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No fewer than 7,000 artefacts plundered from Benin Kingdom are expected to be repatriated by Germany to Nigeria not later than October, Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. The Permanent Secretary, Gabriel Aduda, disclosed this at the Inaugural Nigerian Cultural Show exhibiting Nigeria’s diverse cultural heritage, sites and traditional festivals held at the Cultural Centre, Nigeria House, New York. Mr Aduda also...

A man identified as Kasimu Barangana, has been abducted by the bandits who kidnapped 138 pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School, Tegina, in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, on May 30, when he and seven other members of the Tegina community were sent to deliver N30 million ransom to the bandits in the forest. The money, according to...

Three government-owned refineries being run by The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have reported a N10.3billion loss in the first two months of 2021. According to the most recent NNPC Monthly Financial Operations Report (MFOR) the refineries recorded total revenue of N581 million but had an operating cost of N10.9 billion. The three refineries are Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) Port Harcourt...

The General Overseer, Citadel Global Community Church (formerly called The Latter Rain Assembly) Lagos, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has launched a scathing critique on the clampdown on the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, and Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo (a.k.a Sunday Igboho). According to the cleric, the federal government has replaced the search for justice with intimidation...

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday travel to the United Kingdom to participate in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025. The President will also visit his doctors after the summit for medical check-up. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday morning by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief...

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, last weekend, sentenced 10 pirates to a total of 48 years each in prison under the Suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime Offences, SPOMO, Act, for hijacking a Chinese fishing vessel, FV Hai Lu Feng II, in May 2020. Justice Ayokunle Faji convicted the defendants 12 years each on all four counts as...

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enita Ogunwusi, has constituted a 28-man committee to brainstorm on the issues surrounding the arrest of Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho. Igboho has been at the forefront of agitation for self-independence for Yoruba ethnic group in the last few months. Our Source gathered that Igboho was arrested by Interpol in Cotonou, Benin Republic...

American music producer, Andre Young, better known as Dr Dre has to pay the sum of $300,000 (N151 million) to his wife, Nicole Young as monthly spousal support. The music producer and businessman was in court for a hearing with his wife this week. According to legal documents, obtained on Thursday, July 22, the music mogul must make the monthly payments as...

Akwa Ibom has recorded 156 COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks, the state government said on Thursday. The Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, disclosed this at a media briefing on Thursday in Uyo. Ekuwem, who is also the Chairman of Akwa Ibom COVID-19 Committee, said the state also recorded three fatalities during the period. He said while the COVID-19 pandemic...

The Yola Electricity Distribution Company (Yola Disco) has been acquired by Quest Electricity Nigeria. The deal has a five-year period to make the local electricity firm financially viable. The acquisition cost Quest Electricity N19 billion, but the private investor is expected to disburse N28 billion in the next two years for an extensive upgrade of Yola Disco. Aside from revamping the...