Author: Samuel Akpenpuun

Troops of the Nigerian Army have destroyed several illegal refining sites in Rivers and Bayelsa States in the Niger Delta region. A video posted on the official handle of the Nigerian Nigeria Petroleum Company Limited on X, said the destruction was done during an operation by troops of the Land Component, Joint Task Force, South-South, Operation Delta Safe. The Acting Deputy Director of 6 Division Army Public Relations,  Lt  Col. Jonah Danjuma, also confirmed the development in a separate statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday morning. The statement partly read, “In the operations that ensued, troops identified several illegal…

Medical doctors in Ogun State have commenced an indefinite industrial action over unresolved issues concerning their allowances. The strike, which commenced on Tuesday, was hinged on the pay disparity between federal and state medical workers. The Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in the state, Kunle Ashimi, said the reviewed Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) should be implemented to stem the exodus of medical professionals from the state. “Unfortunately, we weren’t able to reach an agreement with the state government. “The government continues to plead that the issues of minimum wage and other related matters are common but my…

Thousands of UK riot police on Wednesday stood ready to deal with more potential outbreaks of violence, which erupted more than a week ago after three children were murdered. Far-right groups have planned demonstrations in more than 30 locations, with immigration lawyers and buildings hosting asylum seekers set to be the primary targets, according to posts on messaging app Telegram leaked to the British media. The government has said 6,000 specialist police are being readied to deal with England’s worst disorder in over a decade, which has seen hundreds arrested and more than 100 charged. The violence broke out after…

Igbo think tank, Alaigbo Development Foundation, ADF, has dismissed as wrong, the notion that Ndigbo is not in support of the nationwide protest to end bad governance, tagged ‘EndBadGovernance Protest’ by the organisers. In a statement jointly signed by the ADF National President, Professor Ukachukwu Awuzie and National Secretary, Abia Onyike, the group condemned the threats issued to Ndigbo in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria, warning the perpetrators to desist forthwith from such reprehensible act. It called on the security agencies, especially the Department of State Services (DSS) to quickly go after the persons behind the threats. The group…

The Kwara State Government has placed healthcare on Outbreak Response Mode after confirmation of four deaths in the Eruda community, as a result of food poisoning from Amala and one death from Gastroenteritis. Dr. Amina El-Imam, the Kwara Commissioner for Health disclosed this during a news conference on Tuesday in Ilorin. According to her, the entire health team of the Ministry visited the community after report of a family who lost a number of their relatives, after consumption of Lafun-Amala. “On getting there, the claim was that there was an instance of food poisoning where the 70-year-old woman fell ill…

Nigeria sprint sensation, Samuel Ogazi, will compete at the final of the men’s 400m at the ongoing Olympic Games in Paris, France. Ogazi, 19, running in the third semi-final, clinched third place with an impressive time of 44.41 seconds, earning him a spot in the final and setting a new personal best. The semi-final race was dominated by Matthew Hudson-Smith of Great Britain, who won with a time of 44.07 seconds, while Michael Norman of the USA secured second place with a time of 44.26 seconds. The University of Alabama undergraduate already the 200m and 400m titles at the 2023…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the state government to take all necessary steps to ensure an investigation into the death of Pelumi Onifade, a 20-year-old reporter with an online television channel, Gboah TV. Justice Olayinka Faji also ordered the Lagos State Government to conduct a coroner’s inquest to ascertain the cause of the death of Onifade as well as identify and prosecute those responsible. A press statement by the Communications Officer of the Media Rights Agenda Idowu Adewale says the court made these orders while delivering judgment in a suit filed by the non-governmental organisation over…

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has said the police, military and other security agencies did not use excessive force on the #EndBadGovernance protesters. Speaking at a meeting of security agencies heads on Tuesday in Abuja, the IGP said there were attacks on security operatives deployed to manage the protests. According to the police boss, the military and police did not use live ammunition during the protests. “The police and the military, indeed no other security agency involved in the management of this protest has deployed excessive use of force. Instead, what we had were attacks on security agents during…

The former Senate Chief Whip, Senator Ali Ndume on Tuesday, August 6, apologised to the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for not consulting the party before publicly accusing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. The Bornu South representative in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, however, said that he stands by his words, insisting that “whatever I said or whatever I did was out of patriotism.” Ndume was removed and replaced by Senator Mohammed Monguno following a letter by the ruling party to sanction the lawmaker for his hurtful and unguarded statement against the president. In the…

The US Vice President, Kamala Harris, announced Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz, as her running mate on Tuesday. This is as the VP prepares to take on Republican Donald Trump in November’s US election. Walz brings a rural Midwestern perspective to the Democrat’s campaign while also having notched liberal policy goals such as cannabis legalisation and increasing worker protections.