The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it has arrested no fewer than five thousand suspects and secured 500 convictions between January and May for drug abuse and trafficking. The agency’s Chief Executive Officer, Retired Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Marwa, made this known on Saturday in Ibadan at a book...
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Result sheets for Saturday’s ward congress of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State are reportedly missing. Media reports from the 260 wards in the state showed that officials deployed to the various wards for the exercise came to the congress venues with the result sheets. They claimed...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Mr. Tunde Rahman, the Special Adviser on Media to National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has debunk the rumour making the rounds that his principal is dead or hospitalized. In a statement on Saturday, Mr. Rahman, who described the rumours...
Lagos State Government says it paid accrued pensions of more than N32 billion to 8,170 retirees between May 2019 and July 2021. The Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) said in a statement issued on Saturday that Mrs Ajibola Ponnle, Commissioner for Establishment, Training and Pensions, made the declaration on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, The Chairman and Returning Officer of the APC Ward Congress Committee , Borno State, Hon. Uba Maigari Ahmadu has returned and declared the newly elected executive members of APC Mafa Central Ward. Hon. Ahmadu made the declaration on Saturday immediately after the duly registered party members...
The NARD president, however, apologised to Nigerians for the decision which he insisted was a result of the government’s failure in its responsibilities. The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has directed its members across the country to embark on a total strike from Monday, August 2. This directive...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Communities displaced by Boko Haram insurgency, who are taking refuge at various Internally Displace Persons (IDPs) camps in Borno State would soon be relocated to their ancestral homes before the end of 2021. This is coming on the heels of the completion of resettlement...
The Students of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Ondo State, has protested over a planned strike by the institution’s Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). President, Students Union Government (SUG), Damilola Okunomo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Okitipupa that the ASUU strike would...
Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) on Saturday said it has installed prepaid meters for 9,861 customers in Gombe State from January to June. The JEDC’s Head of Corporate Communications, Dr Adakole Elijah, who stated this in an interview with NAN in Gombe, said the company registered 77, 291 active...
Somali Prime Minister, Mohamed Roble had called on Somalis to unite in order to defeat terrorism after the death of four footballers in a roadside blast on Friday. Roble condemned the terrorist attack in Kismayo town of the Lower Jubba region in Jubaland State and called for an immediate...
Jude Okoye is excited to celebrate his wife, Ify Okoye. The beautiful lady turned 31 today. Taking to his verified Instagram handle, Jude wrote; “Happy birthday to my bestie and girlfriend. may the Lord’s Grace and Blessings follow you always. Love you to the moon and back”. He went...
Abductors of students of Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Kaduna, have asked for a fresh N50 million ransom for the remaining 83 students in their custody. About N100 million ransom is alleged to have been demanded by the bandits to be paid by the parents for the release of...
Nigerian athlete, Tobi Amusan, has qualified for the semi-finals of the Women’s 100m Hurdles at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan. The 24-year-old advanced to the next round of the competition on Saturday morning after winning Round 1 (Heat 3), running from lane four. She crossed the...
Veteran Nollywood actress, Rachel Oniga, is dead While the cause of her death is unknown, there are conflicting reports as to when she passed. Rachel Oniga, a highly respected Nollywood actress, is dead. The President of the Actors Guild Of Nigeria, Emeka Rollers confirmed the sad news on Saturday...
FBN Holdings Plc has posted a profit before tax (PBT) of N45.2 billion in its unaudited financial results for the half year (H1) ended June 30. The company’s Group Managing Director, Mr Mr Urum Kalu Eke, disclosed in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By BABARA KALU, Imo – Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have killed two bandits during crossfire in Njaba Local Government Area on Saturday. Confirming the incident in a statement, The Commissioner of Police, Mr Abutu Yaro, through the command’s spokesman, CSP Mike Abattam, said one AK47 riffle...
South Africa’s governing party, African National Congress (ANC) has called for an end to the politicisation of the origins of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Lindiwe Zulu, chairperson for the International Relations Sub-Committee in the ANC National Executive Council, made the position of the party known on Friday. Zulu said while...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Saturday threatened to suspend the distribution of products within its designated Eastern zone effective Monday. The depots to which IPMAN supplies products in its designated Eastern zone include Aba, Calabar, Enugu, Makurdi, and Port Harcourt. IPMAN’s strike notice, which is...
The Nigerian senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, are out of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after losing 71-80 in their last Group B game on Saturday. The D’Tigers had rounded off their pre-Olympic preparations with impressive wins over the U.S. and Argentina in Las Vegas. But in Tokyo they...