The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bashir Ojulari, has stated that international syndicates are exploiting security vulnerabilities to steal crude oil throughout Africa. He also recommended strengthening national and continental security. He also suggested the need to enhance national and continental security architecture to address the challenge. Ojulari submitted on Monday while speaking at the opening of the Africa Chief of Defence Staff Conference held in Abuja. The NNPCL boss emphasized that crude oil theft and other illegal activities around it are not a localised operation. “Crude theft and its attendant illegal activities are by no means a purely…
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In continuation of Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo’s administration’s ongoing transformation, the Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) awarded some strategic projects to further deepen the commitment to turn the state into the Dubai Silicon Valley of the country. The Council approved the contract of the supply and installation of solar backup power for security monitoring system and information communication technology (ICT) infrastructure at the Lighthouse, Awka, and the plan for the Primary Healthcare (PHC) Leadership Challenge Fund utilization under the guidance of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) protocols, the donor agency. The State’s Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, stated that…
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 93 suspected internet fraudsters in Ogun State. They were arrested on Sunday, August 10, 2025 in a sting operation in Abeokuta, Ogun State, following credible intelligence about their suspected involvement in internet crimes. Upon their arrest, 18 vehicles and mobile devices were recovered from them. They will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
Nigerian Afrobeats singer David Adeleke, also known as Davido, paid a heartfelt tribute to his wife, Chioma, during their white wedding in Miami, United States. The ceremony follows the couple’s traditional wedding in Lagos State in June 2024 and their court wedding in March 2023. Davido, while exchanging vows with Chioma, expressed deep affection for his bride, describing her as his love, peace, and home. The Grammy-nominated singer said Chioma saw a part of him that the world does not see, and she still chose him. He said in part, “Chioma, I have been on many stages, but this is…
The erstwhile gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, has expressed his dismay over the state’s persistent negative media attention. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Sunday night, Cole, who expressed concern over what he described as persistent political confusion in the state, decried what he called the “chaotic” state of politics in Rivers. The former gubernatorial candidate characterized the situation as a mix of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and APC. He said no one knows whether the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, belongs to the PDP or…
The main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is scheduled to reveal its zoning formula for the 2027 general election on August 25, 2025. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the timetable and schedule of activities lined up by the PDP indicated that the committee on zoning led by the governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Duoye Diri, is to meet this week in Abuja, on the assignment. The Nigerian Tribune report that the document, signed by the National Organising Secretary of the party, Honourable Umar M. Bature, showed that the programmes would run from August 24 to December 2025. The zoning…
Dozens of soldiers have been apprehended by Malian authorities on suspicion of orchestrating a coup against the nation’s ruling junta, according to security and parliamentary sources who informed AFP on Sunday. A Malian security source disclosed that the arrests, which began three days ago, were linked to an alleged attempt to destabilise the institutions. “There have been at least around 20 arrests,” the source said. A separate army source confirmed the plot, adding: “We have gone ahead with the necessary arrests.” Among those arrested was General Abass Dembele, a former governor of the central Mopti region and a highly regarded…