The National Drug Law Enforcement Officer, (NDLEA) has detained a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, over attempt to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine. A statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja said that the suspect used fake pregnancy as a façade to escape scrutiny and detection. Babafemi…
The House of Representatives’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has ramped up its recovery efforts, announcing the retrieval of an additional ₦11,488,761,099 from oil and gas companies with outstanding obligations to the Federal Government. This new tranche brings the total recovery secured by the Committee to ₦61.5 billion. The Committee’s efforts are anchored on findings from…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Neysom Wike on Tuesday described political leadership as the bridge between democracy and development. Wike stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, in a lecture titled, “The Impact of Political Leadership on Infrastructural Development in Nigeria: Between Dividends of Democracy and Good Governance.” The minister presented the lecture at…
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…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has hit the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, over his criticism of the poverty index under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a statement yesterday titled, “Factually Addressing Mr. Peter Obi’s Criticism of Nigeria at Johns Hopkins University,” Sanwo-Olu said Obi is not morally well placed…
The U.S. military has said that it killed two fighters from the terrorist group Islamic State in Syria and wounded another. “The terrorists were moving a truckload of weapons which were destroyed during the strike,” the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a press release on Monday. “This strike occurred in an area formerly controlled…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his opening address to the G20 summit Saturday with his country nameplate labelled “Bharat” — an ancient Sanskrit word — in the biggest signal yet of a potential official change. The gesture came days after invitations to the summit dinner were sent out in the name of the “President…
In a recent announcement, the Federal Government has confirmed that it is actively working on plans to ensure the safe return of 15,000 Nigerians who find themselves stranded in countries such as Cameroon, Niger, Chad, and beyond. Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, the Federal Commissioner for the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI),…
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed to political parties and candidates contesting in Saturday’s Anambra governorship election to abide by the Peace Accord signed ahead of the polls. The call was made by Prof. Joash Amupitan, INEC Chairman, following the signing of the accord on Thursday in Awka. The ceremony was organised by…
The Arewa Agricultural Forum has commended the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Agricultural Insurance Corporation, Hon. Yazeed Shehu Danfulani, for reaffirming his commitment to President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The Secretary of the forum, Abdulwahab Kure, in a statement issued in Kaduna on Monday, said Danfulani’s support would strengthen the…
