Police confirm abduction of 3 children in Ebonyi
Police in Ebonyi have confirmed the abduction of three children by suspected kidnappers in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Joshua Ukandu, told the News Agency of…
Police intercepts large consignment of illicit drugs in Ibadan
The Oyo State Police Command has intercepted 101 wraps of Canadian loud, nine bags of Indian hemp, and other illicit drugs. This is disclosed in a statement by the Police…
PEBEC, NPA conclude stakeholder engagement on 7-day cargo dwell time
The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), in collaboration with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has concluded a three-day stakeholder engagement aimed at streamlining port operations and reducing cargo dwell…
NDLEA operatives raid Colorado factory, nab two, recoverN7.4m, two vehicles
A drug kingpin Jimoh Nurudeen, 40, who owns a facility where he produces Colorado, a synthetic cannabis, was on Saturday 7th February arrested at Badeku area of Ibadan by NDLEA…
China-bound businessman excretes 95 wraps of cocaine at Kano airport
A 62-year-old Lagos-based businessman Nwabueze Nicholas Izueke has been arrested at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)…
On invitation, Tinubu, First Lady to visit King Charles March 18
President Bola Tinubu has accepted a state visit invitation to the United Kingdom (UK) extended to him by King Charles of England, the first visit by a Nigerian leader in…
Beyond the compulsory real-time transmission of results, by Temitope Ajayi
Our habit of amending our electoral laws almost every election cycle deserves serious scrutiny. The popular justification, continuous improvement, sounds persuasive but does not withstand close examination. It cannot…
Imo @50: Tinubu hails state as Nigeria’s intellectual engine; Uzodimma as game-changer
President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, paid special tribute to Imo, describing the state as the “intellectual engine and cornerstone” of Nigeria, calling Governor Hope Uzodimma as a game-changer. The president…
Customs, Kebbi Govt partner on Niger-Benin transit corridor as FG opens trade routes
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has sealed a strategic partnership with Kebbi Government to implement FG’s approved transit corridor for goods bound for Niger Republic through Benin Republic. The Comptroller-General…
21 ships discharging petroleum products, other commodities in Lagos ports
Twenty one ships are discharging petroleum products and other commodities at Apapa Lekki and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Saturday. NPA explained that…