The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Tincan Special Area Command, said it had confiscated 521.95 kilograms of Cannabis Indica, also known as “Colorado”, worth of N1.77 billion between January to June. Mr Mohammed Abubakar, Commander of Narcotics, NDLEA Tincan Special Area Command, said this at the 2023 International...
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The Acting Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun said 40,000 specially trained elite officers would be deployed to the newly created Special Intervention Squad of the Nigeria Police. Egbetokun said this on Monday in Abuja at a conference with Commanders of the Police Mobile Force (PMF), Special Protection...
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) on Monday sealed up 50 filling stations for operating without storage and sales licenses. sealed up 50 filling stations for operating without storage and sales licenses. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in Lokoja that the state Coordinator of...
The Acting Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun said personnel of the Police Mobile Force (PMF) would be withdrawn from VIPs escort and guard duties.igp Egbetokun said this on Monday in Abuja at a conference with the Police Tactical Commanders. He said the force would re-evaluate the responsibilities...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 47 (forty-seven) suspected internet fraudsters. The suspects according to a statement by the EFCC spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, were arrested on June 23, 2023, at Ikere Road and...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday sentenced a 45-year-old businessman, Emeka Orisakwe, to life imprisonment thrice for defiling his three underaged children. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Abiola Soladoye held that prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt the three-count charge bordering on...
Mr Dayo Israel, a Labour Party agent at the last Governorship Election in Lagos State, on Monday told Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife cast votes with invalid card readers. Israel, LP’s agent for Unit 006, Ward 15, Lagos Island Local Government,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Following the recent change of guard in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), AVM Hassan Abubakara, has approved the redeployment of 98 officers of air rank. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ayodele Famuyiwa,...
The Kano State Government has ordered the suspension of salaries of 10,000 workers employed by former governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s administration, pending investigations. Mr Abdulkadir Abdulsalam., The Accountant General of the state, made this known to newsmen in Kano on Monday. Abdulsalam said the affected staff were employed at...
UN humanitarian agencies on Monday said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. Liesbeth Aelbrecht, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager for the greater Horn of Africa emergency, said in a statement that children in the...
Mr Abdulmalik Sarkin-Daji has emerged as the Speaker of the 10th Niger State House of Assembly, while Mrs Afiniki Dauda (APC-Gurara) was elected as the Deputy Speaker. Sarkin-Daji (APC-Mariga), a first-time lawmaker, was nominated by Mr Mohammed Haruna (APC-Bida II ) while Abdulrahman Gambo (APC-Borgu) seconded the nomination. Dauda...
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has appointed Chief Sylvester Okonkwo as his Chief of Staff and Mr Saviour Enyiekere as his Deputy Chief of Staff.akpa A statement on Monday in Abuja from the Media Office of President of Senate made the disclosure in Abuja on Monday. According...
By ERDOO AVAAN, Makurdi – The Story: Benue civil servants are currently in wild jubilation as the first bank alerts have hit their phones in 7 months The full gist: True to his promise during electioneering campaigns, Governor Hyacinth Alia has put smiles on the faces of Benue workers,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has renamed some federal airports after several notable Nigerians. This is according to a memo by the Federal Ministry of Aviation dated June 1, 2023, and signed by Mrs Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airport Operations. The copy...
A retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Nuhu Ribadu, has officially taken over from Maj-Gen Babagana Monguno (retd) as Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA). At a brief event in Abuja on Monday, Ribadu promised to live up to the expectations of Nigerians and secure the country from...
The Federal High Court, Abuja will on Tuesday deliver judgment in Premiere Academy, Lugbe’s suit seeking to stop the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) from investigating the alleged rape and death of its 14-year-old student. The student, Keren-Happuch Akpagher, who was a boarding student of the private...
BY RICHARD ABU, Lafia – The Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, Engineer Abdullahi Sule has advised traditional rulers in the state not to engage in partisan politics as they remain the custodian of culture and tradition of the people. Governor Sule gave the charge recently in Lafia during the...
The Advocacy for Alleged Witches condemns the brutal murder of Mrs. Martina, locally known as Aki Iyak, for witchcraft on Saturday, June 24, 2023. The tragic incident happened in a community, Old Netim, in Cross River state in Southern Nigeria. Local sources told AfAW that Martina was accused following...
It’s official. Nigeria’s foremost book on development, Nigeria Heroes and Sheroes: Diary of a Journalist of Courage, authored by Mr. Ken Ugbechie, Publisher of Political Economist NG, is now listed on Amazon.com and already attracting global patronage. The 644-page book which chronicles the nation’s uneven steps in her march to development was presented to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC) Professor Abubakar Rasheed has voluntarily resigned from the NUC to continue lecturing at the Bayero University Kano where he was appointed from Professor Rasheed who stated this to newsmen on Monday in Abuja said he...