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By Jonathan Okpanachi Motorists using the shaft-defective Hyundai vehicles across Nasarawa State risk being arrested and their vehicles impounded if sighted. This followed the manufacturing defects of some brands of Hyundai Motors and the subsequent directive by the headquarters of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Abuja for the recall of the affected brands to avoid road casualties. Consequently, FRSC, Nasarawa State Command, Tuesday, briefed transportation stakeholders on the development, and the urgency to comply with the safety directives. Our correspondent reports that the meeting was convened by the state Sector Commander, Corps Commander Lucie Samuel Mhii, in Lafia, with…

By Jonathan Okpanachi Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has been re-elected as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for a second term. Our correspondent reports that Tinubu took over the leadership ECOWAS about one year ago, and he was re-elected on Sunday in Abuja. Tinubu hosted the ECOWAS heads for the 65th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Channels TV reports that Tinubu, who rose to power in May 2023, was re-elected as the ECOWAS chairman during the bloc’s meeting.

By Johnson Nwankwo A two-storey building located at Ekeoyibo Market, Amawbia, in Anambra State, Thursday, collapsed, recording fatal casualties in the process. The state police command confirmed the incident. SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the command's public relations officer, said police operatives had rescued two victims and taken them to the hospital for medical care. It was gathered that on the directives of the commissioner of police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations led operatives to the scene for on-the-spot assessment. Ikenga said the area had been cordoned off and rescue operations ongoing. Traders, who…

By Johnson Nwankwo Senators from the South-East region of Nigeria, Wednesday, met with the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), to demand the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu is being held at the custody of the State Security Services, and charged with terrorism. He has been in detention since 2021 when he was renditioned from Kenya to Nigeria. It was gathered that the meeting between the senators and AGF held behind closed doors. The senators, numbering 15, were led by former Abia State…

By Johnson Nwankwo The Nigeria Ethnic Nationality Youth Leaders Council Worldwide has asked the managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, to resign within seven days. This was contained in a statement issued by Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, the publicity secretary of the group. Recall that last week, the group accused the Kyari-led NNPCL of sabotaging the take-off of local refineries, including the Dangote refinery. In the statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday, the group vowed to cripple the country with a protest should Kyari fail to resign within seven days. The youth leaders said…

By Johnson Nwankwo The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has declared a state of emergency on the Nigerian oil and gas industry. The move is aimed at reviving the crippling crude production in the country. The company stated this in a statement issued by its chief corporate communications Officer, Olufemi O. Soneye. It said its group chief executive, Mele Kyari, disclosed this in a keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 23rd edition of the Nigeria Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition (NOG Energy Week) in Abuja, on Tuesday. “We have decided to stop the debate. We have…