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President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has expressed concerns that Africa has become a dumping ground for substandard petroleum products due to its overdependence on fuel imports. Dangote made the remarks during a recent interview with journalists, where he reflected on the challenges and motivations behind establishing the Dangote Refinery. The billionaire industrialist said […]
Human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju has tasked President Bola Tinubu to take urgent steps to reform Nigeria’s health care system and build a world-class hospital in the country. Adeyanju described absence of such health facility in the country as “a national emergency” and “a shame too much to bear.” In a statement posted on his […]
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have killed six suspected kidnappers and arrested seven others at different locations in the state. They were arrested in their hideout at Ogwashi-Ukwu, Oshimili North local government area. According to the police, on July 12, 2025, at about 0630 hours, the command’s Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber Crime Squad, […]
The Turkish government has raised concerns over the presence of a terrorist group known as the Fethullah Terrorist Organisation (FETO) in Nigeria, warning that its continued activities pose a serious national threat. Turkish Ambassador-designate to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy, disclosed this on Tuesday night in Abuja during a dinner hosted by the Turkish Embassy to commemorate […]
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Threads, has intensified efforts to curb inauthentic behaviour on its platforms, announcing the removal of over 10 million fake profiles and around 500,000 spam accounts in the first half of 2025. The move was part of a wider strategy to combat impersonation, fake engagement, and content duplication, […]
The Ologbotsere of Warri, Chief Ayiri Emami, has condoled with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Buhari family, and the people of Daura in Katsina State over the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari. He said Buhari exemplified integrity and stood stoutly for the rule of law throughout his lifetime. The remains of the late president, […]
Director-general of the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Ilorin, Comrade Issa Aremu, has said the late President Muhammadu Buhari’s progressive labour-friendly policies and historic posthumous recognition of the late Chief Moshood Abiola as the winner of the June 12 1993, elections constituted his enduring legacies. In a tribute, Aremu listed what he […]
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos has acquitted and discharged former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, of an 11-count money laundering and fraud charges to the tune of N3.3 billion. In his ruling on Wednesday morning on Fayose’s no-case submission, Justice Aneke stated that the prosecution failed to establish a prima […]
Oyo State Police Command has arrested suspected one-chance robbery gang allegedly terrorising Ibadan residents with their criminal activities. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, CSP Adewale Osifeso, in a statement said while acting on actionable intelligence, the Command successfully dismantled the one-chance robbery gang and apprehended two suspects. According to Osifeso, the breakthrough […]
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa has called on host communities of the Trans Niger Pipeline to take ownership of the national assets situated in their areas and ensure that they collectively safeguard the same. General Musa, who was represented by Navy Captain Lassie Ozovehe, stated this in Port Harcourt, Rivers State during […]