April 6, 2019

Nigeria in the face of the ever changing world

April 6, 2019 9:29 pm

By Odumodu Gbulagu

In the world of today, there are unprecedented technological advancement, scientific discoveries and breakthrough, and they are being upgraded periodically giving way for better versions

These technological and scientific innovations are deployed in the military, agriculture, infrastructures, banking, governance, and other spheres of human endeavors to make life easier, and cut down work time to the barest minimum.

While other Nations reap the benefits of these technological advancements, innovations, and digitization to move their countries forward, Nigeria as a country is fast losing every gain it ever made.

When countries like Rwanda who just rose from genocide …

Bloodbath continues in Zamfara, bandits kill 50

April 6, 2019 2:58 am
At least 50 people, including several members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), in Zamfara State have been killed in Kaura Namoda by rampaging bandits.
This is coming on the heels of a robust security action plan tagged, ‘Operation Puff Adder’ launched by the Ag. Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu aimed at flushing out criminal elements across some states of the federation, Zamfara inclusive.
The Speaker of the Zamfara State House Assembly, Sanusi Rikiji, who revealed this during a condolence visit to Kaura Namoda, said the killings took place on Tuesday and attributed the incidence to CJTF confrontation
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Shell plans $15bn investments in Nigeria

April 6, 2019 2:49 am
To power over 1.2 million homes with Ohaji gas project

The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) yesterday said that it would be expending about $15 billion across 24 oil and gas projects in Nigeria in the next five years.
Speaking at 2nd Nigeria Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair (NOGOF), concluded in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Managing Director of Shell, Mr. Nosa Okunbor, who spoke on the need for Nigerians to take advantage of the opportunities in the oil industry, also said that the oil giant would, in the next five years, surpass a 70 per cent target in the deployment of

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Outrage as hoodlums kill LUTH doctor just after graduation

April 6, 2019 2:30 am

Tempers rose and tears flowed freely yesterday following the death of a fresh medical doctor, barely 24 hours after graduating from the University of Lagos. He was stabbed on Thursday by suspected hoodlums but gave up the ghost  yesterday.

The victim, Dr Stephen Urueye, was a house officer at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital(LUTH).

Two suspects have already been arrested by the police in connection with the murder.

Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Bala Elkana, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP), who described those arrested as “hoodlums,” said they were arrested at the spot where the late Urueye was …

‘Lawmaker’s daughter worked in PenCom with fake degrees’

April 6, 2019 2:15 am

A federal lawmaker and Pension Ad Hoc Committee Chairman’s daughter, Deborah Ighiwiyisi Agbonayinma has been working with the National Pension Commission (PenCom) with fake foreign and local university degree certificates, The Nation has learnt.

Deborah’s father is Ehionzuwa Johnson Agbonayinma, the member representing Egor/Ikpoba-Okha of Edo State in the  House of Representatives.

A source at the National Assembly, who pleaded anonymity, said Deborah Agbonayinma was sacked about four weeks ago. She worked at the commission for three years.

The source said Miss Agbonayinma worked in other government agency with the fake certificates before joining PenCom.

PenCom confirmed that she was
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Man allegedly killed only brother over ₦100,000 loan

Man allegedly killed only brother over ₦100,000 loan

April 6, 2019 2:02 am

The police in Niger State have arrested a 45-year-old, ldris Aliyu of Daka’agi village in Wushishi Local Government Area, for allegedly killing his younger brother, Aliyu Aliyu.

The Nation learnt that Aliyu was cut with a machete by his older brother for refusing to agree to the sale of farm products to offset a N100,000 loan.

The suspect claimed he borrowed the sum of N100,000 from a friend of his and gave it to his late brother to renovate his house in the same area, adding that he promised the owner of the money that he would pay back after …

IGP launches operation ‘Puff Adder’ on Abuja-Kaduna highway

April 6, 2019 1:41 am

The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, yesterday launched a special operation to tackle the increasing rate of kidnapping and robbery on the Abuja-Kaduna highway.

‘Operation Puff Adder’ ,according to Adamu, is a well thought out and major operation aimed at re-dominating and reclaiming the public space from heinous criminal elements bent on threatening the internal security order.

It  will cover Abuja-Kaduna highway and the adjoining communities and extend to Kogi, Katsina, Niger and Zamfara states.

Adamu ,speaking at the event, said:”To the criminal elements, let me sound this note of warning loud and clear: give up your criminal …

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