Mr Kehinde Ibiteye has disclosed how he risked his life to deliver N2.5 million ransom to kidnappers of his brother-in-law, Mr Kayode Ajayi, and his son, Olawale, in a forest in Bwari area of the FCT. Ibiteye made this known while giving a special thanksgiving to God for his safe return, on Sunday during a service at the Word of Life Area of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Kubwa, Abuja. The RCCG member, while narrating his experience, said his aunt’s husband, together with his son, were kidnapped at Ungwan-Fulani, a suburb in Bwari where they live at…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says the federal government’s plans to increase the nation’s oil and gas reserves, are on course and being boosted by strategic policies and programmes. Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, DPR, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Osu said the national aspiration of Nigeria was to increase its reserves from 36.91 billion barrels to 50 billion barrels, in the short to midterm. He said the government was also targeting increasing Nigeria’s proven gas reserves from 206.53TCF to 250TCF. According to him, the strategic focus for Upstream includes bid rounds, reserve…
The event of 20th July 1969 when Apollo 11 landed on moon with three scientists watched live by an estimated 650 million people across over 70 countries was simply beyond imagination. One most astonishing phenomena in the Apollo mission was the effective 2-way communication between the Apollo 11 and the NASA, there was nothing like “no service” or “poor service” covering an average distance of 384,400 km between earth and the moon. There was an ecstasy of relief and tremendous joy at NASA when Armstrong’s voice was heard announcing, “the Eagle has landed”, which signaled safe landing. It was a…
The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) says it is not responsible for the supply shortfall of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, and the consequent price hike across the country. The company made the clarification in a statement issued by its General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, Mrs Eyono Fatayi-Williams on Monday in Lagos. Fatayi-Williams said it was grossly inaccurate to state that NLNG produces 22 million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) of LPG. According to her, NLNG is primarily an export company that produces 22 MTPA of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and five MTPA of Natural Gas…
Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) sealed the head offices and other branches of four banks in Kaduna on Monday over N300.5 million unpaid taxes. KADIRS Executive Chairman, Dr Zaid Abubakar identified the affected banks as First Bank, Access Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) and Sterling Bank. Abubakar told journalists after the exercise in Kaduna that the money was arrears of taxes payable on masts, towers, and Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT) from 1999 to 2020. He said that the tax liability of First Bank was N132.6 million; Access Bank N84.1 million; GTB N23.5 million and Sterling Bank of N60.3…
The Department of State Services, DSS, has released from its custody, eight of the 12 aides of Sunday Igboho on Monday. Their lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi confirmed the release at a press conference in Abuja. Igboho’s aides have been in DSS’s custody for 61 days after their arrest in July. Those released on August 30 are Abdullateef Onaolapo, Tajudeen Irinloye, Diekola Ademola, Ayobami Donald, Uthman Adelabu, Olakunle Oluwapelumi, Raji Kazeem, and Taiwo Tajudeen. The remaining aides now still held by the DSS in spite of the court order that granted them bail, are Amudat Babatunde, Abideen Shittu, Jamiu Oyetunji, and…
Nasarawa state governor, Abdullahi Sule has sacked all his commissioners, special advisers and assistants. The governor announced the dissolution of the appointees shortly after a meeting of the executive council. He thanked them for their sacrifices and contributions to the successes recorded by his administration.
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, says the borrowing level for Nigeria is still at 23 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), adding that government borrowing is sensible and responsible. Ahmed said this while addressing newsmen on the recent rise in the country’s GDP in Abuja on Monday. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) recently announced the GDP growth of 5.01 per cent for Q2 2021 for the country. She explained that the government was borrowing to invest in critical infrastructure like: power, water, roads and rails required to enhance business productivity in…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, and Chairman of the National Judicial Council, NJC, Justice Tanko Muhammad has summoned the chief judges of Rivers, Kebbi, Cross River, Anambra, Jigawa and Imo states for emergency meeting over conflicting experte orders by them The CJN’s invitation letter dated August 30 2021 seeks the judges briefing on their recent experte orders grated in suits instituted by different political parties before courts in their various states. Confirming the development to newsmen, the NJC spokesperson, Soji Oye said the meeting will hold sometime this week. “My attention has been drawn to media reports to the…
Senator Bala Na’Allah has revealed how his son, AbdulKareem was killed by unidentified persons. The Senator made the disclosure in a statement he signed and made available to newsmen on Sunday. “Let me on behalf of Na’Allah’s family specifically confirm the death of Abdulkareem Na’Allah who was attacked and killed by yet-to-be-identified persons. “From the reports received so far, his attackers were not armed with guns. They simply gained access to his house through the roof and strangulated him to death. “As a family we will continue to love him even in death because he was such a wonderful person…