Edo govt writes Okpebholo, APC on formation of transition team
The Edo State Government has written to Senator Monday Okpebholo to initiate the formation of his transition team, which is expected to interface with the transition team of the outgoing…
NDLEA intercepts N22.7bn worth of opioids at Lekki, Apapa, Onne seaports
Oct 13, 2024 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted a 32,607,900 pills of tramadol worth over N12,577,000,000 and 1,451,994 bottles of codeine-based syrup with a street value…
B-R-E-A-K-I-N-G: 29-year-old engineer arrested with N3.1bn heroin at Lagos airport
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos have arrested a Thailand returnee Oguejiofor Nnaemeka Simon-Peter for importing 13.30…
FRSC confirms death of Makarfi’s son in Kaduna -Zaria auto-crash
Oct. 13, 2024 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of Faisal, son of former Kaduna State Governor, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, in an auto-crash along Kaduna-Kano highway…
SERAP to Tinubu: Direct NNPCL to revert to old petrol price
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu “to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to immediately reverse the second increase in petrol…
Governor suspends aide for announcing approval of N70,000 minimum wage
Gov Umar Namadi of Jigawa has suspended his Special Adviser on Salary and Pensions, Alhaji Bashir Ado, for allegedly announcing the approval of N70,000 minimum wage by the state. A…
Minting entrepreneurs, the Leo Stan Ekeh way, by Ken Ugbechie
Penultimate weekend, precisely Friday September 27, duty took me to Owerri, Imo state. On a flight of luxury and comfort. In a private jet, built for kings and queens. In…