THE Federal Government has banned the export of locally produced Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas, starting November 1, 2024. This was announced by Ekperikpe Ekpo, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), to prioritize domestic supply in a bid to alleviate the escalating costs of …

FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that denying the Igbo people the presidency due to past secession attempts is unfair. Obasanjo made the remarks during a meeting with the League of Northern Democrats led by former Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau, at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta. Obasanjo …

SOME yet-to-be-identified bandits have reportedly attacked Mobile Police (Mopol) base in Garagi, Yartsamiyar Jino Village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. Daily Trust reports that the bandits, during the attacked, killed four officers and two other persons at the location. Residents who spoke on the incident said one …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has, in an article, pushed for changes that will benefit Nigeria, Africa, and other member nations of the Commonwealth. His message comes as leaders from 56 countries gather for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa. Vice President Kashim Shettima is leading the Nigerian delegation …

JUSTICE Mahmood Abdulgafar of the Kwara High Court on Monday in Ilorin fixed Dec. 3 for commencement of trial of the immediate-past governor of Kwara, Abdulfatah Ahmed. Newsextra24 reports that Ahmed is to be tried on a 15-count charge bordering on alleged diversion of N3 billion public fund. The former …

Mr Emmanuel Nnamani, the Chairman of  the Enugu Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS) has  said  that the state government introduced  a single tax payment to address the issue of multiple taxation. Nnamani, said this while briefing newsmen on activities of his  agency, on Monday in Enugu, . He said that the …

EUROPEAN Union says it will fund two new projects to further combat the menace of human trafficking in Nigeria. Mr Franklin Nguendia, EU Migration Liaison Officer, said this on Monday in Abuja at a policy high level meeting on the implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) on Human Trafficking …

THE Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, October 21, 2024 re-arraigned the immediate past governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed alongside his Finance Commissioner, Ademola Banu on a 14-count amended charge bordering on alleged stealing and mismanagement of public funds to the tune …

Senator Oyelola Ashiru’s office has issued a statement to debunk wrong and fallacious impressions created by the NDLEA in its press statement issued on 21 October 2024. The NDLEA alleged that Senator Ashiru’s house in Ilorin, Kwara State, was raided, and illicit drugs were found. This accusation comes on the …

Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has sworn in newly elected chairmen and vice chairmen of the twenty-one (21) local government areas in the state with a charge to be dedicated to serving the people they represent. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the government house in Lokoja. Special Adviser to …