Fire Destroys Properties, Goods Worth Millions of Naira In Idumota Market By Shalom Oludele     Idumota underbridge spare parts market at Ebute Ero area has been gutted by fire, and properties and goods worth hundreds of millions of naira destroyed.   The fire which started at about 11pm on Friday gutted the buildings used as shops for selling motor …

Insecurity/Harsh Economy: Villagers Abandon Farming For Illegal Mining   Renewed efforts by the federal and state governments to enhance food security through various incentives to farmers are under threat by the mass exodus of villagers from faming to the more thriving illegal mining in some states of the federation. The farmers who cited the current harsh economy, persistent bandit attacks, …

Abuja Native Doctor Shoots Self While Testing ‘Bulletproof’ Charm By Shalom Oludele   A native doctor, Ismail Usman, has sustained self-inflicted gunshot injuries while testing a ‘bullet proof’ charm in Kuchibiyi community,  Bwari area council of the Federal Capital Territory. A resident of Kuchibiyi, Samson Ayuba, said the incident happened on Thursday, when the victim, in an attempt to test …

Port Harcourt Refinery Yet To Commence Bulk Sales – NNPC By Shalom Oludele   The Port Harcourt Refining Company, PHRC, is yet to commence bulk sales neither has it  opened its purchase portal, because essential processes are still being finalised. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has said an official announcements will be made if and when price reviews …

Court Fixes December 13 For Yahaya Bello’s Arraignment Over Alleged N80.2b Money Laundering By Shalom Oludele A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed the arraignment of the Kogi State  ex-governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, for December 13, 2024. Justice Emeka Nwite on Friday, November 29, 2024 directed the court’s Registrar to issue a hearing notice to Bello’s legal te7u979777am …

Nasty But Not Rude By Femi Adekunile   Someone said there are two times when you feel like running away from home: when you are fifteen and when your daughter is fifteen. Even if I didn’t believe this when I first heard it, I did when my children became teenagers.   What is it that makes teenagers so special and …

Revival of Port Harcourt Refinery, not Yet Uhuru The news earlier this week of the revival of our old Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC), which is the mother of refineries in Nigeria, was indeed cheery to many Nigerians. But with the everyday dissonance between what was revealed to Nigerians concerning the refinery by NNPC on Tuesday and the news emanating …

NASTY BUT NOT RUDE Someone said there are two times when you feel like running away from home: when you are fifteen and when your daughter is fifteen. Even if I didn’t believe this when I first heard it, I did when my children became teenagers. What is it that makes teenagers so special and unique? They are confused themselves. …

Court Orders IG To Produce Foreign Nationals, Others For Arraignment In An Alleged N37.6m Fraud Case   A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, ordered the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, to produce two foreign nationals; Etienne Rocher and Pawan Kapur, alongside others, before it for arraignment. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik gave the order following the absence of …

ICRC Welcomes Ceasefire In Hezbollah-Israel Armed Conflict   The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has welcomed the ceasefire in the armed conflict between Hezbollah and Israel in the Middle East. The Committee’s Public Relations Officer in Nigeria, Aliyu Dawobe, conveyed this in a press statement issued yesterday, emphasizing that the ceasefire brings a glimmer of hope for stability …