By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a large consignment of Loud, a synthetic strong strain of cannabis, concealed in giant loudspeakers tucked in a consolidated cargo imported from New York, United States of America. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr...
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By JOY ADARA, Abuja – A joint raid operation between the NDLEA and men of the State Homeland Security at 23 Arochukwu street, Umuahia around 11pm on Wednesday 14th February led to the arrest of a female lawyer, Adaobi Nweke, 36; her boyfriend, Emeka Nkemefola, 36; her mother,...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has congratulated Rep. Dennis Idahosa (APC-Edo) over his emergence as the party’s Edo governorship candidate. Ganduje’s congratulatory message in a statement by Mr Edwin Olofo, his Chief Press Secretary on Sunday in...
The Minister of State for Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande, has said the Federal Government is working to ensure enabling environment for youths to excel in their chosen career and to stem the “Japa Syndrome.” Olawande told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that with enabling...
The real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for Africa is expected to average 3.8 per cent and 4.2 per cent in 2024 and 2025. The African Development Bank (AfDB) said this in its latest Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook (MEO) report. In a statement issued on the Bank’s website,...
The Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has assured officers, soldiers, and their families, that their welfare would continuously be top priority in his leadership of the Nigerian Army (NA). The GOC 81 Div, Maj.-Gen. Mohammed Usman alongside the Commander, Nigerian Army Signal Corps, Maj.-Gen. Gbemiga...
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda has approved the establishment of a 27-member committee to enforce ban on hoarding of food items and rent-seeking in the state. This is contained in a statement by Adullahi Aliyu-Yar’adua, Director Press, Office of the Secretary to the State Government, in Katsina on...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said with the alliances his political camp has formed, the 2027 elections will be a walk in the park for them. The minister spoke of his readiness for the 2027 elections during a thanksgiving service by Senator...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has raised an alarm that rising prices of fuel and other commodities could lead to social unrest in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Angola and Kenya. The AfDB sounded the warning in its macroeconomic performance and outlook for 2024 in which it projected Africa’s economy to...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, has approved a 50 per cent salary increment for staff across board. Rabiu made the disclosure in an internal memo signed on Sunday in Lagos by Mr Mohammed Wali, BUA’s Head of Human Resources. The memo...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 15 trucks containing food items in Sokoto State as part of its efforts to prevent smuggling which has aggravated the rising cost of commodities in the country. Mr Abubakar Chafe, Spokesperson, NCS, Sokoto Command, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Dr Asue Ighodalo, a frontline aspirant in the forthcoming Edo governorship primary election for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said he will redefine governance with focus on accountability and transparency. Ighodalo, an investment banker and a commercial lawyer, said this while answering questions from newsmen on Sunday...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Niger State Police Command has denied blocking trucks conveying food stuff and animals to the Southern part of the country at Kara-Jebba-Mokwa Road in the state. The command’s spokesman, Mr Waisu Abiodun, said in a statement issued in Minna, that the purported video circulating...
Those who know Mr. Olayemi Cardoso will agree he got his current job as the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria on a platter of solid professional background and strong personal attributes. His pedigree is rich as his character is unsullied. Cardoso had a remarkable private sector career where...
An entrepreneur and youth advocate, Mohammed Algoni has shared insights on how youths can navigate the entrepreneurship space in the country. Algoni revealed insights during a youths engagement advocacy held in Mashamari, Jere local government of Borno state. The event was attended by a diverse audience representing a...
No fewer than six persons including a former Director of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and his younger brother have been killed by bandits who attacked Kwassam and Sabon Layin communities of the Kauru LGA of Kaduna State. The police are yet to confirm the incident...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has pledged his government commitment to collaborate with the Federal Government and North East Development Commission (NEDC) among others to ensure the establishment of Kanemi Museum in Maiduguri, the state capital Governor Zulum also assured the traditional institution...
Nigeria’s litany of troubles has finally anchored on two basic existential matters. Insecurity and hunger. We are all very unsafe and now the vast majority of our people are very hungry and angry. Of the two urgencies, the rise of mass hunger is indeed a novel addition to...
President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria is ready to host the African Central Bank in line with the vision of the Abuja Treaty. He said this at the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa,...
A Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, was on Saturday, unveiled as the brand ambassador of Rowe Motor Oil distributed by a German based company, 9th Integrated Energy Solutions Ltd. Speaking during the endorsement held in Enugu, Mr Okechukwu Benjamin, the Managing Director, of the company, said the deal was...