By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested three suspected car thieves and recovered two stolen vehicles in a breakthrough operation. The command’s spokesman, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. SP Adeh said: “On April 11,...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has ordered the immediate prosecution of Bukar Modu, a man shown in a disturbing viral video allegedly molesting a minor (Bashir Gaji). Following the Governor’s directive, Bukar Modu was arrested by the security operatives on Saturday night at...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Member representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam (PKK) Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, has appointed 64 aides comprising special advisers, senior special assistants, and ward liaison officers in a strategic move to reinforce the All Progressives Congress (APC) structure across...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in a joint border operation with Customs personnel at the Nigeria/Cameroon border, Mfum, Cross River state arrested a trans-border drug trafficker, 35-year-old Odoh Peter Ikechukwu, with 8,740 ampoules of assorted opioids, weighing 395kg. They include:...
Police Command in Oyo State has arrested three suspects allegedly linked to the hijacking of a DAF truck loaded with 45,000 liters of petrol belonging to NIPCO Ltd. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Ibadan....
The Labour Party (LP) candidate for Nov. 8 Anambra governorship election, Dr George Muoghalu, has said he would restore people’s confidence in government if elected the next governor of the state. Muoghalu gave the pledge in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja....
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Lagos State, Dr Adetokunbo Pearse, has said the opposition coalition formed to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027 will achieve nothing . Pearse, a former member, Atiku Abubakar 2023 presidential campaign council, said this an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 41-year-old ex-convict and Malaysian returnee, Ndubuisi Udatu (aka Richard) with two giant music speakers used to conceal four large parcels of methamphetamine. The methamphetamine weighing 2.700kilograms for distribution in Yola and Mubi,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Plateau State Civil Society Organizations Forum (PLACSOF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately withdraw military personnel from communities and streets across Plateau State, saying the continued presence of soldiers has failed to prevent killings and instead worsened insecurity. Addressing journalists at...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has expressed deep sorrow after it was confirmed that Christian Chukwuemeka Chukwu, who captained Nigeria’s 1980 Africa Cup of Nations-winning squad and later coached the team, had died in his native city of Enugu on Saturday. Nicknamed ‘Chairman’ because...
President Bola Tinubu has assured the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) of his government’s support to ensure the advancement of its Open and Distance Learning (ODL) structure. Tinubu gave the assurance on Saturday in Abuja at the 14th convocation of the university, where the Speaker of the House...
The Federal Government said the statement by the National Assembly North – East Caucus that its zone was ” completely excluded” from the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) programme was not correct. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, stated this on Saturday in Abuja, while...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been urged to intensify efforts to save indigenous businesses and industrial sector from total collapse. The President, Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA), Chief Odeiga Jideonwo, made the call at the CBN Special Day at the ongoing 36th Enugu...
The Narcotics Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command, Mr Olayinka Joe-Fadile, has expressed worry over the high intake of illicit drugs in the state. Joe- Fadile made the observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Abeokuta at the sidelines of the...
Late Christian Chukwu’s AFCON I980 winning teammate, Ifeanyi Onyedika (MON), has expressed deep shock over the demise of the defunct Green Eagles skipper, noting that the news thoroughly dazed him. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the former Super Eagles coach died on Saturday in Enugu after...
Renowned human rights lawyer and activist, Mr Femi Falana, has urged youths to reclaim the country. Falana gave the advice on Saturday in Lagos, during sixth Annual Youth Leadership Conference, tagged Resilience, Innovation, Social Responsibility and Entrepreneurship (RISE 2025), held at the University of Lagos. Falana said things were...
The United States (US) mission has announced changes to its visa interview requirements for Nigerian travellers. According to a statement on the mission’s site on Friday, the new requirements take effect on April 22. Based on the release, visa applicants in Abuja and Lagos must take along a DS-160...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has sympathised with 21 people injured by a bomb blast suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram insurgents along Maiduguri-Damboa highway on Saturday. Of the victims, 14 were severely injured, 7 had minor injuries and were receiving...
The Nigerian Gas Association (NGA) has said the gas sector has attracted more than five billion dollars in new investments as at 2024. President of the NGA, Mr Akachukwu Nwokedi, disclosed this during a news conference on Saturday in Lagos, ahead of the 29th World Gas Conference (WGC 2025)...
Africa’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to grow by 4.0 per cent in 2025, in spite global economic fragility, says Afreximbank Research Report. The 2025 African Trade and Economic Outlook (ATEO) Report, a research by Afreximbank, said Africa’s real GDP is projected to reach 4.1 per cent...