IN an attempt to justify the conviction and death sentence passed on Olowokere Segun by the Osun State High Court, the learned trial judge, Falola J. has said that it was a case of armed robbery and not a…
Alhaji Bello Matawalle, Minister of State for Defence, says President Bola Tinubu has lifted the ban on mining in Zamfara to boost economic activities and raise the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state. The minister made the disclosure at…
A former presidential spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe, says he has never, ever criticised President Bola Tinubu in his political career. Okupe made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. He…
THE Special Adviser on Public Communication and Orientation to President Bola Tinubu, Sunday Dare, has slammed the former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, over his comments on the Ibadan, Anambra and Abuja stampedes. Naija News reports that no fewer than…
FORMER President, Muhammadu Buhari, has expressed profound sadness regarding the tragic stampedes that resulted in numerous fatalities across Nigerian states, including Oyo, Anambra and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. In a statement released on Sunday through his media spokesman, Garba…
MORE stakeholders have expressed grief over the death of some persons at a Christmas rice sharing stampede in Okija, Anambra on Saturday. The stakeholders in their various condolence messages said there was a need to empower people economically to…
NASARAWA State Government on Sunday arrested the manager of a lithium mining company for operating illegally in Kokona Local Government Area of the state. Mr Yakubu Kwanta, Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, led a joint team of security…
THE Federal Government has condoled with the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic stampedes that occurred during food distribution exercises in Ibadan, Abuja, and Okija. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris,…
THE Federal Government has lifted ban on mining activities in Zamfara, after five year of its suspension. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake disclosed this on Sunday in Abuja. Alake said the move was made following…
THE Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), says the price of petrol will drop to N935 per litre by Monday in view of Dangote Refinery’s new arrangement. IPMAN said the new price was necessitated by the reduction in…
