MOSOP warns against violence in Rivers, demands respect for constitution

The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has warned feuding politicians in Rivers State to shun violence. This, it said, is to prevent the current political crisis…

Onitsha building collapse panel begins sitting

The ad hoc panel set up by the Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, in the wake of the collapse of a gigantic five-storey centenary building at the premises of the…

Navy intercepts 72 bags of Cannabis sativa in Lagos

Operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Beecroft have intercepted 72 bags of Cannabis sativa, each weighing 40kg, along the Elegushi area of Lekki, Lagos State. The Commander of NNS…

APC members decry hunger, decamp to PDP in Ondo

• Declare support for PDP’s candidate, Ajayi, ahead of guber poll • PDP to inaugurate Edo, Ondo campaign councils today Hundreds of members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)…

Nigeria may import more crude as 1.67b barrels reserve remain undeveloped

There are indications that Nigeria may import more heavy crude oil from U.S. and other places as the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) said only five per cent of…

Herbalist union joins Labour

President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has called for serious exploration of herbal medicine in Nigeria and its integration into the country’s mainstream health system to boost…

Dangote refinery fire: No cause for alarm, management assures

The management of Dangote Industries Limited, yesterday, said the fire that gutted its Refinery and Petrochemicals Company located at the Lekki free trade zone in Lagos, has been contained without…

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NDLEA seeks partnership with Customs, others to curb drug trafficking, abuse

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has called for partnership with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and other relevant stakeholders to fight drug trafficking and abuse in the country.…

Law firm alerts IGP on client’s health condition in detention

A law firm, Deji Adeyanju & Partners, has alerted the Inspector General of Police (IGP) on the deteriorating health condition of its client, Mr Chizorom Harrison Ofoegbu, popularly known as…

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