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…
Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, on Monday, staged a peaceful demonstration on campus to demand the issuance of the institution’s identity (ID) card. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students, who trooped out to the university’s main gate, chanted solidarity songs asking the authorities to issue them their ID cards…
Political parties, under the aegis of Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) have supported the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the creation of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Division under its ICT Department to harness the positive aspects of AI in the electoral process. The body however added that it hopes the introduction of AI will…
The Nigerian Army has said the explosion at a Bus stop opposite Mogadishu Cantonment in Abuja is under control. According to military sources,the suicide bomber bearing about six mortar was stopped on top bridge linking Mogadishu and Guzape. The source said the suicide bomber was coming from the Nyanyan Mararaba axis coming into town before…
Tension has engulfed the Rano Local Government Area of Kano State following a violent mob attack on the Rano Police Division, which resulted in the death of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and widespread destruction of property. According to a press statement issued by the Kano State Police Command and signed by the Police Public…
The leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has claimed that its presidential candidate from the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, is muddled about his intentions as the 2027 elections approach. The party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, issued a statement on Monday, signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Obiorah Ifoh, stating that reports of the party…
President Bola Tinubu has halted the forceful takeover of 4,794 revoked lands in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for non-payment of Ground Rent for prolonged years. Consequently, defaulted have been given a fresh grace period of two weeks to pay off their debt or risk losing their properties. This was disclosed in a statement signed…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has expressed displeasure over the embarrassing invasion of two of its offices by officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to enforce non-payment of ground rent. The director, facility management department of FIRS, Mr Tyofa Abeghe and special adviser on infrastructure, Kunle Ogidi, in a statement on Monday…
Kaduna based Islamic cleric and scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has disclosed that he was prevented from performing the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage by Saudi authorities, despite having been issued a valid visa. The popular Islamic cleric n a post on his official Facebook page said his views on global politics may have influenced the decision by…
