The Apapa Area Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said it seized 19,703.25 kgs of hard drugs, worth over N6 billion between January and June 20. Its Commander, Mr Ameh Inalegwu, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) in Lagos on Saturday. He...
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it received safety information from the European Rapid Alert System for dangerous non food products (RAPEX) that a cosmetic product, Placentyne Hair Lotion, has been banned. The information is contained in a public alert with No. 0033/2022,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari “over his failure to probe allegations that over N11 trillion meant to provide regular electricity supply since 1999 may have been stolen, mismanaged or diverted into private pockets.” Nigerian cities...
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that his academic certificates were stolen by unknown persons while he was on self exile. Tinubu, a former Lagos State Governor, was one of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO)...
A Nigerian woman who is based in Ilorin, and who has been simply identified as Martha, has volunteered to donate her kidney to the ailing daughter of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. In a viral video, Martha said she saw it in her dream that she needs to...
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has warned against alleged plans by some terrorists to assassinate the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi. A statement issued on Saturday by the President-General of the coalition, Goodluck Ibem, alleged that some terrorists told their kidnapped victims...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Zulum on Saturday, in a grand gathering in Keffi, joined Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo, Chairman, Dangote Group of Companies Alhaji Aliko Dangote, and other leaders across Nigeria to witness the wedding ceremony of Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says it will issue Petroleum Prospecting Licences (PPL) to successful awardees of Marginal Fields in the 2020 Bid Round on Tuesday. Mr Gbenga Komolafe, the Chief Executive Officer, NUPRC, said this in a statement on Saturday in...
Gov Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra said the delay in commencement of road construction and repairs in the state was due to the delay in the passage of its revised budget by the State House of Assembly. Soludo said this at a news conference on the occasion of his 100...
The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has confirmed an oil wellhead leak at Oil Mining Lease (OML) 18, operated by an indigenous operator, Eroton Exploration and Production Limited. OML 18, which produces and exports crude through the 97 kilomeiter Nembe Creek Trunkline (NCTL), is located near...
President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed Nigerian youths excelling at home and abroad, saying the country will welcome inputs and investments from compatriots with international exposure for the economy to thrive. The president spoke at a town hall meeting with Nigerians in the Diaspora on the margins of the 26th...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The North East Development Commission (NEDC) on Saturday donated 38,000 bags of maize, rice, spaghetti and non food items to the Borno State Government for onward distribution to about 66 repentant Boko Haram insurgents and their families as well as other victims of insurgency...
The remains of the late Ekwueme singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu have arrived in her home town in Amakpoke Umuaku community, Abia for burial. Osinachi, who died on April 8, 2022, was reported to have suffered domestic violence prior to her death. Until her death, Osinachi was a chorister at the...
Some traders at the Relief Market in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra are counting their losses as flood occasioned by heavy rainfall, washed away shops, electric poles and cables in the market. The Caretaker Committee Chairman of the market, Mr David Obidike, disclosed this during a tour of...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah, on Saturday commissioned the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Guest House in Sokoto State. Bishop Kukah, while commissioning the CAN Guest House, admonished Christians in the state to note that despite owning the place,...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has charged security agencies in the state to be just and fair to everyone and respond immediately to emergency calls of residents when bandits attack them. The governor stated this on Saturday at Sabon Gida Jada in Alkaleri Local...
Catholic Bishop of Minna Diocese, Martins Uzoukwu, has urged Christians to get permanent voters card and register in any political party of their choice in electing credible leaders in 2023. Uzoukwu gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Minna on Saturday. ”...
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State said on Saturday that the state would not be a safe haven for bandits. Mohammed said this when he paid a condolence visit to the people of Sabon Gari, Jada community in Alkaleri Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The News Agency...
The Niger Police Command on Saturday confirmed the abduction of two residents of Doma village by gunmen in Lapai Local Government Area of the state. DSP Wasiu Abiodun, Command Public Relations Officer, announced this to the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in Minna on Saturday. Abiodun said on...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ado-Ekiti – Ekiti State Government has constituted a 24-man transition committee and advisory council to ensure the smooth handover of power in October. A statement by Mr Yinka Oyebode, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Kayode Fayemi, on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti, said the committee was constituted...