The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has incurred the sum of N274.03bn as subsidy payment for Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol between January and May this year. The figure is contained in the NNPC Report for June which the Corporation submitted to the Federation Account Allocation Committee. The Report …
Read More »Extradition: Igboho To Appear In Benin Court Today, Says Aide
Sunday Igboho Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, is expected to appear before a court in Benin Republic today as his extradition hearing starts. Igboho’s media aide, Olayomi Koiki, said this on his Facebook page during a programme on Thursday morning The Yoruba Nation agitator and …
Read More »United in Faith Worldwide! Jehovah’s Witnesses Hold Global Virtual Convention in 240 Lands, 500+ Languages
Breaking from a century-old tradition in the name of health and safety, the largest convention organization in the world has moved its annual in-person event to a virtual format for the second time in as many years, canceling nearly 6,000 conventions in 240 lands. For about 90 years, Jehovah’s Witnesses …
Read More »Police confirm bandits killed 13 officers in Zamfara
The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the death of 13 police operatives in Kurar Mota village of Bungudu Local Government Area (LGA), of Zamfara State. The state police command had disclosed this in a statement made available to THE WITNESS on Sunday. The incident reportedly happened on Sunday at …
Read More »Nigerian Air Force debunks report of another jet crash in Kaduna
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday denied report another of its Alpha jet crashed in Kaduna. Reports emerged on Sunday evening a jet that left the NAF Base in Yola, the Adamawa State Capital for an anti-banditry operation crashed in a village in Kaduna. It was also reported rescue …
Read More »We’ve not approved any herbal medicine for COVID-19 treatment – NAFDAC
COVID-19 – The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, on Sunday explained why the agency has not approved any locally produced herbal medicine for the treatment of COVID-19. Prof. Adeyeye said no single drug had been found to cure …
Read More »Tragedy averted as Dana aircraft develops fault, makes U-turn mid-air
What would have been a tragic air disaster was averted, Sunday, when a Dana aircraft scheduled to fly from Abuja to Lagos by 1:00pm developed technical problems mid-air. An eyewitness on board told Channel TV that the pilot announced to passengers about an hour into the flight that there was an indicator …
Read More »CCT boss, Danladi Umar, sues senate over probe on assault of security guard
Danladi Umar, chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), has sued the senate and Clement Sargwak, a security guard. In March, Umar was caught on video hitting a security man who had told him his vehicle was parked in the wrong space at a popular plaza in Abuja. In his defence, …
Read More »Nigerian infrastructure coy to commence operations by Q3 2021
The N15 trillion Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria (Infraco) Plc will commence full operations by the third quarter of 2021, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has disclosed. This is as the Federal Government has approved the selection of 4 asset managers for the infrastructure …
Read More »Reps probe NSITF MD, Akabogu, over fresh N17bn illegal transfer
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Accounts, on Tuesday, grilled the Managing Director of the National Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Michael Akabogu, over the transfer of a total of N17,158, 883,034.69 to persons and companies without payment vouchers and other supporting documents provided for audit. The Office of …
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