No fewer than 12 illegal refining sites in Abia and River states were destroyed by airstrikes from the air component of Operation Delta Safe. The airstrikes were carried out following a surveillance operation by operatives of the Nigerian Air Force, which revealed the presence of active illegal refining sites in both states. A statement on Sunday by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, AVM Edward Buba, said three of the 12 illegal refining sites were destroyed in Umueze, Abia State. He said, “In efforts aimed at minimising the activities of oil thieves and other economic saboteurs,…
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The Niger State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria has called on President Bola Tinubu to reduce the pump price of fuel and the rising cost of food in the markets. This appeal comes ahead of the planned nationwide hunger protest scheduled to be held from August 1 to 10 by Nigerian youths. The State CAN Chairman, Dr Bulus Yohanna, made the call on Sunday in his message to the Catholic faithful, also urging the youths to shelve the planned nationwide hunger protest, stating that protests and violence have never yielded positive results. In his message titled, ‘Let Us…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has urged Nigerian youths to engage constructively with the government rather than participating in protests sponsored by politicians with ulterior motives. The governor, speaking at the 22nd undergraduate and 13th postgraduate convocation ceremonies of Babcock University, Ilishan, Ikenne Local Government Area, said past protests have not yielded meaningful results and have instead led to losses in productivity, lives, and property. He encouraged youths to work with the government to find solutions to Nigeria’s problems. He said, “I seize this opportunity to appeal to our youths to constructively engage with the government in finding lasting…
Some unknown gunmen in the early hours of Sunday, July 28, 2024, killed an Inspector of Police (name undisclosed) during an attack at the Jakaan Police Station, Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. “We recorded a foiled attack by unknown gunmen at the police base in Jakana town. The gunmen tried to infiltrate into the police parameters but the efforts of the Police Mobile Force attached to the police station in Jakana were able to repel the gunmen who attempted to overrun them. However, we lost a male police inspector,” the state Police Public Relations Officer, Nahum Kenneth, confirmed…
As the much-anticipated hunger protest gathers momentum, the Vice Chancellor of Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro in Isoko North Local Government Area, Prof. Jacob Oboreh, has warned students of the institution against getting involved in violence. Oboreh urged the students to “stay away from any violence-related activities”. He made the call during an interactive session with the students at the university’s 1,200-capacity auditorium in Ozoro on Friday. The Vice-Chancellor specifically urged the students to “be wary of any planned protest across the country”. He noted with concern that “any misfortune that befalls students”, whom he referred to…
Former Governor of Taraba State, Jolly Nyame on Sunday said the planned nationwide protest in Nigeria on August 1 is plot to remove a democratically elected government through the back door. Nyame who stated this while addressing a gathering of Yoro youths and community leaders at the Catholic Pastoral Centre in Jalingo, warned youths against the planned nationwide protest, saying the outcome may be difficult to contain, considering the challenges facing the country. The former governor said, “We are all aware of the plan by some Nigerians to vent their anger on the government by agreeing to a national protest…
The Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit raided a drug hub in the Agbado-Oke-Odo LCDA of Alimosho Local Government on Saturday. During the raid led by CSP Adetayo Akerele, the unit was said to have apprehended 124 individuals suspected of drug peddling, abuse, and criminal activities. The state commissioner for the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement on X.com on Sunday. The statement read, “Acting on credible intelligence received in the form of SOS, the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit led by CSP Adetayo Akerele…
The Nigeria Police Force has explained the reasons why details of the organisers for the proposed nationwide protests were requested. The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, had, on Friday, directed the protest organisers to submit their details, proposed routes and assembly points to the Commissioners of Police in their respective states. However, the organisers of the protest disagreed with the IG and accused him of trying to rewrite the constitution. One of them who spoke with Sunday PUNCH, Deji Adeyanju, said there was no provision in the constitution to support the requests made by the IG. He said, “When the…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday threatened to relaunch production of intermediate-range nuclear weapons if the United States confirmed its intention to deploy missiles to Germany or elsewhere in Europe. “If the United States carries out such plans, we will consider ourselves liberated from the unilateral moratorium previously adopted on the deployment of medium- and short-range strike capabilities,” Putin said during a naval parade in Saint Petersburg. Putin added that now in Russia “the development of a number of such systems is in the final stages”. “We will take mirror measures in deploying them, taking into account the actions of…
The Ogun State Government on Saturday threatened to revoke the land allocation of erring subscribers under its Regeneration Housing Scheme at the Ibara Government Residential Area in Abeokuta, the state capital. The government noted that it won’t hesitate to sanction any subscriber who violates the rules set out in the subscription and agreement forms completed and signed by them, no matter how highly placed in the society. The allocation of undeveloped land is part of the process for the ongoing Ogun State GRA’s Regeneration Scheme in various parts of the state. The Commissioner for Housing, Jamiu Omoniyi, handed down the…