Dangote Petroleum Refinery is set to import a cargo of Brazilian crude, Bloomberg reported on Friday. It said this would add to the large number of overseas barrels of crude …
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Kidnapped journalists freed, taken to Abuja
Bandits have freed the two abducted journalists and family members in Kaduna State, on Saturday, after spending seven days in captivity. Sunday PUNCH reports that two journalists – The Nation’s …
Read More »Fleeing smugglers kill Customs officer in Kaduna
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone B on Saturday, announced the killing of one of its officers identified as Inspector of Customs, Hamza Abdullahi-Elenwo. The incident, according to …
Read More »Obama condemns violence at Trump rally, wishes former president quick recovery
Former President Barack Obama has spoken out following the shooting incident at Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Pennsylvania, condemning political violence and calling for a return to civility in American …
Read More »Bullet pierced upper part of my right ear – Trump
Former President Donald Trump has released a statement following the shooting incident at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, which left one person dead and another seriously injured. Trump himself …
Read More »Food importation may destroy Nigeria’s agric sector – AfDB President
The President, African Development Bank Group, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has warned that the decision by the Federal Government to allow massive food importation may destroy the country’s agriculture sector. Adesina, …
Read More »Biden condemns shooting at Trump rally, says no place for violence
President Joe Biden has issued a statement following the shooting incident at former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The disturbance, which occurred as Trump began his final rally …
Read More »Police nab Ogun kidnappers, discover victims’ shallow graves
The Ogun State Police Command said that it had discovered the shallow graves of 71-year-old farmer Adekunle Ifelaja and Ogunyemi Femi, who were allegedly killed by suspected kidnappers in the …
Read More »Suspected shooter at Trump rally dead – US media
The suspected shooter who wounded Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally is dead, US media reported Saturday. One bystander was also said to have died. “Butler County District …
Read More »Experts differ as NSA partners UK anti-crime agency to battle kidnappers
Security experts have expressed differing views on the plan by the office of the National Security Adviser to collaborate with the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency to combat kidnappers. In …
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