The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has arrested 62,595 drug suspects and convicted 11,628 offenders between January 2021 to March 2025 across the 36 states and the FCT. The NDLEA Chairman, retired, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa said this during the opening ceremony of a conference for Nigeria Governors Spouses on Tuesday in Abuja. The…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to a future where road traffic crashes (RTCs) no longer claim lives. Delivering the keynote address at the International Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Crash Victims Conference in Abuja, Tinubu, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume,…
The South-East Development Commission SEDC) has said it intends to grow the economy of the region from the present $40 billion to $200 billion by 2035. Mr Mark Okoye, Managing Director of SEDC, said this in his inaugural speech made available to journalists in Awka on Wednesday. Okoye said that the inauguration SEDC was the…
The management of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi (JOSTUM) has confirmed the abduction of three students by unknown armed men on Tuesday night. The university made the disclosure in a circular signed by the Registrar, Dr John David and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Makurdi. David said that…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the recently conducted 2025 UTME resit examination for candidates at impacted centres. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday by the Board’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin. Benjamin said of the 336,845 who were eventually…
Nigeria’s search for innovative approaches to its escalating security challenges took centre stage at the weekend as retired Colonel Ahmed Usman, Special Adviser on Security Matters to Sokoto Governor Ahmed Aliyu, was inducted as a Fellow of the Institute of Security, Nigeria. The recognition was conferred during the Institute’s 18th Annual International Security Conference at…
Police in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory have arrested multiple suspects and recovered armoured underground power cables worth ₦31.1 million during raids on criminal hideouts in Abuja. The spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, Superintendent Josephine Adeh, said the arrests followed a surge in attacks on public infrastructure, including electricity cables, internet installations and drainage facilities….
A cyberattack led to widespread disruptions at the Russian state-owned broadcaster VGTRK on Monday, according to media reports. The online Russian newspaper Gazeta.Ru reported that a pro-Ukrainian hacker group named “sudo rm -RF” was responsible for the attack, citing Russian intelligence officials. Gazeta.Ru said that the attack affected the online broadcast of the programme, internal…
Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of Tesla and X, saw his wealth increase by approximately $13 billion just hours after his ally, Donald Trump, emerged victorious in the United States presidential election. On Wednesday morning, investors reacted positively to Trump’s win, viewing it as beneficial for Musk’s primary public asset, Tesla (TSLA). This optimism drove…
Some football enthusiasts in Aba have hailed the Super Falcons for winning the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) at the expense of the host nation Morocco, on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigeria ladies produced a superlative performance to defeat their counterparts, the Atlas Lionesses of Morocco 3-2…
