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…As Jelfah invests N24bn, as Enugu divests 60 per cent equity stake Enugu State Government and Jelfah Nigeria Ltd have signed a N40bn deal for the revitalisation of the long-moribund and state-owned Sunrise Flour Mills, Enugu. The deal, which was signed at the Government House, Enugu, Tuesday, saw Jelfah acquire 60 per cent equity stake … [Read more…]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed 25 deaths in a fatal road accident at Saminaka in the Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Sector Commander, Kaduna State Sector Command, Corps Commander (CC), Kabir Nadabo, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Monday. Mr Nadabo said … [Read more…]

Bewilderment yesterday trailed the release of retail pricing template of the Dangote Refinery Petrol by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The price template indicates an average price per litre of N950.22 for Lagos State, NNPCL’s shortest route, and N1,019.22 per litre for Borno State, the highest and extreme end of the supply route. … [Read more…]

A foremost socio-cultural group, Ikenga Nkanu Worldwide has set up and inaugurated a high-powered burial committee in preparation for the commencement of the final burial rites of Late Chief R.N Okenwa, OON, mni. Speaking at the inaugural joint meeting of Late Chief Okenwa’s, national & state burial committees and the socio-cultural group held, Sunday, September … [Read more…]

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has congratulated the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of Eid-el-Maulud, calling for peaceful co-existence, unity, and love in order to move the nation forward. Mbah, in his goodwill message to the Muslim faithful on Sunday, said it was only by doing so that Nigeria would realise her full … [Read more…]

President Bola Tinubu has sent a message of goodwill and congratulations to Nigerian Muslims on this year’s commemoration of the Maulud Nabiy, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad.   The President urged Muslims to use the period for deep reflection and remembrance of the Holy Prophet’s exemplary conduct and noble teachings.   “As we mark the Maulud, … [Read more…]

…Commiserates with the deceased’s family, traders Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has given security agencies in the state 48 hours to fish out the killers of the Chairman of Ogbete Main Market Traders Association, OMMATA, Chief Stephen Aniagu, vowing that no one would commit such heinous crime in the state under his watch … [Read more…]

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested the convener of #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Sowore was arrested at the airport on Sunday immediately upon his arrival in Nigeria. SaharaReporters earlier on Sunday reported that members of the Take It Back Movement and other activists had besieged … [Read more…]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “the failure to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to reverse the apparently unlawful increase in the pump price of petrol, and to probe the allegations of corruption and mismanagement in the NNPCL.” Joined in the suit as … [Read more…]

…CP Kanayo orders conduct of discreet investigation to unravel the circumstances of the incident The Enugu State Police Command Operatives are on the trail of the armed assailants that shot and murdered the Chairman of Ogbete Main Market Traders Association (OMATA), Enugu, Mr. Stephen Aniagu, at Topland, along Amechi Road, Enugu, around 8:20 p.m. of … [Read more…]

The Department of State Service (DSS) says its operatives are not involved in the arrest of the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore. The secret police stressed that the clarifications became imperative because of the “erroneous” reports in some sections of the media that had since gone viral … [Read more…]