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A Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, has ordered oil giant, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, to pay the people of Odimodi Federated Communities and the Forcados Community in Burutu Council Area of the state N1.430 billion over the 1998 oil spill which destroyed the communities’ means of livelihood. In a judgment delivered by Honourable Justice Shitu Abubakar on suit No: FHC/WR/30/2013, the judge held that there were evidences that about 40,000 barrels of crude oil spilled into the Atlantic Ocean criss-crossing seven states including Lagos and Delta from a ruptured Mobil’s 24-inch pipeline at Idoho in Akwa Ibom…

Popular South Africa-based Prophet Shepherd Bushiri known for his flamboyant lifestyle) has been arrested on the suspicion of drug trafficking. The Malawian-born man of God, who gave Maserati Levante car on December 25 as a birthday gift for his five-year-old daughter, Israella, has wealth estimated at $150 million. According to Texas-express.com, Prophet Bushiri of Enlightened Christian Gathering Church (ECGC was reportedly arrested on Friday, January 12 at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. The controversial clergy man, who has been released on a $100,000 (N36.3 million) bail, would be assisting the New York police in investigating the 10 kg…

Scent leaf has distinctive smell and taste, sometimes unpleasant, fragrant or sweet. It is called efirin (Yoruba), nchanwu leaf (Igbo), nton (Ibibio) and daidoya (Hausa). Efirin, daidoya, nchanwu or scent leaf, whose botanical name is Ocimum gratissimum, is a tropical plant species that belongs to the family of Labiatae. It is usually a homegrown shrub used mainly as spices for cooking delicacies due to its unique aromatic taste. Scent leaves are high in calcium, phophurus, iron, potassium, carbon and vitamin A. The scent leaves have fragrant smelling and this is a medicinal plant. The shape is branched at the top,…

Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed Wednesday dissolved the state executive council with effect from January 18, 2018. Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Isiaka Gold, who made the announcement in a statement issued in Ilorin, the state capital on Thursday, said Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants have also been sent packing. Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, according to the statement, directed the Commissioners to hand over to the permanent secretaries of their various ministries, assuring citizens that additional measures have been put in place to sustain government business pending the reconstitution of the state executive council and appointment…

Outbreak of Lassa Fever involving three persons has been reported in Nasarawa State, the Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Keffi, Joshua Ndom, has said. Ndom who stated this in Keffi, Wednesday, announced that the hospital had taken the patients’ blood samples for test to ascertain whether or not they had the disease. According to Ndom, “the patients have been separated from other patients. There are three suspected cases and we have taken adequate measures to tackle the situation, because the health of the people is our concern. “I want to use this medium to appeal to patients and…

Passersby were seen heaping curses on an unknown person for abandoning a baby who later died on a dumpsite at Ikoku Junction, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State, Wednesday. Residents of the area said they woke up Wednesday morning to see the baby, wrapped in a white cloth, abandoned in the middle of a refuse dump in front of St. Thomas Anglican Church, Mile 2, Diobu. Some of the onlookers, who spoke to Vanguard, expressed sadness with the attitude of the person that abandoned the baby. One of them, a lady, who identified herself simply as Charity,…

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has reiterated the need for Nigeria to remain united in order to move forward and compete favorably with other nations of the world. Bello, who said Nigerians must resist the present urge for war, said those fanning the embers of disunity were doing so for “selfish and egocentric reasons.” He said the nation could benefit immensely from its diverse geography and culture, urging Nigerians to avoid statements capable of “tearing the nation apart”. The governor said: “We are all brothers and sisters brought together by God to make Nigeria great. Nigeria can only benefit…

Motorists and residents in the Badagry-Seme Expressway axis are groaning over the dubious activities of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, officers, who operate illegal checkpoints along the route. Vanguard observed that multiple checkpoints are mounted by Customs officials at Agbara, Elijah, Mowo, Gbaji, Atinporomeh, Ibereko, Badagry and Sultan Beach, where personnel are seen openly harassing private and commercial drivers. At each checkpoint between Seme and Badagry, they collect a toll ranging from N100 to N1,000 from each driver of a commercial vehicle, while anyone with a bag of rice parts with between N500 and N1,000. It is reliably gathered that some officers…

Alexis Sanchez, the Chile international has been linked with a move to Old Trafford, despite widespread reports initially indicating that switch was to Manchester City. Sanchez comes to the end of his contract at Arsenal this summer, which means that if the Gunners do not sell him this month, they risk losing him for free come the end of the season. According to The Telegraph, the 29-year-old has agreed a four-year deal with the Red Devils, and will pocket him £270,000 a week after tax. The publication adds, though, that the transfer hinges on Henrikh Mkhitaryan and whether or not…

Nigeria has filed a claim of $875 million against JP Morgan Chase, accusing it of negligence in transferring funds from a disputed 2011 oilfield deal to a company controlled by the country’s erstwhile oil minister. A spokeswoman for JP Morgan dismissed the accusation on Thursday, saying the firm “considers the allegations made in the claim to be unsubstantiated and without merit.” The suit filed in British courts relates to a purchase of the offshore OPL 245 oilfield in Nigeria by oil majors Royal Dutch Shell and Eni in 2011. At the core of the case is a $1.3 billion payment…