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The Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to protect oil facilities in the Niger Delta, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), on Sunday released an impounded vessel, MT Praisel, to continue its operations. The task force had earlier detained the vessel over alleged involvement in oil theft. The JTF Commander, Rear Admiral Olusegun Ferreira, who addressed journalists at a briefing at the agency’s …

The immediate past National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Prof. Rufai Ahmed, has left the party. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, Ahmed said he decided to quit “after consulting widely.” The ex-chairman’s resignation was considered by many as a huge blow to the party that has been gripped by crises in the last few …

Hon. Bola Ige A member, Kaduna state House of Assembly representing Zaria city constituency Barrister Mahmud Lawal, popularly known as Bola Ige has felicitated with teachers on the occasion of World Teachers Day which was celebrated on Thursday. This was contained in statement he made available to Blueprint in Zaria on Friday. The statement read in part: “First and foremost, …

The Federal Government has revealed it plans to launch a $617 million investment in digital and creative enterprises (i-DICE) by November. The move is in efforts to provide jobs for Nigeria’s teeming youth population through digital jobs. The Vice President, Kashim Shettima mandated the members of the i-DICE Steering Committee to ensure that the programme commenced before the end of …

Police operatives in Anambra have busted a criminal gang and recovered two pump action guns in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Onitsha, said the operatives encountered the gang at Forward Operating Base at Aguata and recovered a Mercedes Benz SUV from the hoodlums. The …

Former Kano State Governor and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Gnaduje, has revealed the mistakes made by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso in the run up to the March 18 governorship election which the APC used to nail them at the Tribunal …

World football governing body, FIFA has announced its plans to mitigate the environmental impact of the 2030 men’s World Cup. FIFA had been criticised after announcing the tournament will be held across six different nations on three continents. Spain, Portugal and Morocco are the co-hosts, with the opening three matches in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay. “For 101 games, the tournament …

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial services provider, has announced the graduation of 20 successful participants in the fourth edition of its Senior Management Development Programme (SMDP). Before the 2023 graduation, the SMDP had produced 52 graduates. The Bank successfully graduated 23 participants in its inaugural edition, held in 2018; 17 in 2019 and 12 in  …

Nigerian skitmaker cum activist, Debo Adebayo aka Mr Macaroni has taken to social media to lament about the state of the Nigerian political system. The citizen activist in a post on his Twitter page said that the Nigerian political system is a curse and also urged Nigerians to free themselves from political slavery. He stated however, that some Nigerians have …

The Kogi East Senatorial Election Tribunal on Tuesday sacked Senator Jibrin Isah, the Senate Committee Chairman on Customs Excise and Tarriffs on the ground that elections were cancelled in some 94 polling units. The tribunal also ordered Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a supplement election in the affected 94 polling units. The tribunal Chairman, Justice K.A. Orjiako, who …