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In a decisive move against economic sabotage in the Niger Delta region, troops of the 6th Division of the Nigerian Army have intensified their operations, leading to the arrest of over 21 individuals involved in illegal oil sourcing. According to Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, acting deputy director of public affairs for the Army’s 6th Division, these operations, conducted in …

The Federation of Muslim Women Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN) has called on President Bola Tinubu to address the rising food prices and insecurity affecting the country. The appeal was made in a communique released after the 39th Annual National Conference of FOMWAN in Akure, Ondo State, signed by the National President Hajiya Ra’afiah Sanni and the Public Relations Officer Hajiya …

  ●As the company prepares to launch the PMS ● Dangote praised for hiring and training Nigerian engineers The League of Engineering Bodies in Nigeria has praised the sheer scale of the engineering facilities at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals and Dangote Fertiliser Plant in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, describing the complex’s superstructure as impressive and mind-blowing, just as the …

The 36 states in the country and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will receive N3 billion from the Federal Government in an effort to mitigate the impact of the recent flood disaster. This development was announced by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Mr. Wale Edun while speaking with journalists at the Government House in Birnin …

Ibeanusi Nosike, a businessman from Onitsha, Anambra State, has expelled 68 doses of cocaine after 12 days of observation following his arrest at the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. According to a statement by the spokesperson of the anti-drug agency, Femi Babafemi, Ibeanusi, 36, was arrested …

The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Adejuwon Soyinka, former BBC Pidgin Service editor and current West Africa editor for The Conversation Africa, after detaining him for several hours at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Soyinka was arrested by DSS officers upon returning from the UK on Sunday morning. Although the exact reason for his detention was not …

The lawmaker representing Sabon Birni North Constituency in the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Honourable Aminu Boza, has denied allegations linking him to the kidnap and killing of the Gatawa District Chief, Isa Bawa. Bawa was kidnapped with his son in the Kwanar Maharba area of ​​Sokoto on July 26 and killed by his captors more than three weeks later …

In a recent incident affecting press freedom in Nigeria, Adejuwon Soyinka, an investigative journalist and Regional Editor for West Africa at The Conversation Africa, was detained by the Department of State Security (DSS) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Sunday, August 25, 2024. The arrest took place at about 5:40 a.m., shortly after Soyinka arrived from the UK …

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) on Friday responded to criticism surrounding its disbursement of funds, saying geopolitical zones do not affect its loan allocation. This comes after the disbursement of N2.94 billion to 19 tertiary institutions, benefiting 27,667 students, and no tertiary institution from the South-East and South-South regions was included in the list of beneficiaries. The omission sparked …

Spain’s Euro 2024 winner Mikel Merino has completed his medical and is almost ready to become an Arsenal player. This was revealed by transfer expert Fabrizio Romano in X. “Mikel Merino has completed his medical as a new Arsenal player and the clubs have exchanged documents and the deal is closed,” Romano wrote. “32 million euros fixed fee, 5 million …