INEC reacts as Nigerians uncover PVCs buried underground in Imo
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to a viral video of buried Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs in Imo State. The commission in a statement issued by its National Commissioner, Festus, said it has commenced immediate investigation and anyone found culpable in the act will be sanctioned under the
Marketers raise petrol pump price from N165 to N185 per litre
Oil marketers Tuesday unilaterally raised the pump price of petrol from N165 per litre to N185 in disregard to the Federal Government approved pump price of N165 per litre. The hike which came a day after Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, MOMAN, said the current price was no
Cancel South-East visit, IPOB advises British envoy
The Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, has cautioned the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, to cancel her planned visit to the South-East. The proscribed group made the call after it raised the alarm over an alleged plot to assassinate the envoy during her visit. According to IPOB, which
Dangote now 63rd, as Elon Musk tops 100 billionaires’ ranking
Chairman of Aliko Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, is now the 63rd richest billionaire in the world, according to the latest ranking by Bloomberg. In the ranking released, yesterday, the Chief Executive Officer of Tesla, Elon Musk, was listed as the richest billionaire in the world, as of Monday. Among the
President Buhari has woefully failed Nigerians – Catholic priests
Some Catholic Priests in Edo State have said President Muhammadu Buhari’s leadership failed woefully in its primary duty of protecting the lives and properties of Nigerians. The Priests said President Buhari ought to proffer solutions to the increasing rate of killings and kidnappings in parts of the country or step
Tinubu bows to northern govs’ wish on Muslim-Muslim ticket
Caught between two opposing interests, the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Sunday picked a fellow Muslim as his running mate despite the warning by Christian groups in the country, LEKE BAIYEWU writes The All Progressives Congress is about to conduct a major electoral experiment with
Manufacturers threaten shutdown over soaring diesel cost
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has warned that a shutdown of manufacturing activities is imminent if nothing is done to address the soaring cost of energy bedevilling the sector. According to a statement by the Director-General of the association, Segun Ajayi-Kadiri, over the years, the manufacturing sector has been
Shell threatens to leave Nigeria over crude oil theft
Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) Limited on Friday threatened to leave the country over theft of crude oil and production challenges. The company’s Managing Director, Osagie Okunbor, who stated this at the just concluded Nigeria Oil and Gas Conference in Port Harcourt, said the crude oil theft has
South African court sentences ‘Boko Haram’ gang to 384 years in jail
The Limpopo High Court, Polokwane, South Africa, has sentenced three members of a gang known as “Boko Haram” to a total jail term of 384 years. The convicts, identified as Ndou Lukase Rembuluwani and Ndou Ben (both 29) and Khoza Ngobeni Small (28), were convicted for a series of
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dies at 67 after assassination
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated during a campaign speech on Friday. He was 67. Abe was in the city of Nara in western Japan giving a speech in support of his party’s candidates in the upcoming upper house elections when he was suddenly gunned down. He was