
Coalition, Ex-Millitant Leaders Pass Vote of Confidence on NNPC GCEO Kyari, Endorse Amb. Dambature As National Coordinator of CSOs
A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) and ex-militant leaders from across Nigeria has passed a vote of confidence on Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited), Engr Mele Kolo Kyari. The groups…
Lagos Assembly Suggests Ways To Strengthen Naira Against Dollar
The Lagos State House of Assembly has decried the continued downward slide in the value of the naira against the dollar. As at Tuesday, a dollar hovered between N1,474 and N1,500 and the lawmakers, at plenary, advised the federal government…
Insecurity: Lagos Assembly Tasks NASS On Immediate Commencement Of Constitutional Amendment
…Reiterates Call for State Police In response to the growing threats of kidnapping and other forms of insecurity in Nigeria, the Lagos State House of Assembly has called on the National Assembly to commence urgent constitutional amendment to allow for…
