Police in Cross Rivers have warned applicants in the ongoing constable recruitment screening exercise against all forms of financial inducements. The Recruitment Team Lead, DCP Victor Bekep, issued the warning at the official commencement of the exercise on Tuesday in Calabar. He emphasised that the recruitment process is strictly merit-based. Bekep urged applicants to conduct…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered massive quantities of illicit drugs, including cannabis sativa (skunk), tramadol, and Colorado, concealed in flight boarding cards, paracetamol containers, and warehouses, the agency has announced. In a statement on Sunday in Abuja, NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi, provided details of a series…
An All Progressives Congress (APC) gathering in the North-East to endorse President Bola Tinubu for a second term erupted into chaos after key party stakeholders allegedly refused to endorse Vice President Kashim Shettima alongside the president. A video circulated by AIT on Sunday depicted party members in a state of heated tension as the event…
By Sunday Isuwa, Abuja Sympathisers gathered on Friday at Kamrum, Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, to pay their final respects to the late George Stephen Shekari, son of the former deputy governor, who passed away at the age of 52. The late George Stephen Shekari was the first son of the former…
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the lawmaker representing Kogi Central in the National Assembly, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan would appear before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions (SCEPPP). This is according to the Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Onyekachi Nwebonyi, who appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. He stated that…
The Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN) has said it is pioneering a research project to develop a vaccine targeting the specific HIV strains found in West Africa. The institute is partnering with the World Health Organisation (WHO), USAID, and other global organisations to address the challenges posed by infectious diseases in the region. Speaking…
A Nigerian septuagenarian has made an emotional plea to President Bola Tinubu, seeking redress over a high-profile land dispute in Abuja which she claims has been marred by police bias, forgery, and criminal conspiracy. Colleen Mero Yesufu, aged 79, alleges that her legally owned plots — one in Guzape and three in Katampe District —…
Australian police said it is carrying out an investigating after a childcare centre was torched on Tuesday, the latest in a string of anti-Semitic attacks across the country. The centre in Sydney, located near the Maroubra Synagogue, was destroyed in the blaze, New South Wales (NSW) police said. “Offensive graffiti was also located spray painted…
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Türkiye, warned Wednesday that the war triggered by attacks on Iran must be halted before it escalates and engulfs the wider region. Addressing members of his ruling party in parliament in Ankara, Erdogan stressed that diplomacy remained the best path to de-escalation. “This war must be stopped before it grows…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a decline in confirmed Lassa fever cases for Epidemiological Week Five Jan. 27 – Feb. 2, 2025, according to its latest Situation Report. The NCDC, via its official website, said that the Case Fatality Ratio (CFR) has increased compared to the same period in…
