By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Laws Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 8,381,600 capsules and tablets of tramadol as well as 56,782 bottles of codeine among others in major raids in Lagos. A statement issued on Sunday by the NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in...
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South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu died Sunday aged 90, sparking tributes from around the world. Here are some of those tributes:– UK PM Boris Johnson – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was “deeply saddened” by Tutu’s death, calling him a “critical figure” in defeating apartheid...
The Imo State Police Command has clarified that Uche Nwosu, an in-law to Senator Rochas Okorocha, was not abducted but arrested. The former governorship candidate was whisked away by heavily-armed men at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Eziama in Obaire, Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo State on Sunday. But...
Next Cash and Carry, one of the popular shopping malls in Abuja has been gutted by fire. It was gathered that the mall which is situated in the Jahi Area of the Federal Capital Territory went up in flames around 10:00 am Sunday morning. Thick smoke can be seen...
Gunmen have kidnapped a former gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Uche Nwosu. Nwosu, a son-in-law to former Governor Rochas Okorocha, was whisked away by the abductors who dressed in security uniform at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Eziama in Obaire, Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo State....
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says electricity has again topped its 2021 consumer related complaints chart just like in 2020. The Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Mr Babatunde Irukera, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday that banking related complaints were...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said the joint committee tackling violation of consumer rights in the money lending industry will shut down illegal businesses at the commencement of its enforcement. Mr Babatunde Irukera, the Chief Executive Officer of FCCPC, told the News Agency of Nigeria...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Following a suit instituted by a group- All Youths Reoriented Initiative of Nigeria (AYRION) on the 5th day of November 2021, with suit number: FHC/AB/FMC/100/21 at the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, against the Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Abeokuta, Ogun State; Prof....
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s retired Archbishop and anti-apartheid icon, has died aged 90. Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa’s struggle against white minority rule, died on Sunday. “The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is another chapter of bereavement in our nation’s farewell to a...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – In the spirit of national unity, Governors Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi and Muhammad Badru Abubakar of Jigawa State on Saturday paid their Cross River State counterpart, Professor Ben Ayade a Christmas visit. Also on the entourage of the governors was former Jigawa Governor, Seminu Turaki....
The Federal Government has said it may suspend the salaries of 1,173 of its workers by January over the failure to upgrade their records on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System. This is according to circular marked HCSF/PS/CMO/POL.III/T/62, which emanated from the Office of the Head of Civil...
Over 101 million telecommunication subscribers risk disconnection if the December 31 deadline for the National Identity Number and Subscriber Identity Module data verification is not extended. A source in the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria told our correspondent on Friday that only about 90 million subscribers had...
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has said that Christians have equal rights as their Muslim counterparts which should be respected. Mohammed said this when the state Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Abraham Damina, led the Christian communities on a Christmas homage to him in Bauchi on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum represented by his deputy, H.E Umar Usman Kadafur has commended the troops of operation Hadin Kai for their tireless efforts in restoring permanent peace in the state. The governor stated this during the Chief of Army...
Private Hannah Sofiat Akinlabi, a female soldier detained after video clips of her being proposed to by a male corps member at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Yikpata, Kwara State, went viral on social media has been released by the Nigerian Army. It was gathered...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Elizabeth Fummilayo Akinlade, the newly deployed Cross River State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corp, has warned motorists involved in the habit of driving after drinking to desist from such act or faced the full weight of the law. According to the Sector Commander, the...
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has said that the N250 billion Sovereign Sukuk offer attracted unprecedented subscription of over N865 billion. Director-General of the DMO, Ms Patience Oniha made this known in a statement on Saturday. Oniha said that the massive response was an indication that the idea of...
… Female Soldier to Enjoy Chrismas with Family, Frien In the spirit of the Christmas season, the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. Gen. Faruq Yahaya, wants a female soldier who publicly accepted the proposal of a male youths corps member in Kwara State to be pardoned, it was...
EFFIONG BASSEY, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has suspended the 14-month-old curfew in the state. The governor’s Deputy Chief Press Secretary, Mr Linus Obogo, announced the suspension of the curfew in a statement issued on Saturday. The curfew was imposed in October 2020, following the massive...
The Federal Government says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with a UK-based Developing Africa Group, to create Africa’s first Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Commercialisation project in the country. This is contained in a statement by Ibrahim Haruna, Head, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Industry,...