Police destroy over N50m drugs in Lagos
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Edgal Imohimi on Tuesday destroyed hard drugs worth more than N50 million at Ojota. Shortly before the exercise, Imohimi told journalists at the…
Panic grips Ondo schools over army vaccination rumours
The 32 Artillery Brigade of Nigerian Army, Akure, has debunked rumours of harmful vaccination being conducted by some people believed to be soldiers in Ondo State. There was pandemonium in…
Anti-corruption journalist murdered in Malta car bomb
An investigative journalist whose stories tied top politicians in Malta to allegations of corruption uncovered by the Panama Papers died in a car bomb Monday afternoon. DaphneĀ CaruanaĀ Galizia, 53, was killed…
Jigawa targets 1.7m children for polio immunisation
The Jigawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (JSPHCDA) says about 1.7 million children will be immunised against polio in the ongoing last round of 2017 immunisation across the state. Dr…
Google to launch advanced Gmail security features
Alphabetās Google Inc said on Tuesday that it would roll out an advanced protection programme in order to provide stronger security for government officials and journalists who are at a…
Benue govt. seals Unity bank over alleged tax evasion
Customers of Unity Bank Plc in Benue have continued to groan following the sealing of the bankās premises by the state governmentĀ over alleged tax default since May. The bank…
Why I called for international conference on Northeast ā Saraki
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday said he called for an international conference on the Northeast and the Boko Haram so as to raise funds for…
Zumaās son faces murder trial
Duduzane Zuma, son of President Jacob Zuma will face trial soon for culpable homicide, Rights group AfriforumĀ said on Tuesday. DuduzumeĀ would privately be prosecuted over an accident in 2014…
Out-of-school children in Sokoto drops by 50% ā UNICEF
Mohammed Muhuiddin, the outgoing UNICEFās Chief of Field Office for Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi , says that there is over 50 per cent decrease in number of out-of-school children in…
Inflation rate drops, food prices up
Nigeriaās annual inflation rateĀ marginally slowed for an eighth month in September, easing to 15.98 percent, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Tuesday in its latest publication of…