By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted over 31.million pills of tramadol 225mg and bottles of codeine-based syrup worth N17.9 billion at the Port Harcourt Port Complex, Onne, Rivers state and Tincan seaport in Lagos. The Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi...
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Arne Slot passed his first major examination as Liverpool manager with a statement 3-0 win at Manchester United thanks to Luis Diaz’s double and a Mohamed Salah strike on Sunday. Slot has the unenviable task of succeeding Jurgen Klopp but has made a perfect start with a 100 percent...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Citizens of Sokoto State have expressed satisfaction with the federal government’s directive for an immediate relocation of the nation’s apex security architecture to the State. The locals, who expressed optimism that a near end in the heinous activities of bandits and other criminal elements in...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas over “the failure to end the apparently unlawful practice by the National Assembly of fixing its allowances and...
The Federal Government says it plans to invest 800 million dollars in the construction of sub-stations and distribution networks as part of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI). This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Bolaji Tunji, the Special Adviser, Media and Strategic Communication to the Minister of...
The Kebbi State Independent Electoral Commission (KESIEC), on Sunday, declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Saturday’s local council polls in the state. Chairman of the commission, Alhaji Aliyu Muhammad-Mera, who announced this in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday, said the party won all the 21 Chairmanship...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on Sunday said it has capacity to transmit 6,000 MWS of electricity to distribution load centres nationwide. The Managing Director of TCN, Mr Sule Abdulaziz, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. Abdulaziz said...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Saturday launched the construction of a 5-kilometre road project at Kunchi town in Ghari Local Government Area. The exercise is part of his administration’s efforts to construct a 5-kilometre road in all local governments across the state. A statement by Sanusi Bature, the...
Mariam Bolaji of Nigeria early on Sunday in Paris advanced to the semi-finals in the para-badminton competition at the ongoing 2024 Paralympic Olympic Games in Paris. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bolaji beat Mandeep Kaur of India 21-8 21-9 in their quarter-final encounter in the women’s...
The 20-billion-dollar Dangote refinery investment with 650,000 barrel capacity per day will undoubtedly boost Nigeria’s foreign exchange. Equally, the project is expected to reduce the pressure on foreign exchange drastically if sales of crude oil to Dangote are dominated by local currency. Industry observers are of the notion that...
A former PDP presidential aspirant , Dr Abdul-Jhalil Tafawa Balewa, has said the adoption of parliamentary system of government is not the answer to the nation’s current socio-political and economic challenges. Tafawa-Balewa expressed the view in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos....
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Beijing, China, for a five-day official state visit. A statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said he arrived in China at about 9.00 a.m. local time on Sunday and was received by key officials of the Chinese government. Tinubu was also welcomed by...
Two children were confirmed dead in a lone accident involving a Toyota Camry at Kere, Itori on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta on Sunday. Okpe noted that the accident...
Ms Yan Yuqing, Consul General of China in Lagos, says she is optimistic that President Bola Tinubu’s visit to her country will boost investment and employment in Nigeria. Yuqing told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that this would further enhance the sense of gain, happiness, and...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has restated his administration’s commitment to supporting initiative that is geared towards empowering the people of the state. Governor Ododo made this known during the flag-off of Hon Sanni Egidi Abdulraheem Empowerment Programme for Individuals with Skills...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Government has launched a new newspaper, ‘The Lake Chad Times’, at Amani Event Centre in Maiduguri on Saturday, August 31, 2024. The launch was attended by social media influencers, handlers, and other dignitaries. In his remarks, Commissioner for Information and Internal...
The Nigerian politician is a most futuristic animal. He is above all else a most distractive creature, forever creating political outlets and ventilations. While our civil society remains reactive , our political class is eternally ahead in terms of setting an agenda for distracting the attention of the polity...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says he has no regret in joining the Tinubu government. According to him, anyone who is angry he is working in the Tinubu-led administration should go and ‘hug a transformer’. Wike a PDP member worked against his party during the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle, has expressed sadness over the activities of terrorists and bandits in Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina, and Kebbi States. In a statement issued by the Director of Information, Henshaw Ogubike, the Minister disclosed that he has directed...
Erling Haaland fired Manchester City to the top of the Premier League with a second consecutive hat-trick in a 3-1 win at West Ham on Saturday. The Norwegian put Ipswich to the sword last weekend and followed up with another treble to take his tally to 70 goals in...