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Man felled by trigger-happy Customs officers’ bullet, command blames hoodlums
By Boye Ajayi A man, Atanda Idowu Moses, who was shot by trigger-happy Customs operatives in Oja Odan area of Yewa South council area of Ogun State on Saturday, has died, according to a Persecondnews investigations. The deceased, was until...
ICPC uncovers N2.67bn school feeding funds fraud, another N2.5bn in deceased official’s account
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has dug up N2.67 billion paid into personal accounts for some...
Modern-day slavery: Indomie company staff cry foul, seized for 6 months without returning to their homes
By Boye Ajayi Workers of the De United Foods Industries Limited, makers of Indomie noodles, in Lagos have cried out for...
Rail line to Niger Republic: Presidency contradicts, scrambles to clarify key details from Ameachi’s statement
Less than 24 hours after Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, delivered a major address Wednesday that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) gave...
Nigeria’s Tony Elumelu, Dr Tunji Funsho, Tomi Adeyemi make TIMES magazine’s 2020 world’s 100 most influential people
African investor, philanthropist and Chairman of UBA, Tony O. Elumelu, an accomplished physician, Dr Tunji Funsho and Tomi Adeyemi, a bestselling novelist and creative...
Unstable fiscal regime stifling Nigerian petroleum industry – Kyari
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, says the absence of a stable fiscal regime...
Against all odds, Lufthansa launches new airline Ocean air
German aviation giant Lufthansa recently launched a new leisure subsidiary called Ocean to target long-haul tourist destinations. The Lufthansa Group also...
No Peace, No Sustainable Development, Says Buhari
The Development Goals have an intrinsic relationship to peace and stability. Without peace, all other goals—from focusing on youth, unemployment and...
ICRC lauds NNPC’s transparent public bid opening processes
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has commended the management of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for its transparency in bid opening processes...
Schneider Electric unveils equipment for Discos to fix grid faults, restore power in minutes
Schneider Electric has unveiled a new intelligent equipment that will help electricity distribution companies (Discos) and others to fix major faults in the grid system...
COVID-19 lockdown: Transcorp Hotels records huge loss of revenue
Transcorp Hotels Plc, a major player in the nation’s hospitality industry, says it has lost huge, unprecedented revenue following the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, salaries...
Protecting the Girl-Child against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) during COVID-19
In spite of extant laws, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is still widespread in Nigeria because of the culture of silence about the...
NNPC says it posts ₦20.36bn trading surplus in July 2020, distributes 1.02 bn litres of petrol
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced an increase in trading surplus of ₦20.36 billion in July 2020 against...
FG unveils year-long activities for Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary, logo, theme
The Federal Government said on Wednesday that Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary celebrations will be stretched for a whole year, ending September...
Witchcraft-racked pastor warned of fatal spousal attack
Prophet Elisha Salifu Amoako, founder and general overseer of Alive Chapel International in Ghana, told the media that Pastor Sylvester Ofori suffered...
Knife-stabber faces trial, gets N100, 000 bail
By Boye Ajayi For knife-stabbing a man during a brawl at a village in Ogun State, a 25- year-old man, Obinna Ubah,...
