‘7414kg cocaine, 161206kg heroin’ — NDLEA destroys ‘single largest haul’ of illicit drugs in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has destroyed over 560068 kg of illicit drugs, the “largest to be destroyed in a single exercise” in the agency’s history. The destruction of the illicit drugs took place on Thursday in Badagry, Lagos state. According to the NDLEA, the illicit drugs, which […]
Sources: Atiku, Wike attend fence-mending meeting in Abuja
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, met in the federal capital territory (FCT) on Thursday, TheCable understands. The meeting was said to have held at the residence of Jerry Gana, a former minister of information and a member of the PDP board of […]
APC names Lalong as DG of presidential campaign council
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau, is the director-general of its presidential campaign council. Abdullahi Adamu, APC national chairman, announced the development on Thursday while speaking with journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. Also present at the meeting were Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, APC […]
Bank of England raises interest rates to 1.75%, predicts recession by year-end
The Bank of England, on Thursday, raised its interest rates from 1.25 percent to 1.75 percent — the biggest hike in 27 years. The central bank of the United Kingdom explained that the decision was taken to tackle rising inflation. British annual inflation surged to a 40-year high in June on rising […]
‘People are suffering from high prices’ — UN chief slams big oil firms over ‘immoral’ profits
António Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations, has flayed oil and gas companies for making “excessive” profits from the current energy crisis caused by the Russia-Ukraine war. The UN chief said the excessive profit made people around the world suffer from increased prices. Guterres spoke on Wednesday at the launch of the third brief by […]
Shell shuts crude oil vessel over leakage
Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has confirmed the shutdown of its floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, located off the Bayelsa coastline. An FPSO vessel is used by the offshore oil and gas industry for the storage of oil as well as the production and processing of hydrocarbons. The FPSO, named […]
Court sentences killer of Umoren, Akwa Ibom jobseeker, to death
A high court sitting in Akwa Ibom state has sentenced Uduak Akpan to death by hanging for the murder of Iniobong Umoren, a graduate of philosophy, University of Uyo. According to BBC pidgin, Bassey Nkanang, the judge, gave the verdict, on Thursday. Umoren was declared missing in May 2021 after leaving […]
‘You lack competence to speak on such matters’ — DSS hits Chidoka over comments on security
The Department of State Services (DSS) says Osita Chidoka, former minister of aviation, lacks knowledge of security matters. Speaking a few days ago when featured on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, Chidoka said the “massive failure to manage our national diversity” has “grave implications” for the security agencies. According to him, […]
‘Financial crisis shouldn’t turn into safety crisis’ — NCAA begins audit of 8 domestic airlines
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says it is currently conducting economic and financial audits on eight domestic airlines in the country. Musa Nuhu, director-general, NCAA, said this on Wednesday during an interview with journalists in Lagos. Nuhu said the aim was to determine the ‘health conditions’ of airlines in Nigeria. […]
Newspaper Headlines: ASUU kicks as FG seeks to exclude state universities from pay-rise agreement
Reports on the decision of the Buhari administration to procure N1.14 billion worth of vehicles for Niger Republic dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories