Before Wike’s Fire Consumes Nigeria, by Luka Danboyi
The self-immolating tendency for people to be indifferent to situations in which they are not directly involved seems to be playing out in the debacle in Rivers State. Curiously, there…
Bloomberg’s report on Nigeria’s Savings Bond payments inaccurate – Presidency
Bloomberg’s recent report titled “Nigeria Says ‘System Issues’ Delaying Coupon Payment on Savings Bond” is inaccurate. According to Nigeria’s Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun,…
Police detain notorious gunrunner, recover 20 fabricated AK-47
Sept. 20, 2024 The Police Command in Kaduna State, said its operatives have detained a notorious gunrunner and recovered 20 fabricated AK-47 rifles. This is contained in a statement issued…
Lagos Court Jails Businessman Four Years for Issuance of False Documents
Sept 20, 2024 Justice R. A. Osodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, September 20, 2024, convicted and sentenced a businessman, Bernard Okechukwu Nzenwa, to…
EFCC Hands over Recovered Monetary Asset to Spanish Ambassador
Sept 20, 2024 The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede on Friday, September 20, 2024 handed over €5100 (Five Thousand, One Hundred Euros) proceeds…
PCN seals 581 illegal pharmacies, medicine shops in Adamawa
Sept. 20, 2024 The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 581 pharmacies and patent medicine shops in Adamawa for breach of operational laws and regulations. Mr Stephen Esumobi, Director,…
NDLEA seizes 2.49m pills of tramadol worth N2bn in Gombe
Sept. 20, 2024 The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a truck containing 2.49 million pills of tramadol worth over N2 billion in Gombe State….
FG signs MoU with Russian firm to complete Ajaokuta steel coy
Sept. 20, 2024 The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Russian firm, Tyazhpromexport (TPE), the original builders of the Ajaokuta Steel Plant, and members of…
Police rescue man from suicide on Third Mainland Bridge
Sept. 20, 2024 Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Police Command in Lagos State have rescued a 59-year-old man from committing suicide on the Third Mainland Bridge….
Court dismisses suit seeking to replace 27 pro-Wike lawmakers in Rivers
Sept. 20, 2024 A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, dismissed a suit seeking an order declaring the seats of the the 27 members of the Rivers House of…