The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has categorically dismissed allegations made by social media influencer, Very Dark Man (VDM), claiming that the agency extorted ₦700,000 from traders during its regulatory enforcement at Onitsha Bridge Head Market. In a statement released on Tuesday, NAFDAC condemned VDM’s remarks as inflammatory and potentially…
A Canadian immigration court has ruled to deport a 29-year-old Nigerian individual whose marriage to a 79-year-old Canadian woman was found to be fraudulent. This landmark ruling highlights the authorities’ commitment to tackling sham marriages used to circumvent immigration regulations. Judge Michael Henderson announced the verdict after immigration officials presented convincing evidence that the 2021…
A Federal High Court in Kaduna has ordered former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, to pay N900 million in damages for the violation of the fundamental human rights of Adara elders unlawfully detained in 2019. Justice Hauwa’u Buhari delivered the ruling on Tuesday in a case brought by Awemi Dio Maisamari and eight…
… vows expanded access and innovation The newly appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), Hon. Yazid Shehu Umar Danfulani, has pledged to strengthen access to agricultural insurance, particularly in rural and underserved communities. Danfulani, also known as the Turakin Zamfara, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja…
The Nigeria Customs Service’s Kano/Jigawa command has handed over 491,000 seized tramadol hydrochloride tablets, valued at over ₦150 million, to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Kano. This consignment of the prohibited opioid was intercepted along the Gumel-Birniwa route in Jigawa, cleverly concealed within a dark-tinted Lexus 450 SUV,…
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Rano Local Government Headquarters in Kano State has died from injuries sustained during an attack by a mob on Sunday, 25th May 2025. The mob, which was allegedly protesting the death of a local man in police custody, also damaged several vehicles during the chaos. The officer, identified as…
The Zamfara Good Governance (ZGG) group has expressed growing frustration with Governor Dauda Lawal, accusing him of failing to deliver on campaign promises to tackle banditry. In a statement on Monday, ZGG convener Dr Kabir Ibrahim Zurmi claimed that Lawal exploited security concerns during his election campaign, misleading voters with unfeasible promises. “He promised to…
Saudi Arabia has halted the Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, from undertaking the 2025 Hajj, and has deported him back to Nigeria. Sheikh Gumi confirmed this in a post shared on Monday, 26 May 2025, on his Facebook page. He mentioned that the Saudi government had granted him a visa to enter the country…
The National Assembly has indicated that the harmonised tax reform bills could be approved as soon as Tuesday, after addressing contentious clauses within the proposed legislation. James Faleke, the Chairman of the House Committee on Finance, confirmed this information in a post on his official X (previously Twitter) account on Sunday. Faleke, who heads the…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has instructed telecommunications providers to promptly inform consumers about significant service outages affecting their networks via various media outlets. In a statement released on Sunday, the NCC detailed that operators are required to disclose information regarding the reasons for the outage, the areas impacted, and the estimated duration of the…
