By Okosun Dennis   A 20-year-old Onyeme Victor Chimaobi, a native of Umuguma, Owerri West Local Government Area and a student of Mechanical Engineering, Imo State University, has been arrested for being a suspected cultist and in possession of a locally-made pistol. The suspect was arrested on May 9, 2021, by operatives of the Divisional Police Headquarters, Shell Camp, Owerri, while on crime prevention and intensive patrol, confessed that he uses the pistol for his personal protection. It was further disclosed that a physical search on him led to the...

...AS KATSINA POLICE COMMAND RECOVERS 170 COWS, 38 SHEEP FROM RUSTLERS By Okosun Dennis   It was a huge success of good over evil as the Katsina State Police Command has smashed a notorious syndicate of bandits that have been terrorizing Kankara and its environs in the state. They had on May 10, 2021, about 11:00hrs, based on credible intelligence succeeded in arresting Isiya Halliru, 25 years; Nasiru Bature, 17 years, Bello Hamza,  20 years all male of Panteka village, Musawa Local Government Area, and Hassan Iliyasu, 25 years of...

...SAYS "PROPHET JOSHUA IS NOT ABOVE THE LAW" By Okosun Dennis   The Nigerian Human Rights Community (NHRC) on Tuesday disagrees with and took a swipe at the Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka for calling for the trial of Prophet Temitope Joshua over the collapse of the Synagogue Church of All Nations. Prof Soyinka had said at a book launch that Joshua should be tried by the law court over the collapse of the building. NHRC noted that the respected Professor should have been armed with the correct information before...

By Odimmegwa Johnpeter, Abuja   Nigerian Navy’s newest Offshore Survey Vessel, NNS LANA this morning at about 0822 GMT departed Banjul, Gambia for Tema-Ghana on the fourth leg of her maiden homeward voyage to Nigeria. She is expected to arrive Tema-Ghana on May 13, 2021, and depart on May 16, 2021, to arrive home on May 17, 2021. This was contained in a statement signed by Commodore Suleiman Dahun, for Chief of Naval Staff. It could be recalled that the Nigerian Navy recently took delivery of NNS LANA in Saint...

By Odimmegwa Johnpeter, Abuja   The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) and the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) have resolved to establish a joint coordination committee to identify, document, and disclose the real owners of Nigeria’s oil, gas and mining assets under the country's implementation of beneficial ownership policy of the global extractive industries transparency initiative. The decision was taken at a meeting between the management of the two agencies held in Abuja. This was contained in a statement signed by Obiageli Onuorah, Head, Communications, and Advocacy of NEITI. The...

By Odimmegwa Johnpeter, Abuja   The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has inaugurated an 11-member committee to investigate activities of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). It would be recalled that on May 6, President Muhammadu Buhari approved the recommendation of the Amaechi for the setting up of an Administrative Panel of Inquiry to investigate the Management of the NPA. Amaechi, while inaugurating the committee on Monday in Abuja, charged the members to be diligent and ensure they do a thorough job. The committee’s terms of reference, he said, include examining...

The Founder, Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet Temitope Joshua has said that despite the insecurities on the land and avalanche of crisis, Nigeria will remain one. "There is a cloud that covers Nigeria… the cloud of crisis, murder, killings, and destruction covers Nigeria. The cloud will go; Nigeria will remain." Calling on his followers to pray for Nigeria, the cleric insisted that Nigeria would not break up. "I want to assure you: Nigeria - nothing will happen to Nigeria. Nigeria will remain one!” Speaking on the spate of...

By Okosun Dennis   The Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Ari Muhammed Ali has deployed 1,715 Police officers to all Muslim worship centres, and to all the nooks and crannies of the state to step up security as part of its statutory responsibility to secure lives and properties, maintain peace during the Eid-El-Fitr Celebration. This is in commemoration of the Holy month of Ramadan which comes to a close today and the declaration of a public holiday to mark the celebration by the Federal Government on May 12 -...

… Says Project to Generate 3,000 Jobs as Construction Work Kicks off   By Odimmegwa Johnpeter, Abuja   The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has kicked off construction work in the Port Harcourt Refinery rehabilitation project with a firm commitment not to fail Nigerians. A statement by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the NNPC, Dr. Kennie Obateru, quoted the NNPC Chief Operating Officer, Refineries & Petrochemicals, Engr. Mustapha Yakubu, as saying that everything was being done to ensure that the project is delivered hitch-free and on...

...says his dreams are potent weapons By Okosun Dennis   The Chief Executive Officer, Topaz Gardens Limited, Murphy Adebare has given indication to the fact that there is the possibility of having multiple Nations sprang from Nigeria sooner than expected except urgent things are done to salvage the situation. While addressing a cross-section of the press recently in his office, Murphy, who had explained that he saw that coming in his dream observed that he hardly dream and when he does, the outcome is always positive. He reiterated that the...