The statement added that Paul was apprehended after discovering that the seven cartons he presented for export contained parcels of the dangerous drug wrapped with foil paper and concealed in the heads of hundreds of smoked catfish. According to the statement, the next day, Saturday 6th August, another consignment containing 1.45kg cannabis concealed inside granulated melon and crayfish and packed …
Gunmen kidnapped a Catholic priest on the Okigwe-Umunneochi Road, which connects Imo and Abia states in Nigeria’s south-east. The incident occurred on Friday. Chinedu Nwadike, the abducted priest, is the deputy registrar of Abia State’s Spiritan University. He was kidnapped alongside a Catholic seminarian, Emmanuel Nwafor, on their way to Enugu State. On Monday morning, the Enugu Catholic Diocese’s Director …
Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has expressed deep concern about the intractable crisis in the Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Onyeama, who spoke during an interactive meeting with members and stakeholders of his group, Kwusike Political Family, in Enugu over the weekend, called for a rebranded and united APC in the state. He expressed regret …
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) announced the formation of a 12-member Flare Gas Commercialisation Programme Team to support the federal government’s initiative to eliminate gas flaring by 2025. Engr Gbenga Komolafe, the commission’s chief executive, stated over the weekend that gas flaring in the oil and gas industry has remained a threat that must be eliminated due to …
Former Osun State Commissioner for Finance, Wale Bolorunduro, has described the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a deceptive party. Bolorunduro, who served as a Commissioner during the Rauf Aregbesola administration, stated that he became suspicious of the party after discovering that it had nothing to offer the people of the state. Prior to joining the Osun …
The Ghana High Commission in Nigeria has asked Nigerians to keep Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo out of Nigeria’s internal affairs and politics. The Ghanaian president, according to the High Commission, never advised the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to abandon his ambition to rule Nigeria and instead support Peter Obi of the Labour Party …
