Foreign shipping lines use Nigeria as a dumping ground for expired containers over 20 years old

SHIPPING companies have been accused of using Nigeria as a dumping ground for outdated containers unloading expired boxes that have gone past their 20-year expiry date at the Apapa port in Lagos.

 

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SSS files fresh claim against Sowore saying he and Nnamdi Kanu planned to overthrow Buhari

NIGERIA'S State Security Service (SSS) has filed a legal challenge against a Federal High Court order only allowing it to only detain Omoyele Sowore for 45 days saying he and Nnamdi Kanu are planning to overthrow the government.

 

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U23 Eagles beat South Africa 2-1 in their second match of the All African Games

NIGERIA'S U23 football team have moved a step closer to qualifying for the second round of the ongoing 12th All African Games after they beat their South African counterparts 2-1 in their second match of the tournament yesterday.

 

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Aregbesola charged with sorting out Nigeria's insecurity problems after being named interior minister

FORMER Osun State governor Rauf Aregbesola has been given the task of addressing Nigeria's ongoing insecurity problems today after he was sworn in as the new federal minister for the interior with responsibility for the police.

 

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Southeast governors challenge Nnamdi Kanu to direct his attacks against Fulani cattle herdsmen

GOVERNORS from across the southeast geo-political zone have challenged Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu to turn his attention to Fulani cattle herdsmen ravaging their land rather than continue attacking Igbo leaders.

 

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Joe Igbokwe should have been given a wider portfolio called commissioner of urban renewal

By Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Over the last 24 hours or so, Joe Igbokwe has been subjected to a lot of ridicule after he got appointed as the special adviser to the Lagos State governor on drainage and water resources. We are talking about Lagos that becomes a marshland during the rainy season months, especially between June and October. Right?

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Six Chinese companies working in Nigeria blacklisted by World Bank over corruption

SIX Chinese companies operating in Nigeria and working on several major development projects have been blacklisted by the World Bank over alleged fraud and corruption that bars them from getting certain international contracts.

 

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Kaduna Sharia Court orders divorcee to return mattress and carpet husband bought as they were part of his bride price

KADUNA divorcee Hauwa’u Zailani has been ordered by a state sharia court to return a mattress and carpet to her husband after they marriage was annulled as the items were part of the dowry paid during courtship.

 

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Akubaraoha Youth Assembly warns Ipob to stay away from Ebonyi as they are miscreants

EBONYI State organisation the Akubaraoha Youth Assembly has warned the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) to stay from the state as they are not welcome and local people will not fold their arms while a group comes to disrupt the peace.

 

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Angry mob chases EFCC operatives away from Ambode's country home in Epe

FORMER Lagos State governor Akinwunmi Ambode has been spared a visit by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after an irate mob in his home city of Epe chased the operatives away earlier today.

 

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