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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in London signed the amended Deep Offshore Act.

Oyo state police command has discovered a torture centre in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital on Monday. The Commissioner of Police Shina Olukolu is currently supervising the release of the detainees at Oloore Mosque around Ojoo axis of the state with the owner currently in police custody alongside his accomplices. 13 killed in Kogi cult clash Although the numbers of detainees are yet to be ascertained as at the time of sending this report, headcount of the inmates at the detention facility is currently been done by men of the state police Command, with speculation put at hundreds. Sources inform…

At least 13 persons have been killed in a notorious cult clash at the Kogi State University (KSU), on Monday. FG to crash rice prices before Christmas More to follow…

The National Food Security Council (NFSC), chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, will make rice available before the Christmas festivity. The Deputy Chairman of the Council, Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, stated this in an interview with NAN in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. He stated that the Council was aware of the current high prices of rice, assuring Nigerians that rice would be made available at a cheaper rate. According to the governor, government is also aware of the activities of some individuals and groups bent on frustrating the new rice policy. “The good news is that there is a lot of…

The leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives on Monday waded into the non-payment of severance allowances for legislative aides who served in the Eighth National Assembly between 2015 and 2019. Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila met the relevant agencies of government led by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed. The meeting, which was held behind closed doors, was attended by principal officers of the Senate and House of Representatives. Also present at the meeting was the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze. Lawan, while speaking on the…

An Enugu-based commercial rice farmer, Mr Ekene Uzodinma, has advised Nigerians against panic buying and hoarding of rice ahead of the Yuletide celebration. Uzodinma, who is the manager of Excellent Integrated Farms Ltd, gave the advice in an interview with NAN in Enugu on Monday. He said that Nigeria had abundant rice that could last for about two years, adding, “with that in mind, no one should engage in panic buying in the first place.” Uzodinma said that panic buying and hoarding would naturally cause the price to rise unnecessarily. “Some Nigerians are already misled by social media messages that…

Mr Assem Hanafi, Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria, said the embassy would not deliberately deny any applicant visa, adding that measures are in place to ease the process. In an interview with NAN in Abuja on Monday, the envoy said that Nigerians would continue to receive privilege visa process. ‘’The long years of relations between Nigeria and Egypt gives us an advantage. We have one of the strongest economies in the continent and similar cultural and religious system. ‘’The fact is that we do not have an immigration office here, but we are working on it right now. We have to…

Vietnamese Police have arrested eight suspected traffickers as part of a crackdown on human trafficking launched following deaths of 39 migrants, whose bodies were found in a parked lorry in Essex, southern England in October. The latest arrests in Vietnam were announced in the state media on Monday, bringing the total number of arrests in that country linked to the lorry tragedy to 10. The identities of the suspects have not been released due to the sensitivity of the ongoing investigation. However, the Police in the central Vietnamese province of Nghe An, believe the individuals are part of a brokering ring…

The Federal Government says it will support the 650,000 barrels per day capacity Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Plant with crude oil feed stock and other necessary inputs to ensure the success of the project. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, made the pledge in a statement issued by Mr Samson Makoji, the acting Spokesman for the Nigerian National Corporation (NNPC) in Abuja on Monday. The minister, accompanied by Group Managing Director of NNPC, Malam Mele Kyari, and other members of the corporation’s top management, spoke during a tour of the Dangote Refinery, being constructed by the…

A Senior Magistrates’ Court in Ilorin, on Monday, ordered that three men, charged with being in possession of a human skull, be remanded in a correctional centre. The Senior Magistrate, Mr Abdulrahman Bello, remanded James Moses, Moses Wabbari, and David Allah, in a Nigerian Correctional Service in Oke-Kura. The police charged the defendants with two counts of criminal conspiracy and possession of human skull. Bello adjourned the case until Nov. 20, for further mention. Cardiff threatened with FIFA ban over Sala transfer fee The prosecutor, Insp. Folorunsho Zacheous, told the court that the case was transferred from Nigeria Police, Operation…