The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with a mob action that resulted in the death of a man who allegedly stole bread from a bakery. Ebimotimi Freeborn, 32, was accused of always visiting the bakery…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has urged retired members to continue to partner with it in sharing knowledge and experience, as well as in the fight against examination malpractice. Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan gave the…
The Ebonyi Police Command said it neutralised a suspected member of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), allegedly trying to enforce the sit-at-home order in the state. The Command disclosed this in a statement issued in Abakiliki by its…
The Police Command in Ebonyi, says Rev. Fr. Joseph Azubuike who was abducted on Monday, has regained his freedom. A statement on Tuesday in Abakaliki by SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, Spokesperson of the Command, said Azubuike was released unhurt. The cleric…
A 72-year-old resident of Ede, Osun State, Kareem Aderemi, has died by suicide after reportedly shooting himself with a gun at his residence in the Ede area of Osun State. The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil…
By Ndu Ughamadu I received the news of the passage of Dr Sam Ibiyemi yesterday with a shock. He was a distinguished Energy Reporter, Analyst and Publisher of the NewsDirect. I first met Sam, an Economist, Journalist, Publisher and a…
The Managing Dire ctor/CEO of 11PLC (Formerly Mobil Oil Nigeria plc), Mr Adetunji Oyebanji has described the life of Founding Publisher of Nigerian NewsDirect newspapers, Dr. Samuel Ibiyemi as a fulfilled life. Mr Oyebanji in a letter of condolence to…
By Jeleel Olawale Hon. Busola Adeyeni, a former House of Assembly member and Chairman, Ife-East Local Government, Oke-Ogbo, has described the death of Publisher, Nigerian NewsDirect Newspaper, Prince Samuel Ibiyemi as a loss to Ile-ife. According to Adeyeni, “The news…
Nigeria’s rising oil output could suffer disruption as a new group of Niger Delta militants calling themselves the ‘Creek Reform Warriors’ has vowed to restart attacks on important oil platforms and other infrastructure in the area. Specifically, the group vowed…
The Chairman of the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN), Mr Olumide Adeosun, has commended the deregulation of the petroleum downstream sector and the unification of foreign exchange rates by the Federal Government. The Chief Executive Officer of Ardova…
