October 2023 (Page 302)

Mrs Veronica Onyegbula, a defendant in the N14billion police pension scam, on Wednesday, closed her case at the FCT High Court, Maitama, in the trial- within –trial, to ascertain the voluntariness of her statement to EFCC. Onyegbula, is the fourth defendant in the case filed by the Economic and FinancialContinue Reading

The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Command  in Badagry, says it has destroyed expired and seized medicament’s  in its warehouse with a Duty Paid Value (DVP) of  N102.4million. The command’s spokesperson, Mr Saidu Abdullahi, made the disclosure in a statement released in Lagos on Wednesday. He said the destruction was supervisedContinue Reading

The UN has urged the Nigerian authorities to give more attention to protecting the girls and children, who were victims of sexual violence and abuse by the Boko Haram terrorists. Ms Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, stated this while briefing on the International DayContinue Reading

Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it has concluded plans to resume its Post-Graduate Foreign scholarship to qualified indigent youths in the Niger Delta. Mr Ibitoye Abosede, NDDC’s Director of Corporate Communications, announced this in a statement in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. He stated that the Governing Board and ManagementContinue Reading

Saudi Arabia is struggling to convince fellow members of Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) including Gulf allies on the need to raise oil output, sources familiar with the talks said on Wednesday, adding to complications ahead of an OPEC meeting this week. The meeting of OPEC countries onContinue Reading

 Man ‘sets ablaze’ wife over ‘Eid shopping’ in Multan By Owais Qarni Published: June 19, 2018 The woman succumbed to her wounds after spending five days in critical condition. PHOTO: FILE MULTAN: A woman succumbed to her burn wounds on Tuesday after her husband allegedly set her ablaze following a quarrel over Eid shopping inContinue Reading

No fewer than 25 ships expected with petroleum products, food and other goods will arrive at Apapa and Tin Can Island ports between Tuesday and June 30, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says. The authority noted in its “Shipping Position” bulletin in Lagos that eight of the 25 ships would sail inContinue Reading