The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted substantial quantities of Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Cannabis sativa packaged for export to five countries. The countries are: Australia, China, Qatar, Ireland and Thailand through some courier companies in Lagos. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director, Media...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said that two drug traffickers have excreted a total of 165 wraps of cocaine following their arrest at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, (NAIA), Abuja. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in...
A presidential aspirant on the platform of the PDP, Mr Peter Obi, has released his bio-data, showcasing a copious profile that casts him as standing tall among PDP presidential aspirants. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the upcoming presidential contest looks set to parade a crowded field...
Victims of snakebites are flooding treatment centres across the country as the scorching heat forces the reptiles out of their holes into bushes, farms, roads and peoples homes in search of fresh air. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that states worst hit include Gombe, Plateau, Borno, Benue,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to “widely publish the details of safeguards and mechanisms put in place to protect the privacy and security of election information and data...
…. Don’t just fear EFCC, ICPC, also fear Allah – Bauchi gov tells politicians ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAHANI, Bauchi – The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has warned politicians seeking for elective offices not to perceived the process as a do-or-die affair just as he reminded them that it is...
No fewer than 1,000 of them were reported to have been offered employment letters by authorities of the Federal College of Education (FCE), Yola, in November 2020, after successfully scaling through a recruitment process. But almost two years after, and despite collecting employment letters, their fate has remained uncertain,...
By JIMIN GEOFFREY, Markudi – The chances of Governor Samuel Ortom to be elected senator in the 2023 general elections have become brighter wIth the unanimous endorsement by the political and traditional leadership of Jemgbagh intermediate area. This is the outcome of the consultation by the Governor and his...
President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined the new National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure that the party primaries are not influenced by “highest bidders”. The president gave the warning at the 2022 APC National Convention in Abuja. He urged party leaders to always promote...
Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, late Saturday night emerged as the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the 2022 National Convention of the party. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adamu emerged as the consensus candidate of the party after six other aspirants stepped down....
A bomb explosion which occurred at Hayin Danmani community in Igabi local government area of Kaduna State has left at least two people injured. The explosion occurred on Friday night after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted in a motorcycle belonging to one Mohammed Hassan, a PoS operator in...
A stampede has occurred at the Convention grounds of the Ruling All Progressives Congress, APC as members of the Party’s organising committee for the national convention failed to control a huge crowd at the Eagle Square in Abuja. The convention scheduled to hold on Saturday has witnessed the presence...
Traders have taken over all the roads leading to Eagle Square, venue of the All Progressives Congress (APC), National Convention holding on Saturday. A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), covering the event reports that the traders came from within FCT Abuja and other parts of the...
Delegates have started arriving at Eagle Square, venue of the All Progressives Congress (APC) convention amidst tight security. Some of delegates who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) expressed hope that the convention would go well and that their preferred candidates would emerge victorious at the end...
The price of bottle water has risen from N100 to N300 due to high demand at the Eagle Square, Abuja, where the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Convention is holding. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a bottle of water, which was sold at between N100 and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Police Command has denied media reports alleging that the operatives will embark on a planned protest in Maiduguri City over non payment of salaries and allowances as well as poor welfare package. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Abdul Umar...
There is a heavy presence of security operatives at Eagle Square, the venue of the national convention of the All Progressives Congress. The security operatives were placed at strategic locations around Eagles Square. The operatives combine soldiers, policemen, men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp, and other paramilitary...
The University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Saturday ordered the flying of the institution’s flag at half-mast to mourn the death of the first female vice-chancellor in Nigeria, Prof. Grace Alele-Williams. Alele-Williams, who was appointed vice-chancellor of the University of Benin in 1985 died on Friday in Lagos at the...
No less than 50 persons have been killed while an unspecified number of persons were abducted when bandits attacked nine communities in the Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident was confirmed by Mohammed Jalige, the State Police Public Relations Officer. According to Jalige, the command is...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) is sensitive to the plight of victims of crime and their families and will not indulge in any activity to assault or undermine their sensibilities. The declaration was made in Abuja by its Public Relations Officer, Mr Francis Enobore. He was reacting to misgivings...