‘It was like Hiroshima site’ — Ikeazor seeks stiff penalties for oil companies after Nembe spillage
Sharon Ikeazor, minister of environment, says oil spillage in the Niger Delta region caused “massive” devastation to the communities, describing it as a Hiroshima site. Hiroshima is a city in Japan’s Honshu Island destroyed by an atomic bomb during World War II. Ikeazor said this at the weekly ministerial press briefing organised […]
Nigeria’s Garba Umar elected INTERPOL vice-president for Africa
Garba Umar, an assistant inspector-general of police, has been elected as the vice-president of the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) for Africa. Umar was elected on Thursday at the 89th INTERPOL general assembly which was held in Istanbul, Turkey. The AIG will hold the position for the next three years and he will […]
Aregbesola: Anambra guber poll shows 2023 election not threatened in any way
Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, says the outcome of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra state has shown that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is committed to promoting democracy. Speaking on Thursday at the end of the national security council (NSC) meeting presided over by Buhari, the minister said the Anambra poll […]
Thabo Mbeki: How I worked with Abdulsalami to thwart third term bid under Obasanjo
Thabo Mbeki, former president of South Africa, says he and Abdulsalami Abubakar, former head of state of Nigeria, worked against a third term during the tenure of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Towards the end of Obasanjo’s second term in office, a bill was proposed to the Nigerian parliament to amend the constitution and […]
DID YOU KNOW? Nigeria’s petrol pump price is by far the lowest in West Africa
The price of petrol at N165.89 per litre in Nigeria is the third cheapest in Africa and the lowest in West Africa. Using the FX rate of N411.64 per dollar (I&E), findings by TheCable Index showed that the price also places Nigeria as the seventh cheapest nation in terms of fuel pump price […]
New COVID variant of ‘serious concern’ detected in South Africa
A new variant of the coronavirus has been detected in South Africa. The variant, B.1.1.529, is said to have a high number of mutations, which may be a source of concern in relation to immunity and transmissibility. Confirming the discovery in a statement on Thursday, the NICD said 22 positive cases of […]