NDLEA arrests artistes’ manager, businessman who sell drugs at Lekki, Lagos Island clubs
July 30, 2023 …Intercepts consignments hidden in coffee tins, duvets at MMIA; uncovers UK, Oman, Dubai-bound drugs in body cream bottles, vehicle engine Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement…
ECOWAS leaders meet on Niger Coup, forge security alliance
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government are meeting in Abuja, at an extraordinary summit on the socio-political situation in the Republic of Niger….
Transcorp Delivers Strong Performance as Half Year 2023 Financials Show Sustained Growth
Transnational Corporation Plc (Transcorp Group), Nigeria’s leading conglomerate with investments in Power, Hospitality and Energy sectors has announced its financial results for the first half of the year ended June…
Meet UNIJOS don, first Black to be elected Bangor City Council Councillor
A senior lecturer and Deputy Director, Centre for Climate change at the University of Jos, Dr. Salamatu Jidda-Fada, has been confered with an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy by the prestigious…
Police begin probe to identify man electrocuted in transformer
July 30, 2023 The Imo Police Command says it has begun investigations to unravel the identity of a middle aged man who was electrocuted while allegedly stealing cables from a…
Enugu youths storm streets, support ending illegal sit-at-home order in South-East
July 30, 2023 Enugu youths have stormed the streets in peaceful protests to support an end to IPOB’s illegal sit-at-home order in South-East. The youths, in their numbers on Saturday,…
Femi Ajisafe: A friend like a brother @ 63, By Tunde Olusunle
My trusted friend, brother and confidant of four decades now, Femi Ajisafe the multitasking agricultural economist, research and planning expert, transport management professional and farmer extraordinaire and I, met in…
Coup: EU suspends financial, security support as Niger burns in violence
The European Union (EU) says it has suspended its financial support and cooperation on security with Niger with immediate effect following the military coup there. EU foreign policy chief Josep…
PDP in high hopes after strategic meeting in Abuja, plots way forward
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held a strategy meeting Saturday in Abuja to plot the way forward for the main opposition party. Meeting insiders said issues discussed…
Governor withdraws commissioner nominee, gives no reason
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has withdrawn the nomination of Dr Ibrahim Ngoshe as a commissioner barely 24 hours after forwarding the list to the State House of Assembly, saying…