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NSCDC uncovers illegal refinery in Imo
10 May 2024
The illegal petroleum refinery has more than 95,000 litres of illegally-refined diesel and stolen crude oil, yet to be refined, The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered an illegal refinery producing diesel in Otulu Community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo. Its spokesman, Mr Babawale Afolabi stated on Friday in Abuja […]
Continue ReadingWe paid Nigerian artists more than N25bn in 2023 – Spotify
10 May 2024
Spotify, a global online music streaming platform, said it paid more than N25 billion to Nigerian artists as royalties in 2023. Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy, Spotify’s Managing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, said this was double what was recorded in 2022, with a 2,500 per cent increase since 2017. Muhutu-Remy […]
Continue ReadingBandits invade school, abduct students
10 May 2024
Bandits on Thursday night invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene in Kogi State and abducted some students. An eyewitness account indicated that the bandits swooped on the university around 9pm while the students were reading for their upcoming exams. The source said that the bandits came in through the bush, went […]
Continue ReadingMan kills friend over N3m job scam
10 May 2024
The Kano State Police Command has arrested one Sadiq Zubairu who killed his friend, Bello Adam over his failure to help the victim secure a job after receiving the sum of N3 million. Zubairu had promised the late Adam, who was his former colleague at the Kano Electricity Distribution Company, to help him secure a […]
Continue ReadingTinubu determined to make food production self-sufficient
10 May 2024
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, expressed his determination to make Nigeria self-sufficient in food production before leaving office. The President spoke Niger State during the groundbreaking ceremony for the 84km, N169.7bn Bida-Minna Road construction in the Kakakpagi, Katch Local Government Area of the state. Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of Information and National […]
Continue Reading“You should be arrested for this” – Nigerians fume as content creator buried himself alive for 24 hours
09 May 2024
Some Nigerians on Thursday condemned a 24-hour buried alive challenge’ undertaken by a content creator known as Young C. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Young C had embarked on this daring challenge on Wednesday, announcing his intention to be buried alive in a coffin for 24 hours. At 23 hours, he took […]
Continue ReadingSoldier apprehended for illegal possession of ammunition and explosives
09 May 2024
The Nigerian Army on Thursday said it has apprehended personnel for illegal possession of ammunition and explosives during a routine search operation by the Military Police K9 Team, at the Borno Express Terminal in Maiduguri, Borno State. A statement by Major Gen Onyema Nwacbukwu, Director of Army Public Relations said, “The soldier, Corporal Mubarak Yakubu […]
Continue ReadingNAFDAC shut down illegal alcohol factory in Badagry
09 May 2024
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has shut down an illegal alcohol factory operating in Badagry, Lagos State. Disclosing the development on its X handle @NafdacAgency, the regulatory agency said that the factory was dismantled with the assistance of the Nigerian Army’s 15 Field Engineering Regiment in Badagry. The statement […]
Continue ReadingE-money under investigation by the Police
09 May 2024
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that the Chief Executive Officer of Emy Cargo and Shipping Services Limited Emeka Okonkwo, also known as E-Money, is currently under investigation regarding the alleged acquisition of four hundred and eighty-eight cars. The Public Relations Officer of the Federal Criminal Investigation Department in Alagbon, Lagos, ASP Aminat Mayegun, confirmed […]
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