Economy and inflation management, by Arize Nwobu
One of the hallmarks of an unhealthy economy is a fast rising inflation rate which erodes purchasing power and disrupts the economic well-being of its citizens, and central banks across…
N259m Bust: Customs Intercepts Luxury Bus Carrying Military Uniforms, Cannabis
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun I Area Command, Idiroko, has intercepted a luxury bus conveying military camouflage uniforms and Cannabis sativa along the Sagamu–Benin Expressway. The Area Comptroller, Mr. Olukayode…
Court sentences 2 men to death by hanging for killing friend
A Kano High Court on Monday, sentenced Yusuf Ahmad and Auwal Abdulhamid to death by hanging for stabbing their friend Ibrahim Umar-Mahmud to death. Ahmad, who lives in Rijiyar Lemo…
Gunmen abduct 25 people in twin attacks in Nigeria’s Kwara state – Police say
Suspected bandits attacked a police station and a traditional ruler’s palace in Nigeria’s Kwara state early on Sunday, abducting at least 10 people and setting part of the palace on…
Alleged multi-billion naira infrastructure theft: NSCDC seals 2 expatriate companies
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has sealed all branches of Inner Galaxy Steel Company and Jiuxing Integrity Industrial Ltd for alleged involvement in financing terrorism in Nigeria….
Police Recover N60m Stolen Goods in Lagos-Ogun Sting Operation
The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, has apprehended nine suspects linked to two major criminal syndicates specialised in stealing and diversion of goods in transit, with the recovery of…
Fake Native Doctor Jailed 31 Years Over N5m “Ritual” Scam
A High Court sitting in the Onitsha on Monday sentenced a self-acclaimed native doctor, Akinyola Ogundale, to 31 years imprisonment for obtaining money by false pretence and fraudulent conversion. Delivering…
Wetin Air Peace Do Sef? By Azuh Arinze
In Nigeria, there is a peculiar national habit: we celebrate people and institutions only briefly before pulling out a microscope to inspect every crack in the wall. Sometimes criticism…
Ribadu factor in Nigeria-US security relation, by Jackson Ude
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has continued to confound critics not by shouting and media posturing, but by effective leadership at the cusp of the nation’s security…
Army nabs 13 illegal miners in FCT, recover arms, foil attacks nationwide
Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested 13 suspected illegal miners in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), dismantled mining equipment, and recovered tools during a raid on an illegal site…