The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted around 825,000 opioid pills in a series of operations across Kano, Adamawa, and Kogi states. Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, shared this information in a statement released on Sunday in Abuja. According to Babafemi, Kogi State saw the seizure of 5,000 tramadol…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for an immediate declaration of a state of emergency in Katsina and Zamfara States, following recent massacre of worshippers. The party made the call in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, following the killing of several citizens in the…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’adu Abubakar, Enugu governor, Peter Mbah, and South African politician Julius Malema have urged lawyers to defend justice and protect the poor. They made the call during the 2025 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual Conference on Sunday at the International Conference Centre, Enugu. The theme was ‘Stand Out And Stand Tall’….
South Africa’s opposition leader Julius Malema has called for deeper ties between Nigeria and South Africa, reminding Nigerians of their decisive role in dismantling apartheid. Speaking at the Nigerian Bar Association’s Annual General Conference in Enugu, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader described Nigeria as a nation of “giants of justice” who sacrificed in solidarity…
Benue State lawmakers have chosen Alfred Berger as the new Speaker of the House of Assembly after a turbulent week marked by suspensions and resignations. Berger’s election came on Sunday, just days after he and three colleagues were suspended for allegedly attempting to disrupt proceedings. At an emergency session presided over by interim Speaker Lami…
Nigeria’s MSM Group says its expansion in the oil and gas sector, which has unlocked reserves valued at more than $15 billion, would not have been possible without the support of President Bola Tinubu. Chairman Muazzam Mairawani told journalists in Abuja that the president’s endorsement emboldened the company to push forward with ambitious projects and…
Nigeria’s leading Islamic organisation has condemned an attack on worshippers in Katsina State, branding it a “barbaric assault” on innocent lives. The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), under the leadership of Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar, expressed shock at the incident, which took place in Mantau village of Malumfashi Local Government Area during dawn prayers on Tuesday. In…
At least six people have lost their lives in a boat accident in Sokoto State, Nigeria, the second fatal mishap in the region within five days. The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) confirmed that the accident took place on 22 August at Faji community in Sabon Birni Local Government Area. Nineteen passengers survived, while three…
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its crackdown on cannabis cultivation and distribution, destroying more than 75 tonnes of the drug in recent raids spanning multiple states. According to agency spokesperson Femi Babafemi, NDLEA teams backed by soldiers and civil defence officers uprooted cannabis fields stretching across 29 hectares in Edo, Delta,…
Nigeria’s political and military establishment has been thrown into mourning following the death of Mohammed Mana, a retired soldier, former Plateau State Military Administrator, and one-time Deputy Minority Whip of the Senate. Senator David Mark, now chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), described Mana as “a patriotic Nigerian and a jolly good fellow” who…
