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It’s a sweltering summer’s day and fishermen are unloading their catch on the docks. One proudly holds several baby sharks tangled in his nets. Shark sandwich is a local delicacy, he explains. Another rides off with two large fish strung over his motorbike. In many ways this looks like an ordinary fishing port, but the docks are in Bandar Abbas, …

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday inaugurated a lithium processing plant in Nasarawa State with a daily processing capacity of 6,000 metric tonnes and an annual capacity of three million metric tonnes. The plant, owned by Diamond New Energy Company Ltd., is located in Endo Community, Nasarawa Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that …

The Obio/Akpor Local Government Area (LGA) Council has announced a ban on commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada, from operating within the area, taking effect on Aug. 1 The Chairman of the council, Dr Gift Worlu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Port Harcourt. He said the directive was part of efforts by the administration to strengthen …

Akure: The pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has restated its call for a restructured Nigeria to reflect the true federalism status. Afenifere made this known in a communique issued after its meeting at the residence of its leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti on Thursday in Akure. The group commended the efforts of President Bola Tinubu at re-engineering Nigeria that everyone would …

The Federal High Court, Abuja has awarded N200 million against the Nigeria Police Force over the unlawful killing of Mallam Kabiru Babai. The suit was filed by Mr Okpi Adaafu on behalf of the Muslim Community of Gwarimpa Estate, Abuja. Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice Peter Lifu held that the applicant proved her case on the preponderance of affidavit evidence. …

The Delta State Police Command has intensified a manhunt for 21-year-old Fejiro, who allegedly stabbed his younger brother, Joseph, to death following a dispute over a pair of bathroom slippers in Delta State. The Command’s spokesman, SP Bright Edafe, that Alltimepost.com that the suspect remains on the run. “The suspect is still on the run since last week. The killing …

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command said they have recovered vehicles allegedly stolen two years ago and arrested two suspects, including a driver found with forged vehicle documents, during a stop-and-search operation in Benin City. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this to journalists in Benin City. She said the suspects had confessed to the offences …

The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, on Wednesday invoked ancestral powers against kidnappers, armed robbers, murderers and other violent criminals, placing traditional curses on those responsible for insecurity in Edo State and across Nigeria. The spiritual exercise, which drew traditional priests, priestesses and traditional physicians (Ewaise) from across the Benin Kingdom, followed the monarch’s …

Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun says he has proved his critics wrong by the delivery of infrastructure development across the state. Adeleke said this during the inauguration of road projects on Thursday in Ejigbo, noting that those who doubted his ability to perform had been proved wrong. ” They once predicted that we won’t perform but I surprised them. I …

Abuja: African Democratic Congress (ADC) has welcomed the Federal High Court judgment striking out a suit challenging its leadership for lack of jurisdiction. The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, described the judgment as another affirmation of its constitutionally recognised leadership. It said the judgment reaffirmed its position that leadership disputes remained internal party …