Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have taken into custody a wanted drug baron, Alhaji Suleiman Ganiu Aremu (a.k.a Barryshine), two years after coming under the radar of the anti-narcotics Agency. Suleiman, who is the Managing Director/CEO of Barryshine Suleiman Nigeria Ltd, came under the Agency’s watchlist over his alleged role in…
Suspected thieves have been arrested for allegedly stealing armour cables from transformers in Calabar, Cross River State capital. CONVERSEER gathered that the suspects were arrested on Friday by youths in Ikot Ansa while trying to steal armour cables belonging to transformers at Ekpo Iso. According to Prince Victor Otu Iso Jr., Youth Leader of Ikot…
Marketers of petroleum products in Nigeria reportedly wrote to President Bola Tinubu to complain that the price of Dangote Refinery’s diesel, which is at N900 per litre, is negatively affecting their businesses. Devakumar Edwin, Vice President, Dangote Industries Limited, disclosed this on X (Twitter) Spaces session organised by Nairametrics. “Petroleum product marketers in Nigeria have…
King Charles III, on Wednesday, invited President Bola Tinubu to Buckingham Palace to discuss climate change funding. This was disclosed by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday, who said the private meeting centred around the upcoming COP 29 Summit in Azerbaijan. Onanuga who said the visit was a private meeting,…
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has commenced the distribution of 200,000 bags of rice to flood victims in Borno, Adamawa and states in the region. This was disclosed by Mohamed G. Alkali, MD/CEO of NEDC, during a press conference on Tuesday morning. Alkali said the release of food and non-food items is to support…
Cross River State Assembly members have called on the State Government through the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to carry out intervention works on the Ugboro-Abuochiche-Gakem road in Bekwara Local Government Area. The Lawmakers maintained that the intervention works would greatly ameliorate the sufferings of commuters on that road while urging the Contractor awarded the…
