The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a major drug kingpin and Ssx other suspects, recovering 5,862 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs including Loud and Codeine in Lagos. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Saturday in...
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Thousands of youth from across the six states of the South-West, on Saturday, converged on Lagos to draw Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi out to contest the 2023 presidential election. The youths, who insisted that it was Bello or no other person for President in 2023, vowed to rewrite...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Police command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has rescued 11 kidnap victims in Gwargwada community in Kuje Area Council of the territory. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the FCT, DSP Josephine Adeh, made this known in a statement on Saturday...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Operatives of the NDLEA came under attack on Saturday in the course of effecting the arrest of a suspected drug kingpin in the island of Lagos State. NDLEA’s spokesman Mr Femi Babafemi confirmed the attack in a statement issued to newsmen on Saturday. “NDLEA...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The management of Air Peace has debunked reports that the airline disrespected the Emir of Kano as well as the people of the state. The Chief Operating Officer, Air Peace Ltd, Mrs Toyin Olajide, explained in a statement that the incident which led to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr.Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has disclosed that the administration is ready to partner with result-oriented organizations willing to provide quality healthcare services to residents in order to meet the high demand of the people. The minister also restated the administration’s commitment...
By SAM ADZEGEH – Residents of Agber, a community in Makurdi, capital of Benue State erupted into a frenzy of joyful activity as work has intensified on the drainage canal being constructed behind the settlement. The lack of an effective drainage system in the sprawling settlement of more than...
Rep. Babatunde Hunpe says it would have taken 63 years to complete ongoing reconstruction of Badagry expressway if Federal Government had relied on annual budgetary allocation for the project. Speaking during the presentation of drugs to Primary Healthcare Centre in Ajara-Badagry, the federal lawmaker said that N1.3 billion was...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In his third day of ongoing humanitarian activities in Gamboru border town of Ngala LGA of Borno State, Governor Babagana Zulum has ordered the construction of new barracks for the police and Immigration which were destroyed by Boko Haram insurgents. Governor Zulum who travelled...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Government on Sunday directed the prosecution of the developer of the three-storey building under construction that collapsed in Onike area of the state, on Saturday, killing four persons. The Commissioner of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, gave the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described its return to power in the Abuja Municipal Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as a sign of victory for the 2023 general elections. The PDP National Chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, in a statement he issued on Sunday, in Abuja,...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Christopher Zakka of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as winner of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) Chairmanship election held on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the PDP candidate scored 19,302 votes to defeat Murtala Usman of...
Four dead bodies have been recovered from the collapsed building in the Yaba area of Lagos State, just as the property developer was arrested. The recovered bodies were some of the people working at the building site before it collapsed on Saturday at NO.16 Akanbi Crescent. Two workers, however,...
Two persons have been confirmed dead, while two others were rescued from a three-storey building that collapsed in Yaba area of Lagos. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Zonal Coordinator, Southwest, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. Farinloye said...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Police (FCT) Command has again announced restriction of movement of residents from 8a.m. to 3p.m. during the FCT Area Council Elections slated for Saturday, Feb. 12. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Babaji Sunday, made the disclosure in a statement made...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The FCT Police Command has relaxed the restriction of movement as earlier announced for the Area Council Election schedule to take place on the 12th February, 2022. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen...
Availability of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, is improving in Lagos State, after days of scarcity of the product, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. A NAN correspondent who monitored some petroleum products retail outlets on Friday in Ikeja, Abule-Egba, Iyana-Ipaja and Oshodi areas of...
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has urged the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) residents and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to come out en masse and exercise their franchise in the Feb. 12 area councils election. Abubakar made the call in a statement by his Media Adviser, Paul...
Some residents of Agric community in Ojo Local Government, Lagos state, are bemoaning the increase in armed robbery attacks at their major bus stops. The residents also alleged that the hoodlums sell and smoke hard drugs with reckless abandon and at night rob people of their valuables. The residents...
By YEMI ITODO, Abuja – Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, was on Friday appointed by the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to head a crack team of proven election winners on the party’s campaign council for the forthcomingLocal Council Elections in the Federal Capital Territory...