We secured 107 convictions of illicit drugs peddlers in Jigawa in 2024 -NDLEA
Jan. 22, 2025 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Jigawa Command, says it secured the conviction of 107 illicit drug peddlers in the state in 2024. The State Commander…
U.S can now arrest Nigerian migrants, others in churches, hospitals, schools
U.S. immigration and border officials will now be able to arrest Nigerian and other migrants at so-called “sensitive” locations after the Trump administration overturned policies limiting where such arrests could…
Lesser Hajj: Saudi Arabia sponsors 20 Nigerians as Two Holy Mosques’ Guests
The Saudi Arabia embassy in Abuja has hosted a farewell ceremony for 20 Nigerians selected for the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ Guests Programme for Umrah 2025. A statement…
Regional development agencies as a farce, by Pius Mordi
Under the 2025 budget estimate of N47.90 trillion, the federal government has set aside the sum of N4.26 trillion as statutory transfers to newly established development commissions for various…
EFCC Arraigns Five for Alleged Tampering With Forfeited Property in Lagos
Jan. 22, 2025 The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arraigned 5 persons on a one-count charge bordering on alleged tampering with a…
LASTMA nabs notorious ‘one chance’ syndicate
Jan. 22, 2025 We generate between N250,000 and N300,000 daily from selling stolen phones, valuables – Suspect confesses The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has apprehended a notorious One-Chance…
Tinubu pledges peace, justice, development in Ogoniland
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assured Ogoni leaders on Tuesday in Abuja that his administration would prioritise peace, justice, and sustainable development in the area. At a meeting at the State…
Court Orders Final Forfeiture of Property in Lagos
Jan. 21, 2025 Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, on Tuesday, ordered the final forfeiture of a property, a u-shaped two-storey building in Lagos, to…
NSCDC seals illegal mining site, gas plant in Ebonyi
Jan. 21, 2024 The Ebonyi Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Tuesday sealed an illegal mining site at Ameka in Ezza South Local Government Area…
Alumni urged to close ranks for sake of alma maters
Alumni of institutions in the country have been urged to close ranks so as to form a formidable team for the growth of the former institutions, known in Italo…