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FG urges traders to reduce food prices
By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has urged retailers to reflect the reduction in food prices and shun exploiting consumers. Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, stated this on Tuesday during the 2025 Wheat Farmers Green Field Day at Dabi village in Ringim Local Government Area of…
Read More »Tompolo mourns Clark, says death blow to the South
By Didimoko A. Didimoko Niger Delta activist and chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, has extended his condolences to the Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo Town following the passing of Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark. Tompolo emphasized that both the Niger Delta region…
Read More »Netherlands returns 119 Benin Bronzes looted by Britain in 1897
By Sodeeq Kamsela, Abuja The Nigerian government is expecting the return of 119 looted Benin Bronzes from The Netherlands, a statement by the Dutch Embassy in Nigeria has revealed. It was gathered that Nigeria has formally requested the return of these artefacts, which were stolen by Britain during its 1897…
Read More »nonagenarian registers for 2025 UTME to study political science
A 94-year-old man, Adedapo Idowu, has registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) with the aim of fulfilling his long-standing aspiration of studying Political Science at the University of Ibadan. Idowu, who registered at the JAMB Professional Test Center in Ibadan, Oyo State, expressed his excitement about the…
Read More »Edo Assembly approves death sentence for kidnapping
By Deborah Nnamdi The Edo House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the State Kidnapping Prohibition Law 2025 and approved death sentence for offenders. The majority leader, Charity Aiguobarueghian, had earlier moved the motion for the house to resolve into the committee of the whole to consider the bill clause-by-clause. The…
Read More »Tinubu, Fubara, Tompolo others mourn as Clark bows out at 97
Nigerian leaders, particularly those from the Southsouth geopolitical zone have been thrown into mourning by the death of irrepressible Ijaw leader Chief Edwin Clark, who died on Monday, 17 February. His death was announced in a statement by his family confirmed on Tuesday morning. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his predecessor,…
Read More »NAFDAC discovers large shipments of fake GSK Ampiclox, others in Lagos
By Deborah Nnamdi The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control ( NAFDAC) has uncovered a massive stockpile of falsified and unregistered pharmaceutical products in Idumota, Lagos. This was made known in a statement shared on the agency’s X account on Monday. According to NAFDAC, the seized items,…
Read More »ICPC arraigns NSCDC Deputy commandant over alleged N1.1bn fraud
By Agency Report The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Monday, arraigned Adam Yusuf, a Deputy Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), over alleged N1.1 billion money laundering offences. Yusuf was arraigned alongside a company, Ummays Hummayd Energy Ltd, allegedly operated by…
Read More »How BPE sold the $700 million DSC for $30 million
Director General of the Bureau for Public Enterprise, Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi, on Friday, told the House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets that Delta Steel Company, worth over 700 million dollars, was sold for a paltry 30 million dollars. Gbeleyi told the Committee that following the privatization policy of the…
Read More »NNPCL denies selling substandard fuel
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has denied claims that it sells substandard petrol with a high burn rate. In a statement on Saturday by its spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, the NNPCL said it was reacting to a viral video claiming that its petrol does not last long…
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