Despite N’Delta talks, militants bomb crude export pipelines

A yet-to-be identified militant group in Niger Delta on Tuesday reportedly brought down two major crude oil delivery lines supplying the Trans Forcados Export trunk line in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State.

Sources in the community told our correspondent on Wednesday that the incident occurred at around 1:40am on Tuesday around the Batan community in the Warri South West Local Government Area of the state.

Prince’s Minnesota studio to permanently open as museum

Prince Rogers Nelson

Late pop icon Prince’s Paisley Park studio compound in Minnesota will become open to the public on Friday, after gaining final approval as a museum.

The “Purple Rain” star’s complex was scheduled to open earlier this month, but that was delayed after city officials asked the site’s operator to better plan for an influx of visitors.

Algeria clash: Ezeugo defends Mikel invite

Former Nigeria defender, Emeka Ezeugo, has  defended the invitation of  Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi, for the Super Eagles’ Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier against Algeria in Uyo on November 12.

Nigeria, who top Group B with three points, will host the third-placed Desert Foxes, who have a point, at the Uyo Stadium.

Ex-Customs boss, Dikko, returns N1bn cash to FG

A former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko, has returned N1,040,000, 000 to the Federal Government, The PUNCH has learnt.

Dikko, who served as the head of customs between August, 2009 and August, 2015, became the

AfDB approves $600m loan for Nigeria

The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors on Wednesday approved a $600m loan for Nigeria, several months after the Federal Government had approached the lender for a budget-support facility.

The loan is meant to help Nigeria plug its budget deficit as the

Court convicts firms of laundering Patience Jonathan’s $15.5m

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday convicted four companies of laundering $15.5m kept in their accounts with Skye Bank.

 The companies – Pluto Property and Investment Company Limited; Seagate Property Development & Investment Co. Limited; Trans

Clinton, Obama warn of dire consequences if Trump wins

Hillary Clinton painted a grim picture of life under a Donald Trump presidency Wednesday, warning undecided voters as the ever tighter White House race entered its final five-day stretch.

Clinton made an optimistic choice in staging a huge rally in Arizona,

My problem is spiritual – Driver arrested for failed suicide

A driver, Jacob Elegbede, who attempted to hang himself behind a primary school in Zanda, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has blamed spiritual forces, saying  he did not know what came over him.

The 48-year old father of one stated tha

BREAKING: Amosun, labour leaders in closed-door meeting

The national presidents of Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress and the National Joint Negotiating Council, Ayuba Wabba, Boboi Kaigama, and  Kiri

Self-styled prophet arraigned over N800,000 fraud

A self-styled Lagos prophet, 52-year-old Amos Ojo, who allegedly collected N800, 000 from a man on the pretext of executing a project, is to enjoy temporary freedom as he was released on a N300,000 bail.

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court which gave the ruling on Wednesday,