The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) took in former Abia Governor, Theodore Orji, on Thursday. Orji was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, but the commission parried a question on his whereabouts. A source had informed DAILY POST that he is still being held at the EFCC headquarters in Jabi. In an
What You need to know about New Petroleum Industry Act
SOME THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NEW PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT 1. Repeals 10 existing industry laws. 2. FG to fully commercialize NNPC by February 2022. 3. 3% of Oil Revenue from each host community is retained for the host community and 30% is retained for frontier basins. 4. Only two regulatory agencies will
UNILAG reopens hostels, begins exams August 26
After the closure of students’ hostels in July over the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic, the management of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, has asked students to start returning to campus from next week. A statement on Wednesday by the Registrar, Mr. Oladejo Azeez, indicated that the students should begin to arrive the campus from August 26,
Ligue 1: Nigeria’s Kalu collapses as Bordeaux draw Marseille
Bordeaux came from two goals down to claim a 2-2 draw at Marseille on the weekend that Lionel Messi was unveiled to the Paris Saint-Germain crowd. The hosts led at half-time thanks to goals from in-form Dimitri Payet and Cengiz Under before 18-year-old defender Timothee Pembele and Remi Oudin scored for the visitors. Home coach Jorge
#sitathome : Updates from IPOB sit at home order
Some major roads in the South-East states of Anambra and Imo remained deserted on Monday while some businesses were also shut in observance of the sit-at-home despite a counter-directive from the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Jkcyno.com gathered that IPOB had suspended the sit at home order as directed by
Inec Online voters registration process
INEC had begun the online pre-registration on June 28, while physical registration commenced nationwide on July 26, 2021. Seven weeks after commencement of the exercise, INEC’s spokesperson, Festus Okoye, said in a statement, yesterday, that the number of fresh registrants has risen to 1,609,981, while 195,591 citizens have completed physical registration. The figure, however, does
Cargo Ship split in two in Japan (video)
A Panamanian-registered ship ran aground in a northern Japan harbour, then split in two and was leaking oil, but there were no injuries among the 21 crew and the oil leak was being controlled with no signs it had reached shore, the Japan Coast Guard said. The 39,910-tonne vessel, the “Crimson Polaris,” was carrying wood
2nd Niger Bridge to be completed Next year – Fashola (images)
The Federal Government will commission the 2nd Niger next year, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said. Fashola said this on Tuesday during an inspection visit of the Anambra State axis of the bridge. He said the bridge would be completed from a revised Federal Government budget. The minister said the bridge
FG to lift Twitter ban in a matter of days -Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lal Mohammed, while fielding questions from the press at the State House after Wednesday’s FEC meeting updated Nigerians on the issue saying that progress has been made in resolving the stalemate following series of meetings. Mohammed explained details of the conditions given to Twitter, saying that most of them
Israeli Activists Release Documentary about ordeal in Nigeria DSS custody (video)
We Were Caged Like Animals By Nigeria’s Department Of State Services For 20 Days — Israeli Filmmakers Recount Experiences In Video Clip The three Israeli filmmakers arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), Rochman Rudy, Noam Leibman and French-Israeli journalist, David Benaym have narrated the torture they experienced while in detention. They disclosed their