The Niger State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) made significant strides in October, arresting 38 suspects and seizing over 226 kilograms of illegal drugs. According to Commandant Shehu Godabawa, these suspects face charges for drug trafficking, illegal possession, and dealing in illicit substances. Eleven of those […]
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Northern Senators Praise Tinubu For Releasing Minors Detained Over Protests
Northern Senators have expressed appreciation for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to release minors who were detained during the #EndBadGovernance protests. In a statement from the Northern Senators Forum, signed by its Chairman, Abdulaziz Musa Yar’adua, they commended Tinubu’s commitment to protecting youth rights and well-being. Tinubu directed Attorney-General Lateef […]
Oil marketers affirm support for Dangote refinery, seek fair pricing
Oil marketers in Nigeria have clarified they have no issues with Dangote Refinery and are open to purchasing refined Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from the facility. Speaking on Channels Television’s Morning Brief, PETROAN President Billy-Harry said marketers are willing to support Dangote’s operations if market terms are agreeable. This clarification […]
Vice President Shettima Advocates Local Solutions To Tackle Nigeria’s Nutrition Crisis
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has launched the N-774 Initiative, a community-driven approach to address malnutrition across Nigeria’s 774 local government areas. Speaking at the State House in Abuja, Shettima emphasized that the initiative builds on the success of the Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) project, aiming to bring nutrition support […]
FG to establish National Research Council, Fund to advance innovation in Nigeria
The Federal Government of Nigeria is establishing a National Research and Innovation Council and a National Research Fund to drive innovation across the country. Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Uche Nnaji, announced this in Abuja at a policy dialogue focused on strengthening Nigeria’s research and innovation framework. Nnaji highlighted […]
Professor Odoh Pledges 70 Billion Naira Investment Over Five Years
The new Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Professor Benard Odoh, has unveiled a N70 billion investment plan to transform the university within his five-year term. During his inaugural address, he announced that he would temporarily reside in the university kitchen to stay closely connected to campus life until the […]
Amorim Describes Guardiola As the best coach in the world.
Sporting Lisbon coach Ruben Amorim, who will take over at Manchester United next week, hailed Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola as the best in the world on Monday. The Portuguese title holders face City in the Champions League on Tuesday in Amorim’s penultimate match in charge of Sporting. Manchester City […]
I’m fully committed to Tinubu’s foreign policy thrust – Bianca Ojukwu
Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu, the new Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, on Monday said that she was fully committed to the foreign policy thrust of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The wife of the late Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu was among the seven new ministers that were administered […]
Tinubu directs immediate release of minors arraigned over protest
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has directed that all the minors arrested and facing prosecution in court over their alleged involvement in the #EndBadGovernance protest should immediately be released without prejudice to the law. President Tinubu also directed the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction to see the welfare of the […]
Equatorial Guinea official arrested over 400 sextapes with VIPs’ wives, sisters
The Director General, National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has been arrested for allegedly recording over 400 sextapes of the wives of notable people in the country. The scandal emerged in the course of a fraud investigation against the 54-year-old Economist which resulted in the search of […]