In a moment that marks one of the historical moments in Country’s history, the coffin of slain Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba has finally returned to his homeland on Wednesday for an emotionally charged tour and burial which comes more than six decades after his assassination.
A chartered plane will be taking Lumumba’s last remains, a tooth that the ex-colonial power Belgium handed over to his family on Monday — from Brussels to Kinshasa for a nine-day trip around the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The coffin and an accompanying delegation will also be flying to the central province of Sankuru, …
The President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Mr Festus Osifo, has finally opened up about the reasons for the ongoing fuel scarcity across the country, particularly in Lagos and Abuja as petitions for their probe gets to an all time high.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, the PENGASSAN boss had highlighted the issue of ‘bridging funds’ between the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and truck drivers who deliver the Premium Motor Spirits (PMS).
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Osifo said,
The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have shown that they are not devoid of drama as they stormed a Federal high court sitting in Lagos with a pick up van which was fully loaded with 45 bags of Cannabis Sativa popularly called Indian hemp which had be confiscated from some criminal elements.
The bags of Hard drugs which also contained Indian hemp had been brought to the court premises for inspection by by Justice Abimbola Olawumi Awogboro at the request of the NDLEA prosecutor Mr. J.I.Aernan in the as evidence in the trial of three persons John Ogunmefu 36, …
Some of the detectives from the Department of Security Service, DSS, Port Harcourt branch have detained a guard attached to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers State for selling some of their sensitive materials.
INEC had also made confirmations that the guard arrested is attached to its Eligbolo Registration Centre in Obio/Akpor area office on allegation of extortion of money from members of the public.
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In a press statement by signed by Geraldine Ekelemu,Public Affairs officer for Mr. Obong Effanga, the Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner, said, “The Independent
While decrying the rising spate of insecurity in his State, the Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has openly called on the international community to come to Nigeria’s aid in the fight against terrorism.
The Governor had also raised an alarm that a majority of the forests across the nation have been taken over by terrorists.
Akeredolu’s comments came on a day that President Muhammadu Buhari directed the increased kinetic and non-kinetic efforts to trace and bring back over 51 passengers who were unfortunately kidnapped on a Abuja-Kaduna train.
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The embattled Yoruba secessionist leader, Sunday Adeyemi who is popularly known as Igboho, has refuted and debunked the claims that he abandoned the agitation for Yoruba nation.
Igboho had reiterated that there is no going back on the issue of seceding and the actualisation of the Yoruba nation.
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In his latest video, the agitator urged Yoruba monarchs to mobilize and support the agitation for Oduduwa Republic.
…According to Igboho: “I, Sunday Adeyemo and all those who are following me on the issue of Yoruba Nation, there is no going
The Nigerian President, Muhamamdu Buhari in a series of fresh revealations has finally explained why his administration decided to keep paying fuel subsidies despite pressures mounted on him to remove it.
In an interview which he had granted to Bloomberg, President Muhammadu Buhari had stated that the effects of removing fuel subsidies would have been too harsh on Nigerians and they would not have been able to sustain it too.
The President also said they were working on boosting local capacity in order to stem the inflationary pressures.
Buhari claimed that most western countries are implementing fuel subsidies and added …
The Head of the Ikaye community in the oil-rich Ologbo community and the Iyasere of Warri, Chief Johnson Atseleghe has been detained and arraigned on a seven-count charge of assault and malicious destruction of property in Ologbo dukedom, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area in Edo, before Justice Efe Ikponnwonba of Edo State High Court on Tuesday.
The mornach who has been revealed to be 54 years old according to the police Prosecutor, DSP Orobosa Okunbor, had committed the offence on the Feb. 2, at Ologbo in the Benin judicial Division.
He said Atseleghe conspired ” to carry on warlike undertaking, malicious
Olaf Scholz, the chancellor of Germany has claimed that sanctions imposed by the west on Russia were harming his nation and its allies.
However, he insisted that since freedom, democracy, and solidarity with friends and partners come at a cost, Europe and its allies would have to pay the price.
He promised that Germany will continue to support Ukraine during a speech at the Annual meeting of the Federation of German Industries on Tuesday, as reported by CNN.
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‘Unprecedentedly tough sanctions’ were imposed on Russia. ‘These sanctions do …
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that the presidential bid of Godwin Emefiele did not affect his role Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), hence his decision to allow him continue in office.
Emefiele wanted to be the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and drew severe condemnation for being politicised while leading the CBN.
While Emefiele’s dismissal was demanded by critics, Buhari claimed that such choices do not simply fall under his purview as Nigeria’s president.
‘The CBN governor is appointed by the President. But this appointment is subject to confirmation by the Nigerian …
House of Representatives member, Shina Peller on Wednesday confirmed that he has defected the Accord Party (AP) while explaining his reason for doing so.
The lawmaker made the announcement on the floor of the House on Tuesday.
Peller has last week dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) last week.
In a statement, Peller disclosed that he entered talks with his new party and others after he left the APC.
The businessman said they were numerous options, but AP was chosen “for very peculiar reasons”.
He noted that Accord Party was the first platform in Oyo State to zone Oyo North …
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has lambasted the immediate past president of its Lagos State chapter, Chief Solomon Ogbonna Aguene, for claiming that the apex Igbo body had dumped Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu.
It revealed that there had just been a change in Ohanaeze Ndigbo leadership in Lagos State with the election of a new executive led by Chief Sunday Ossai and said that the maker of such a deceptive claim was motivated by personal gain.
Solomon Ogbonna allegedly tried to violate the socio-cultural organization’s …
