Opeyemi Alao

5yrs after restriction, FG lifts ban on mining activities

The Federal Government has suspended the ban on mining activities in Zamfara State five years after the sanction was imposed. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development,...

Fuel to sell N935 per litre nationwide from Monday – IPMAN

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has announced that the pump price of petrol will reduce to N935 per litre by Monday. The development,...

Seek supports of security agencies to manage crowds- NEMA DG to organisers of charity events

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called for better crowd management during charity events to avert stampedes and deaths. At least ten persons were dead...

The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Beecroft has intercepted 19 suspected stowaways aboard Europe-bound vessels in Lagos State. It was gathered that the stowaways, who had boarded...

Troops arrest four Cameroon Ambazonian rebels in Taraba

Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army/Sector 3, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have arrested four suspected members of the Ambazonian rebel group from Cameroon in Taraba...

‘Nigerians have become victims of widespread food poverty’- Ezekwensili reacts to stampedes

Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has said that the recent stampedes in Ibadan, Okija, and Abuja signalled the gravity and scale of economic distress in...

Oleksandr Usyk defeats Tyson Fury in rematch

In a rematch billed as ‘reignited’, the sport’s two most technically gifted heavyweights served up another classic and showcased elite level boxing. The Gypsy King was...

Port-Harcourt Refinery is not shut down. It is still functional – NNPCL

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has denied reports that Port Harcourt Refinery is inactive, insisting that the newly rehabilitated refinery is still functional. There...