After a short hiatus from the music industry, Sheviola releases “Do Yu” as his welcome-back single, to feed fans who have been clamouring for his artistic music and to quench the thirst of his fans world-wide, the singer, songwriter, dancer and model presents his official 2016 debut single. Explaining what …
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Police IG orders arrest of buyers, sellers of petrol in jerry-cans
The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has ordered the immediate arrest of persons found selling or buying petrol and other petroleum products in plastic containers. A statement by the police spokesperson, Olabisi Kolawole, said Mr. Arase gave the directive “to forestall the untold suffering and hazard emanating from the …
Read More »FG needs $700m to upgrade refineries – Kachikwu
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, said on Saturday that the Federal Government needed 700 million dollars to upgrade its refineries to produce at maximum capacities. Kachikwu, who is also the Group Managing Director of NNPC, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen during the re-inauguration of …
Read More »Police intercept 3,600 litres of petrol in polythene bags
The Lagos State Police Command has recovered 3, 600 litres of fuel from suspected pipeline vandals in the Aquatira area, 1st Avenue by 12 Road, in the FESTAC area of the state. SUNDAY PUNCH gathered that the suspects, however, fled the scene on a canoe following the arrival of …
Read More »Leaked numbers: Nigerians wage telephone war against senators
Nigerians, who have laid their hands on the telephone numbers of lawmakers representing them at the Senate, have declared a telephone war on their senators by bombarding their lines with unending calls and text messages. Those who have called senators representing their senatorial districts accused the lawmakers of poor performance …
Read More »Over 1.9million displaced persons live in camps, others – NEMA
A total of 1,934,765 displaced persons are currently living in formal camps, host communities and satellite camps in liberated communities as a result of the insurgency in Nigeria’s North Eastern states of Borno, Yobe, Taraba, Gombe, Bauchi and Adamawa. The National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA), Yola Camp Coordinator, Saad Bello, …
Read More »‘How FG can meet 10,000mw target in 2019’
An APC chieftain in Imo, Chief Jude Mbachu, has called on government to invest in alternative source of power to meet the country’s electricity demand. Mbachu made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Owerri on Sunday. He said the country’s dependence on gas …
Read More »705,352 applied for 10,000 vacant police posts
Just under three weeks after the Police Service Commission opened the portal for applications for the 10, 000 vacancies approved by the federal government, the Commission on Tuesday disclosed it has received 705,352 applications from applicants who are seeking employment into the Force. President Muhammadu Buhari at last year’s National …
Read More »Army denies stomping 20-month-old baby to death in Delta
THE 4th Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Benin-City, Tuesday, dismissed as false, reports that soldiers attached to the brigade stomped on a 20-month-old baby at Eku, Delta State during attempts to arrest the baby’s father. The baby, David Atori, was said to have died on March 6, after he was …
Read More »Soldiers arrest 92 armed herdsmen in Abuja
The soldiers of the Guards Brigade of the Nigeria Army have arrested 92 Fulani herdsmen in Abuja. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations of the Guards Brigade, Capt. Bashir Jajira, said that 36 of the suspects were arrested by the troops at a military checkpoint between the Federal Capital …
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