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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 15 persons have taken the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to ECOWAS Court over its failure to probe the operations of illegal oil pipelines and theft from 2001 to 2022. SERAP also wants the Buhari government to name and prosecute those suspected of being involved in the illegal oil pipelines and to recover the proceeds of the crime. The suit was filed by SERAP’s lawyer, Kolawole Oluwadare, on behalf of the organization, Chief Eric Dooh, (who is suing for himself as a leader of the Goi Community in Gokana Local Government Area of…

Fear has gripped the residents of Awka, Anambra State capital following the killing of six persons by suspected gunmen.tre The incident took place early hours of Saturday along the popular Zik’s avenue and its environs. But Anambra Police Public Relations Officer, Ikenga Tochukwu, said the incident was a clash of rival cult groups. Read also: Former Anambra Lawmaker axed after N15m ransom He said the command had deployed troops to douse tension in the capital city. Sources, who spoke with The Nation, Saturday, said the clash followed the high rate of levies imposed  tricycle operators by the Anambra State Government…

Kylian Mbappé’s brace fired France to become the first team to qualify for the last-16 at the World Cup in Qatar on Saturday night following a 2-1 win over Denmark.tre Mbappé scored the opener at the Stadium 974 just after the hour mark. The Paris Saint-Germain star swapped passes with Theo Fernandez down the left and poked Fernandez’s cutback through two defenders and past the Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. Also read: Saudi Arabia stuns Argentina 2-1 for first major upset of Qatar World Cup Denmark, who drew their opening game with Tunisia, responded within minutes. Christian Eriksen swung over a corner…

Israel Umoh Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Edo States in the Nigeria’s South South region are said to have traded off whopping N523 billion outstanding from the 13 per cent derivation arrears as low interest rate for loans in the commercial banks. The Director, Directorate of Parliamentarians of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-South, Senator Ita Enang who announced this Saturday at a news conference in Abuja, said the governors shortchanged their respective states through low rates discounting at various banks. The former Senior Special to the President on Niger Delta Affairs  said Akwa Ibom has discounted outstanding of…

Against the background of acerbic criticisms trailing the 13 per cent derivation paid to Akwa Ibom, All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state has taken the state government to cleaners for not disclosing amounts collected to the public. This came at the wake of Akwa Ibom State Government denying claims that it received $1.1 billion (N600 billion) from the 13 per cent derivation funds arrears paid by President Muhammadu Buhari to the nine crude oil-producing states. Also read Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, others get 13% derivation backlog- Wike Account For 13% Oil Derivation Backlog Paid by Buhari- Wike tells N/Delta…

A former student who fatally shot and killed three people and wounded 13 on Friday after barging into two schools in southeastern Brazil is in detention, authorities said. The 16-year-old armed with a semiautomatic pistol and wearing a bulletproof vest perpetrated the havoc, but police covered his face for fear of identification and dragged him into detention to await trail. The shootings took place at a public school with elementary and middle school students and a private school, both located on the same street in the small town of Aracruz in Espirito Santo state, the state’s public security secretariat said…

Michelle Obama, wife of the former US President,  says her world revolves around her husband Barack Obama. The 58-year-old and best-selling author of Becoming said that she has been constantly asked by young ones to give her two cents on marriage. She said: “As an adult, I’ve lived in a number of places, but as far as I’m concerned, I’ve only ever had one real home. My home is my family. My home is Barack. Also read: Barack, Michelle Obama mark 30th marriage anniversary “But here’s the thing—our marriage has never been perfectly 50-50. One of us is always needing…

President Muhammadu Buhari and Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa joined other sympathisers to mourn the death of popular gospel artiste, Sammie Okposo. In different statements Saturday, the two statesmen commiserated with the family, friends and associates of the late founder of the popular praise and worship platform, Okposo Praise Party. Okposo, a native of Ivori-Irri, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State reportedly passed on in Lagos Friday morning at the age of 51. Read also: Gospel singer Sammie Okposo is dead A movie practitioner, who asked not to be named, said the ‘Welu Welu’ crooner died after a…

Police in India blamed rats for eating nearly 200kg of cannabis seized from criminals and kept in police stations. A court heard how the rodents had in some cases eaten the marijuana being kept as evidence. The judge cited three cases in which marijuana was destroyed by rodents. Also read: NDLEA Tracks Indian Hemp Worth N26m in Edo A statement read to the court said: “Rats are tiny animals and they have no fear of the police. It’s difficult to protect the drug from them.” Judge Sanjay Chaudhary said in an order that when the court asked the police to…

Akwa Ibom Police Command on Thursday denied the alleged killing of two commercial motorcyclists by its operatives in Eket Local Government Area of the state. The commercial motorcyclists were treallegedly killed on Monday for violating the ban on their operations between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. “The allegation is false. Their death has nothing to do with the police. Also read: Police Quiz two Over alleged gas plant cashier’s murder in Imo   “Police did not shoot any commercial motorcyclist on that fateful night,’’ police spokesman in Akwa Ibom, SP Odiko MacDon, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Eket.…