President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the battle waged against terrorists, who falsely masquerade under the name of Islam is approaching its conclusion and “victory is within sight”. The president gave the assurance in his Sallah message to Nigerians as the Holy month of Ramadan reaches its end...
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has seized a total of 47 cartons of suspected fake Tramadol, comprising 2.3 million tablets, weighing 1222kg in Zaria, Kaduna state. The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, who said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, added that the...
The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), Nigeria has described workers in the country as the engine that can drive the country toward achieving her development objectives. Princess Gloria Akobundu, the Chief Executive Officer of AUDA-NEPAD, said this in a statement by Mr Abolade Ogundimu, her Media Assistant in Abuja...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered travellers’ cheques in different foreign currencies with a total value of N1,157,670,469 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos State. The NDLEA Director, Media & Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi, revealed this in a...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has arrested no fewer than 18 suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as “Yahoo boys” in Lekki area of Lagos State. The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, who disclosed this in a statement, said the suspect were arrested following...
A reporter with PRNigeria, Mohammed Dahiru Lawal, has missed the opportunity to participate in this year’s edition of the Mandela Washington Fellow in the United States of America after approval of his travel expenses by the US Government. Reason: officials of both the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, and...
Some youths whose commercial motorcycles were impounded and thereafter destroyed by officials of the Directorate of Road Traffic Service, DRTS, are now holding the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, to ransom. PRNigeria learnt that some of them have embraced crimes to make ends meet. This is because the seizure of...
Ms Funmi Adeogun, a Lawyer, on Sunday urged states to ensure implementation of a memorandum on financial autonomy for the Judiciary Adeogun, who is the Treasurer of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL), on financial autonomy for the judiciary made the call in...
The National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) has revealed that women still do not have equal access to decision making and power-sharing at all levels in the country, compared with their male counterparts. This is according to a report released by the NBS on Gender Statistics Quarterly Bulletin for the First...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has sought the collaboration of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the successful execution of the 2022 Information Communication Technology and Telecommunication (ICTEL) Expo. This was the focus of the discussion between the two organisations, during...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has charged Nigerians to work in harmony to produce a better country for themselves and future generations. On the occasion of Workers’ Day, the APC leader said as the nation celebrate the day, “let us as...
All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, acknowledging greetings from the crowd gathered at the 8th Day Inter-religious prayers held in memory of late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola, Adeyemi 111, on Saturday in Oyo town, Oyo State.
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the government of President Muhammadu Buhari over “the failure to protect the rights to life, security, and dignity of the victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack, and the failure to secure the safe...
The lady who made a viral TikTok video claiming she slept with a dog for N1.7million has said she was merely “catching cruise,” a slang for joking. The slim, light skinned woman with TikTok user ID @Veegodess has been trending on social media after saying there was no big...
By THOMAS AKASE, Markudi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has described the conduct of 2022 Local Government elections in Benue State as peaceful, fair and credible. The Governor made the observation at LGEA Primary School, Gbajimba, Guma Local Government area shortly after casting his vote. He expressed happiness...
Mr Omoyele Sowore, a presidential aspirant on the platform of the African Action Congress (AAC), on Saturday appealed to Nigerians to vote for his party in the 2023 general elections. Sowore, the publisher of the SaharaReporters, made the plea in Akure while speaking with newsmen, amid a resounding welcome...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for peace, stability, security and good governance as workers mark this year’s International Workers Day on May 1. The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, told newsmen on Saturday in Abuja, that peace, stability, security and good governance were the constitutional responsibility of...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has declared Monday (May 2, 2022) as the first day of Shawwal 1443AH in Nigeria. The Sultan announced this in a statement on Saturday signed by...
A diaspora group says the President of African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr. Akinwumi Adesina is the right person to be the next President of Nigeria come 2023. The group which is known as the Diaspora Support Group in North America and Europe insisted that “only Adesina has all it...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State police Command has ordered for the restriction of vehicular movement from 6:00Am to 11:00Am in other to ease free movement to and fro the praying ground during the Salah day The state Commissioner of Police, CP Abdu Umar, who stated this...