Police arraign whistleblower, Bristol, over cybercrime
Policemen take position in Abuja. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP) The Nigeria Police Force has arraigned Isaac Bristol, also known as PIDOM on charges of money laundering, cybercrime, and unlawfully obtaining, retaining and disseminating classified official secret documents. He was arranged before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday. Isaac […]
NNPCL hikes petrol price to N897 per litre
NNPC office (file image) The price was reviewed upward to reflect the global price and to reduce the debt burden on NNPCL By Valentine Amanze The federal government has worsened the hardship in the country with another hike in the pump price of petrol (pms). The government owned Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) raised […]
Dangote Refinery rolls out maiden petrol, assures on product quality
Aliko Dangote (file image) Dangote: Our quality matches that of U.S. By Valentine Amanze Dangote Refinery has rolled out its first Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, from its 650,000 barrels per day facility on Tuesday, a year after the former President Muhamadu Buhari launched it in Lagos in May 2023. The billionaire […]
Where is Buhari?
Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari (file image) By Valentine Obienyem Years ago, Dr. Reuben Abati, in his typically merry and frolicsome manner, wrote an article (the title of which escapes me now) where he expressed that he would get goosebumps when confronted with the staggering sums stolen by corrupt individuals. He whimsically suggested that these mindless thieves […]
Igbo culture: We do not need Reuben Abati
Dr Reuben Abati (file image) (Archives, 1998, Unedited) By Valentine Obienyem Reading the “Guardian” opinion pages, I am often enthused by the columns of Dr. Reuben Abati and Dr. Okey Ikechukwu. I have taken time to commend their writing to my friends — the former for his populist appeal, the soothing effects of his rollicking […]
NYSC decamps Corps members in Niger
NYSC logo (file image) By Mohammed Usman The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) management in Niger State has decamped fresh graduates deployed to the state. The Corps members were part of the Batch B but were changed to Batch C had reported at the Paiko Orientation camp near Minna over the weekend with the hope […]
Declare emergency on flood, N-HYPPADEC boss tells Tinubu
Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa at a press conference. Yelwa: With proper articulation, flooding could be a blessing in disguise if the relevant authorities act wisely and timely as irrigatiion outlets By Mohammed Usman The Managing Director (MD) of National-Hydro Electric Power Producting Areas Commission (N-HYPPADEC), Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa, has called on President Bola Ahmed […]
