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Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Federal Government on Thursday declared that it has fulfilled its campaign promise with respect to the clean-up of Ogoniland in Rivers State. According to the government, President Muhammadu Buhari had during his campaign period promised to commence the clean-up of the Niger Delta, beginning from Ogoniland once sworn into office. The

Sunday Aborisade, Abuja The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Audu Ogbeh, on Thursday, raised the alarm that Nigerians who are eating moinmoin cooked in cellophane bags risk serious health challenge as the product is poisonous. He stated this at a One-day Public Hearing on  Food security bills organised by the Senate Committee on

Nigeria rose up six spots to 61st place in the Fifa rankings released on Thursday, though they are still ranked number 12 in Africa. The Super Eagles were ranked 67 in May, but victories in their international friendlies against Mali and Luxembourg last month ensured they amassed 559 points to move up. In Africa, they

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The trial of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on charges of false and anticipatory asset declaration before the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja, is to resume on June 7. The Federal Government is prosecuting Saraki on 16 counts, including false and anticipatory asset declaration in his asset declaration forms which

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said on Thursday that it was investigating the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Presidential Campaign Organisation‎ for the 2015 election, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, ‎for fresh allegation. The anti-agency said the fresh allegation was different from the case of the N800m which the former Minister of

Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado  Ekiti Ekiti Council of Elders has called for the enactment of a law controlling grazing in the state. The call followed the invasion of Oke Ako town in Ikole Local Government Area of the state on May 20 by criminals suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. Two persons died from the attack while

Simon Utebor, Yenagoa Gunmen have abducted a younger sister of Mr. Henry Offongo, a member of the House of Representatives, representing Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency, Bayelsa State. It was learnt on Thursday that the victim, Mrs. Seighe Samson, was abducted about 11pm on Tuesday from her home in Igbomotoru in Southern Ijaw. Seighe, a mother of

The Police Service Commission says it has shortlisted 338,227 applicants out of the 911,438 that applied for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force. The Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Mike Okiro, who disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja, said screening of successful applicants would begin on June 6 in the 36 states of

‘Femi Asu A former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Mohammed Barkindo, has emerged as the Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Two OPEC delegates said Nigerian candidate Barkindo was chosen to be OPEC’s new secretary-general on Thursday in Vienna at the group’s 169th conference, Reuters reported. Barkindo, who

The National Research Institute for Chemical Technology, Zaria, today said it had developed a vaccine for Tuta Absoluta, popularly known as ‘tomato ebola’. The Public Relations Officer of the institute, Alhaji Bala Aliyu, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Zaria, Kaduna State that an end had come to the disease, which had been ravaging

The hearing of the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki’s appeal at the Federal Court of Appeal, Abuja on Thursday, against the Code of Conduct Tribunal has been stalled again. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the inability of the court to sit on the matter stemmed from a reported ill health of the

Ramon Oladimeji The Legal Adviser, International Secretariat of Amnesty International, London, Mr. Kolawole Olaniyan, has described as inappropriate the recent open criticism of Justice Mohammed Idris of a Federal High Court in Lagos by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Obasanjo had reportedly described the judge as “ignorant and stupid” for entering a judgment directing all past

Ovie Okpare, Warri Two soldiers and six civilians have reportedly been killed on Wednesday’s night attack on soldiers’ houseboat around a creek close to Omadino/Idjere junction in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State. Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred between the hours of 7pm and 8pm on Wednesday. Investigations reveal that the

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Fidelis Soriwei, ’Femi Asu and Ovie Okpare Niger Delta militants on Wednesday blew up two additional facilities belonging to Chevron Nigeria Limited, making it the fourth time the oil major’s assets would be attacked in less than a month. Amid the recent upsurge in attacks on oil and gas installations in the area, some international

Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday declared that the country might face a housing crisis in the next four years, but stressed that his government had earmarked N40bn to provide affordable homes for Nigerians in the 2016 budget in order to avert such a risk. According to Buhari, for Nigeria to adequately avert

Geoff Iyatse The Yankari Game Reserves tops the most exciting tourist sites in Nigeria, according to hotels.ng, a hospitality-listing portal. Little wonder, the Bauchi State Government has stepped up efforts to harness the potential of the reserve and other similar sites to boost its internally-generated revenue. The government’s website indicates that tourism is among its

Niran Adedokun, nadedokun@gmail.com I do not think that anyone or thing has done as much disservice to President Muhammadu Buhari as the interview published in a number of newspapers this last weekend. The interview was supposed to be some kind of anniversary benefit for local media outlets who have complained about the President’s preference for

Akinpelu Dada and Oyetunji Abioye The gale of job losses being witnessed in the country due to the current economic hardship has caught up with Ecobank Nigeria, which has sacked over 1,040 of its employees. The PUNCH reported on Tuesday that Diamond Bank Plc sacked over 200 members of its workforce, while FBN Holdings, the

’Femi Asu Some members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries including Saudi Arabia are looking to revive the idea of coordinated oil-output action by major producers when the group meets today (Thursday) in Vienna. A senior OPEC source was quoted by Reuters to have said this, but Iran signalled the country was not ready

 Comfort Oseghale An inter-agency collaboration between the Eastern Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service and the Eastern Naval Command of the Nigeria Navy has resulted in the seizure of two boats laden with smuggled rice. A statement by the group said the seizure was made on the Calabar high sea, Cross Rivers State, by

’Femi Asu Crude oil and gas production in Nigeria will decline further amid the $7bn cash call which the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has yet to pay to its joint venture partners, industry experts have said. The funding problem, which has lingered for over two decades, has been exacerbated by the steep fall in global

Comfort Oseghale The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency will undergo major reforms to boost its capacity and drive the growth and development of the maritime industry. The NIMASA’s Director-General, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, said this while receiving a delegation of the Oxford Business Group, led by its Country Director, Izabela Kruk. He added that the

Olaleye Aluko A woman, Zainab Salisu, who allegedly disguised as a customer to abduct a one-year-old girl, Fehintola Lawal, in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State has been arrested by the police. Our correspondent gathered that Salisu was arrested on Wednesday by policemen attached to the State Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba, in the