By EgbemaVoice The richest Urhobo man that no Deltan has beat his record in the history of Delta State … the Father of the fathers , the richest… Olorogun Michael Onajirevbe Ibru OFR born 25 December 1930 – 6 September 2016) was a pioneering Nigerian industrialist , patriarch of the Ibru dynasty who founded the Ibru Organisation, one of Africa's leading indigenous conglomerates.He was one of the eminent entrepreneurs who shaped modern Nigerian enterprise during the pre- and early-independence periods, when much of the economy was controlled by foreign-owned interests. Forbes, described him as a "Titan of Industry" and one of the continent's most revered business leaders In the early years of post-independence Nigeria, Michael Ibru, through the Ibru Organisation, provided one of the clearest demonstrations that Nigerian-owned capital could build and compete on a large scale with established foreign commercial interests that had been operating...
By EgbemaVoice The Federal Government has ordered the immediate suspension of the Niger State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Suberu Siyaka Aniviye, following the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners who died while in NSCDC custody in Minna, Niger State. (TheCable) The suspension was announced on Friday, September 18, 2026, by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who also directed a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths. According to reports, the affected suspects were arrested during NSCDC enforcement operations against illegal mining activities conducted on September 15 and 16, 2026, around the M.I. Wushishi/Lukoto axis of Minna. (TheCable) The Niger State NSCDC Command had earlier confirmed that scores of detained suspects were found dead in the early hours of September 17. The state command initially linked the deaths to a suspected disease outbreak, while stating that the bodies had been deposited at the...