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The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of three persons along a road leading to Port Harcourt International Airport in Rivers State. The victims were abducted on the Obiri Ikwerre Road stretch leading to the airport late on Tuesday. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, informed newsmen in …

In a recent development, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and fuel marketers under the aegis of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, on Tuesday, clashed again over the removal of subsidy on petrol. The Chief Executive Officer, Financial Derivatives Company, Bismarck Rewane, had during a live television programme on …

Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, has announced that the automation of the passport application process is set to commence on January 8, 2024. Nigerians will have the ability to apply for and complete their passport application process online, eliminating the need for human contact . The Minister started this …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the next generation of African countries will be bugged down by the huge debt profile of the continent. Obasanjo made this disclosure during an engagement with 2023 awardees of the Future Africa Leaders Foundation, an initiative of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome. In a statement …

A former President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Koroma, is billed to arrive Nigeria today The ex-President will spend time in the largest African nation on political asylum. Koroma was found culpable following investigations into a botched coup d’etat in his country. His arrival in Nigeria was announced in a signed …

South African business mogul, Johann Rupert, has dethroned Nigerian Aliko Dangote to emerge as Africa’s wealthiest man, according to a list released by Forbes Magazine Similarly, Nigerian billionaires Rabiu Abdulsamad and Mike Adenuga have lost their spots in the billionaire rankings released by the financial magazine In the list, the …

The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Education, on Tuesday, announced the suspension of evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from the Republic of Benin and Togo. The ministry noted that its decision followed the undercover investigation conducted by a Nigerian newspaper which exposed the activity of a degree …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday hosted Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his predecessor Akinwunmi Ambode who paid him a visit at his residence in Lagos. The duo were part of the Governor Advisory Council (GAC) delegation who paid a courtesy visit to Tinubu, who is currently holidaying in Nigeria’s commercial …

Singer Davido and his wife Chioma have taken their newborns for a walk. The singer shared a video of himself and Chi taking their kids on a walk in the US, where Chioma has been residing since welcoming their bundles of joy. In the video, has they walked a little, …

Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested a man with 13 ATM cards allegedly stolen from people. The Command, in a press statement released to newsmen on Tuesday, said the suspect, Abubakar Tasi’u Tanimu, was picked up last Friday, December 29, 2023, by police operatives attached to the …