The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has told Nigerians to disregard the threat by some marketers in the South-East zone of shutting down depots in Calabar, Port Harcourt and Enugu. Edet Umana, IPMAN Chairman, Cross River, said this in a statement on Saturday, NAN reports. Umana denounced the …

Presidential candidate of the Accord Party, Christopher Imumolen has stated that hardship will end if Nigerians vote right candidates in the 2023 elections. This was stated on Friday by Imumolen at a youth gathering commemorating International Youth Day. He advised youths to vote for leaders that would address critical issues bedevilling the …

No fewer than sixteen people have once more been killed by bandits in various Taraba State communities. WITHIN NIGERIA gathered that the bandits stormed the communities in their numbers at the weekend and whisked away several persons. Communities invaded by the attackers are Gidado and Garinkuka villages in Gunduma district …

Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, says the state is not owing six months salary to civil servants working in public schools. This is as he debunked report released by a reputable financial rating agency, known as BudgiT, which listed Ebonyi as one of the States in the Federation owing six …

The Nigerian Labour Congress has called on the federal government to raise taxes across the board for the ‘rich’ and ensure that governors above 50 years resign. The recommendations were made by the union via a letter signed by Ayuba Wabba, NLC’s president and sent to President Muhammadu Buhari.  The …

Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, says All Progressives Congress (APC) is expecting Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, to join the party. Gbajabiamila made this known on Friday when he inaugurated the official quarters for members of the house of assembly in Rivers. Wike had invited Gbajabiamila to …

Abdul Samad Rabiu, a business magnate, industrialist, and philanthropist from Nigeria, visited President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja as part of his effort to combat insecurity in the country. The visit, according to Rabiu, was intended to give the president an update and express gratitude for fostering “an enabling environment …

82-year-old Village Head of Efen Ibom in Ika Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Essien Matthew Odiong, has been sentenced to death by hanging for murder. The monarch, married to 12 wives and has 60 children, was standing trial on four counts of conspiracy, directing unlawful trial by …

Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, won’t allow Governor Nyesom Wike to pull down the party, describing the misunderstanding between Atiku and Wike as minor issue. Melaye stated this while featuring on Channels Television on Friday, adding that people …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) on Friday launched ‘Crude Theft Monitoring Applications’ to curb oil theft and pipeline vandalism. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the launch held in Abuja on the sideline of the signing of renewed Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) agreements between NNPC and …