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The Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, has condemned the gruesome murder of four police operatives and a civilian by suspected members of the proscribed IPOB/ESN. The operatives were ambushed and killed while on routine patrol at Irete along the Owerri-Onitsha express road. In a statement, ASP Henry Okoye, Police Public Relations,

Nigerian government plans to save $7.32 billion annually following President Bola Tinubu’s directive that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) sell crude oil to local refineries in Naira, as announced by Zacch Adedeji, Special Adviser on Revenue. Naturenex reports that on Monday, President Tinubu instructed the NNPC to initiate immediate engagements with local refineries,

Enforcers of the sit-at-home order in the southeast on Monday, attacked a stop-and-search checkpoint along the Owerri-Onitsha road in Imo State, killing four police officers and a female Point of Sale (PoS) operator. The attack occurred around 6:30 pm at a popular hotel in Irete, Owerri West Local Government Area. An eyewitness, who preferred to

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) has refused to accept a letter from the Take-It-Back Movement, a pro-democracy group, demanding that their account be unfrozen. Naturenex understands that the account was allegedly frozen on the instructions of Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS), due to the group’s call for #EndBadGovernance protests. The

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has observed that hunger has not stopped in Nigeria since former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan left office. Fayose, who spoke recently on the food crisis in the country and the planned nationwide protest by some citizens, recalled that some Nigerians staged a demostration during Jonathan’s administration over hunger

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has praised President Bola Tinubu for directing the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) to sell crude oil to Dangote Petroleum Refinery and any other local refiners in naira. Chairman, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Faruk Umar, said Tinubu’s directive would encourage local investments and development of Nigeria’s latent economic potential.

According to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), at least 30 individuals from Nigeria lost their lives during the recently concluded 2024 Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Naturenex reports that this statistics was confirmed on Monday by the NAHCON Chairman, Mallam Jalal Arabi. During a press briefing held in Abuja on Monday, Arabi revealed

Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna. Riccardo Calafiori, who featured in all three of Italy’s group stage matches at Euro 2024, has penned a five-year contract with the Gunners after the Premier League side paid Bologna £42 million, including add-ons. After completing the deal, the Italian defender said: “I’m