Dangote Refinery has approached the Abuja branch of the Federal High Court, seeking to annul the import licences granted to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Matrix Petroleum Services Limited, and A. A. Rano. Dangote, in the petition, informed the court that the NNPCL and the above-mentioned companies obtained the licence to import petroleum …
Teacher arrested for repeated rape, abortion of a 17 year old girl in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a teacher, Gbolahan Osinusi, for repeatedly defiling a 17-year-old girl since she was 12 years old. The 42-year-old teacher, who is also the girl’s guardian, took her to a nurse named Mariam Fatolu for abortion drugs to be administered to her whenever she got pregnant. The spokesperson of …
Bandit kill three travelers, abduct two others in Niger road
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed three persons between Bangi and Kotonkoro road in Mariga local government area of Niger state. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday morning around 9:00 am. The bandits were said to have blocked the road, shooting at moving vehicles. Alhaji Shehu Kotonkoro, in whose car the …
Sit-At-Home: Viral video of burning vehicles in Okigwe, old! —Police clarifies
The Imo State Police Command is issuing this statement in response to a recent viral video showing vehicles set ablaze by individuals affiliated with IPOB/ESN enforcing an unlawful sit-at-home order in Okigwe on 21/10/2024. The Command confirms that this video is misleading; the incident depicted actually occurred in 2022. Its recirculation is a calculated attempt …
KAI arrest 17 miscreants during raids in Lagos under bridge
Officers of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, also known as KAI, have arrested no fewer than 17 miscreants in various areas of the state on Saturday, October 19. The State Commissioner for the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post shared on X on Sunday.
Lagos DPO slumps, dies in office
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of a Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of Ijanikin Police Station, CSP Bolaji Olugbenga. The spokesman for the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the confirmation on Friday night. Hundeyin, however, did not give details of the officer and what led to his death. The News …
2 story building collapses in Umuahia
A two-storey building under construction in Amangwu Ohokobe Ndume, Umuahia North LGA of Abia State has collapsed. The building which had just been roofed, collapsed on Saturday evening but fortunately, no worker was inside the house when it caved in. The cause of the building collapse has not been established officially but some residents of …
Nigerians turn private cars into commercial vehicles over hardship
Following the removal of fuel subsidies and the recent hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol), which has significantly increased hardship in the country, private car owners in Nigeria are increasingly turning their vehicles into commercial services as a means to offset rising fuel costs. Findings revealed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company …
Gov. Obaseki, APC, Okpebholo transition committees set for inauguration on Friday
As part of preparations towards the handing over to the incoming government, Edo State and its Governor, Godwin Obaseki has said it would be holding a joint inauguration of transition committees on Friday. The joint transition committee members to be inaugurated scheduled to take place at the John Odigie Oyegun Public Service Academy, JOOPSA are …
Police arrest POS operator for receiving N4 million from kidnappers
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a POS operator for receiving the sum of N4 million from kidnappers. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, He said the POS operator received just N40,000 as profit for the transaction. The Police spokesman warned POS operators against getting …