The Police Command in Kaduna State, said it’s operatives have arrested four suspects with 50kg Indian hemp at Unguwar Mai Hayi in Makarfi. According to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansur Hassan, a gun was recovered from the suspected drug dealers when the operatives raided their base....
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The Federal Government in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has safely returned 145 stranded Nigerians from Libya under the IOM Voluntary Humanitarian Return programme. This is contained in a statement on Monday by Amb. Kabiru Musa, Chargé d’Affaires of the Nigerian Mission in Libya. According...
The Advocacy for Alleged Witches condemns the recent statement by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, that all women are witches. Ooni made this statement when some members of a reality show, the Real Housewives of Lagos, visited him at his palace in Ile Ife. During his...
By ARMSTRONG ALAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, has condemned the killing of a 500 level student of the institution by assailants while trying to steal his phone. Recall that the final year Geology student, Joseph Agabaidu, who...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command says it has seized 478kilogammes of various illicit substances in November. This is contained in a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, Shuaibu Yusuf-Omale and issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Tuesday. Yusuf-Omale...
The Defence Headquarters has said the drone attack on Ligarma community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday, was based on information about untoward activities of terrorists in the area. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward...
Israel has assembled a system of large pumps with which it could flood the extensive tunnel network of the Islamist movement Hamas under the Gaza Strip with seawater, according to media reports. The U.S. newspaper Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing U.S. government officials, that it is...
Team Nigeria on Tuesday jetted out of Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, to participate in the Men’s World Squash Team Championship organised by World Squash Federation (WSF) in Tauranga, New Zealand. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team, comprising Tunde Ajagbe, Onaopemipo Adegoke, Olufunmilayo Gabriel...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has ordered for a probe into the bombing of a village, in Kaduna State. The president gave the directive in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Tuesday in Abuja. It would be recalled that the Nigerian...
Britain’s embattled Conservative government unveiled a raft of measures Monday aimed at cracking down on record levels of migration — a key battleground in a general election expected next year. The UK announced it would raise the minimum salary threshold for a skilled worker visa and prevent overseas...
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday extended the interim order restraining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from removing Sen. Samuel Anyanwu as national secretary pending the hearing and determination of the substantive matter. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who directed parties to maintain status quo in the suit,...
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim representing Ondo South District in 10th National Assembly has defended the number of Nigerian delegates at the ongoing COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain said Nigeria might host the climate summit in the nearest...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday said that President Bola Tinubu’s administration was working assiduously to change the country’s economic fortune. Shettima stated this when he received the management of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) led by its Commandant, Alhaji Ayodele Adeleke, at the Presidential Villa,...
The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi has been shut down following students’ protest. The Director, Directorate of Information and Public Relations, , Mr Zailani Bappa, who announced this on Monday at a news conference in Bauchi, said the school would be closed for one week. According to...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Femi Falana, on Monday urged lawyers to expose anyone, including judges, who may want to destroy the image of the country’s judiciary. Falana made the remark in Ibadan during the opening of the Law Week of the Ibadan Branch of Nigerian...
The Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Florence Obi, has directed that the new fees introduced by the institution be put on hold until further notice. The directive is contained in a statement issued by the university’s Registrar, Mr Gabriel Egbe, and made available to newsmen on...
Sen. Iyiola Omisore (APC- Osun) has said there’s nothing like budget padding, as it in the responsibility of the National Assembly to approve the yearly budget of the executive. Omisore, also a former chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, said this at a one-day citizens ‘ town...
The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, has called for more funding for the ministry to ensure improved perform in 2024. Fagbemi said this on Monday in Abuja, when he reviewed the 2023 budget performance of the ministry as well as defended the 2024 budget at...
The Benue House of Assembly has suspended four members for three months for allegedly sabotaging the its proceedings. The Speaker of the house, Mr Hyacinth Dajoh, announced the suspension, following a unanimous decision of the house during its plenary session on Monday. The suspended lawmakers include Mr Douglas...
A female aspirant in the Edo 2024 governorship race, Dr Loretta Oduware Ogboro-Okor, has promised to give priority to technology, education and health care, if elected governor. Oduware Ogboro-Okor, stated this shortly after her public declaration of intention to contest for the Edo 2024 governorship election under the...