Beware! NAFDAC issues recall notice for Embacef 125 Powder
Aug. 31, 2025 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a recall notice for Embacef 125 Powder for Oral Suspension following safety concerns. The…
Senator commits to advancing Suicide Prevention Bill
Aug. 31, 2025 …Seeks urgent legislative action to address country’s rising suicide rates Sen. Asuquo Ekpenyong (APC – Cross River South) has called for urgent legislative action to address Nigeria’s…
NDLEA intercepts 104,900 tramadol capsules going to terrorists
Aug. 31, 2025 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 104,900 tramadol capsules meant for insurgents at the Abuja/Kaduna tollgate in Kaduna state. A statement by the NDLEA…
Police mop-up arms in Cross River, recovers 128 live cartridges, others
Aug. 31, 2025 The Police Command in Cross River has commenced a statewide mop-up of illegal firearms across the 18 local government areas of the state as part of its…
Police confirms beheading of man over land dispute in Ebonyi
Aug. 31, 2025 The Police Command in Ebonyi has confirmed the beheading of a middle-aged man, Dick Nnachi, in Oso-Edda, located in Edda Local Government Area (LGA) of the state….
NDLEA arrests 75 year-old grandpa, destroys 178,000kg skunk in Taraba forest
Aug. 31, 2025 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a septuagenarian, Uchelue Ikechukwu, in Anambra for possession of illicit substances. This is contained in a statement by…
Former Inspector-General of Police Solomon Arase is dead
Former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase has reportedly died at Cedarcrest Hospital in Abuja. Arase was Nigeria’s 18th Inspector-General of Police. He was appointed IGP in April 2015 by…
Police operatives rescue one, arrest 3 suspected kidnappers in Akwa Ibom, Nasarawa States
August 31, 2025 The Nigeria Police Force has rescued a kidnap victim, arrested suspected kidnappers, and the recovered sophisticated firearms, ammunition, and millions of naira in cash in Akwa Ibom…
Why Lagos. Yes Lagos. (And Abuja too). The North is mobilised, nor marginalised, by Sunday Dare
Daily Trust’ recent headline screamed: “In Two Years, Lagos Gets ₦3.9 Trillion Projects.” Sensational, Yes. Accurate? Hardly. Numbers without context are not facts. They are distortions—weaponized to inflame rather than…
Northwest has the lion’s share of Tinubu’s projects, by Tanimu Yakubu
The Lagos Illusion The viral chart bundles together national infrastructure—federal highways, coastal transport corridors, and legacy roads—and labels them “Lagos-only projects.” By that logic, the Kano–Maiduguri expressway could be…