October 27, 2020

Cyprus Bound Student Nabbed With 13.55kg Of Cannabis

October 27, 2020 7:51 am

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, (NAIA) Special Area Command, has foiled an attempt by an intending student to smuggle 13.55 kilogrammes of cannabis to Cyprus.

The Head of Public Affairs, NDLEA, Mr Jonah Achema made the disclosure in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.

Achema said that the suspected drug trafficker, Sunday Odi was intercepted at the departure hall of the airport while attempting to board a Turkish airline flight to Northern Cyprus en-route Istanbul, Turkey.

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According to him, 23-year-old Odi an indigene of …

UK High Commission Reopens Visa Application Centers In Nigeria

October 27, 2020 7:46 am

The United Kingdom High Commission has announced that its center’s across the country has reopened.

Africa Daily News, New York had reported that the commission had shut down its centers across Nigeria following the ongoing nationwide protest in the country.

It also closed its TLS contact visa application centres in the country.

However, in a statement released via its official Twitter account on Monday, the Commission announced that its visa application centers in Victoria Island, Abuja and Lagos have reopened.

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It also noted that the commission will be closed on the 29th …

‘Oil Industry Still Suffering Significant Damage from Covid-19’

October 27, 2020 7:36 am

Nigeria’s wholly indigenous oil company, Oando Energy Resources, has said the oil industry will continue to suffer the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic despite the measures put in place by oil companies and governments globally.

The company noted that the phenomenon has also brought about the need to embrace renewables as the future of energy, arguing that the cost and processes in the development of renewable energy was far less than that of fossil fuels.

Chief Operating Officer, of the company, Dr. Alex Irune, who spoke during a podcast with African Business, stressed that Covid-19 had substantially changed the way

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Pastor Arrested Over Looted ₦1.2b Medical Equipment

October 27, 2020 5:43 am

A pastor in Kogi State, identified as Sunday Edino and his alleged accomplices have been arrested by the Kogi State Police Command for allegedly looting medical equipment worth ₦1.2billion.

This is as the sporadic shooting by masked hoodlums in Lokoja on Monday, 26th October, 2020 has led to the death of no fewer than five persons, while several others sustained injuries and are currently receiving treatment at the hospital.

The suspected pastor was arrested on Monday in a manhunt led by the Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Ayuba Ede.

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Govs Got ₦1bn Each From Buhari, ₦1.1bn From World Bank – Bello

October 27, 2020 5:42 am

Governors of the 36 states were said to have received ₦1billion each from the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to cushion the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Governors were also said to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the World Bank to receive a sum of ₦1.1billion for the same purpose.

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State made this revelation on Tuesday while featuring on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily.

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According to Gov Bello, all the state governors have since received the ₦1billion from the Federal Government.

However, …

IPOB: Northerners Endangered In Rivers – ACF Cries To Buhari

October 27, 2020 5:35 am

The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has raised the alarm over alleged killing of northerners in some Southern part of the country.

The forum also called on the federal government to as a matter of urgency ask the various state governments to set up commissions of inquiry into the alleged recent killings of northerners.

ACF National Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Yawe in a statement in Kaduna said it received a report from its state chairman in Rivers State, Alhaji Ibrahim Tukur Tudunwada that northerners living in Rivers and Abia states were being held hostage by members of the banned Indigenous People of …