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Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), yesterday, revealed that rogue vessels used for stealing crude oil in the Niger Delta turn off their Automatic Identification System (AIS) to evade detection and tracking by officials in the country’s waters. NPA Managing Director, Mohammed Koko, made the disclosure while answering questions at the Ministerial Media Briefing anchored by the Presidential Communications Team, at the …

A Nigerian-Canadian, Kelechi Madu, has assumed office as the Deputy Premier of Alberta, Canada. The development took place on Monday following controversy over a phone call. Madu who was sworn in as Deputy Premier, was also assigned the portfolio of Minister of Skilled Trades and Professions. He previously served as the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General and the Minister …

Severance packages for the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, state governors and other political appointees leaving office in 2023 may cost the country about N63.45bn. According to PUNCH findings, the figure also covers the severance gratuity for ministers, commissioners, National Assembly members, state assembly members and special advisers. It, however, does not include special assistants. …

Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has announced that the bank would release re-designed Naira notes by December 15, 2022. He also said that existing notes would seize to be regarded as legal tender by January 31, 2023. Emefiele disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, as reported by Punch. The CBN said that it is …

A Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, has ordered the Federal Government of Nigeria to pay the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, the sum of N500 million as damages following his illegal abduction and human rights abuse from Kenya. The Court also ordered the Federal government to return him to Kenya from …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – A 44-year-old man has been stabbed to death by his lady lover in Benin City, Edo State of Nigeria. Police have identified the woman as Gift Obieriei, 26, mother of three, from Ethiope East local government area of Delta State. The deceased, Mr. Eghosa Iguodala and the woman were having extramarital affairs before …

By Igbotako Nowinta, Alltimepost.com Nigeria Bureau Chief Benin City, Nigeria – As the various political parties battle to produce Nigeria’s next president, a renowned man of God, prophet Gabriel Igoweh, has urged Nigerians to vote their conscience, and not their tribe or religion. Prophet Igoweh gave the advice during the 2022 Thanksgiving Service of the Triumphant C & S Church …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has invited interested international organisations across the world to come and observe Nigeria’s 2023 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made the call when he received the delegation of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Pre-Election Fact Finding Mission to Nigeria. The group was led by Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, former Chairman, …

Many Nigerian states experience flooding annually during the rainy season. After over seven years in office, President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked his ministers to “develop a Comprehensive Plan of Action for Preventing Flood Disasters in Nigeria.” Mr Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said the president “directed the Minister of Water Resources to lead and coordinate with the Ministries of Environment and Transportation as …

“The disaster has wiped away everything,” Mr Ali said. “I was hoping to harvest over 200 sacks of rice looking at the prospect of the field …” The view from Rabiu Ali’s farmland in Ringim, northwestern Jigawa State, used to bring him some sense of pride and security. Rolling fields of green cotton shrubs had started in early August, their …