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By Abiola Olawale Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has declared that he could eradicate banditry in the state within two months if granted direct control over security agencies. While speaking on the issue of banditry in Zamfara, the governor expressed frustration over what he described as the centralized command structure of the Nigeria Police Force…
September 4, 2025
By Obinna Uballa President Bola Tinubu on Thursday departed Abuja for Europe to begin a 10-day working vacation, the State House has announced. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President will spend the period between France and the United Kingdom as part of his 2025 annual…
September 4, 2025
• Company blames third-party operator By Obinna Uballa Public anger is mounting after two fatal accidents involving Dangote-branded trucks occurred on Wednesday along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, reportedly killing people, including an entire family and a tricycle passenger identified as Ebuka, whose father reportedly died in a similar crash last year. Eyewitnesses described the scenes…
September 4, 2025
By Obinna Uballa Security expert Salaudeen Hashimu has welcomed President Bola Tinubu’s pronouncement to the effect that the Federal government will commence steps aimed at establishing state police but warned that without strong safeguards, the initiative could be hijacked for political purposes. Speaking on News Central on Thursday, Hashimu, who served as programme officer at…
September 4, 2025
The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United States rose by 622,000 barrels in the week ending August 22. Analysts had expected a 3.4-million-barrel draw. So far this year, crude oil inventories are up 7.4 million barrels, according to Oilprice calculations of API data. Earlier this week, the Department of…
September 4, 2025
By Obinna Uballa A major fish farming initiative in Cameroon is driving economic transformation and improving food security, thanks to the introduction of a new strain of African catfish (clarias) under the Livestock and Fish Farming Value Chain Development Project (PD-CVEP). The €84 million project, financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and implemented by…
September 3, 2025
By Obinna Uballa Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to ensure that Nigeria’s recently announced revenue gains translate into tangible improvements in the lives of citizens. Obi was reacting to Tinubu’s announcement that the country has achieved its annual revenue target by August, a development the…
September 3, 2025
By Abiola Olawale The immediate-past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has spoken on the controversies surrounding the Nigeria Air project, a national carrier initiative that sparked widespread criticism. Speaking during an interview with Channels TV on Wednesday, Sirika dismissed claims of fraud and mismanagement. Sirika, during the interview rejected allegations of fraud, claiming that Nigeria…
September 3, 2025
By Obinna Uballa Alphabet shares jumped 6% in premarket trading on Wednesday after a United States court rejected the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) push to break up Google in a high-stakes antitrust case. The DOJ had proposed divesting Google’s Chrome browser and imposing strict restrictions after the company was found last year to hold an…
September 3, 2025
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By Abiola Olawale Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has declared that he could eradicate banditry in the state within two months if granted direct control over security agencies. While speaking on the issue of banditry in Zamfara, the governor expressed frustration over what he described as the centralized command structure of the Nigeria Police Force…
September 4, 2025
By Obinna Uballa President Bola Tinubu on Thursday departed Abuja for Europe to begin a 10-day working vacation, the State House has announced. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President will spend the period between France and the United Kingdom as part of his 2025 annual…
September 4, 2025
• Company blames third-party operator By Obinna Uballa Public anger is mounting after two fatal accidents involving Dangote-branded trucks occurred on Wednesday along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, reportedly killing people, including an entire family and a tricycle passenger identified as Ebuka, whose father reportedly died in a similar crash last year. Eyewitnesses described the scenes…
September 4, 2025
By Obinna Uballa Security expert Salaudeen Hashimu has welcomed President Bola Tinubu’s pronouncement to the effect that the Federal government will commence steps aimed at establishing state police but warned that without strong safeguards, the initiative could be hijacked for political purposes. Speaking on News Central on Thursday, Hashimu, who served as programme officer at…
September 4, 2025
The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United States rose by 622,000 barrels in the week ending August 22. Analysts had expected a 3.4-million-barrel draw. So far this year, crude oil inventories are up 7.4 million barrels, according to Oilprice calculations of API data. Earlier this week, the Department of…
September 4, 2025
By Obinna Uballa A major fish farming initiative in Cameroon is driving economic transformation and improving food security, thanks to the introduction of a new strain of African catfish (clarias) under the Livestock and Fish Farming Value Chain Development Project (PD-CVEP). The €84 million project, financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and implemented by…
September 3, 2025
By Obinna Uballa Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to ensure that Nigeria’s recently announced revenue gains translate into tangible improvements in the lives of citizens. Obi was reacting to Tinubu’s announcement that the country has achieved its annual revenue target by August, a development the…
September 3, 2025
By Abiola Olawale The immediate-past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has spoken on the controversies surrounding the Nigeria Air project, a national carrier initiative that sparked widespread criticism. Speaking during an interview with Channels TV on Wednesday, Sirika dismissed claims of fraud and mismanagement. Sirika, during the interview rejected allegations of fraud, claiming that Nigeria…
September 3, 2025
By Obinna Uballa Alphabet shares jumped 6% in premarket trading on Wednesday after a United States court rejected the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) push to break up Google in a high-stakes antitrust case. The DOJ had proposed divesting Google’s Chrome browser and imposing strict restrictions after the company was found last year to hold an…
September 3, 2025
