US challenges Chinese control in race for African minerals
The U.S. is using offtake deals and state-backed funding to compete in the short term with China in securing supplies of African copper, cobalt and other critical minerals, diplomats, executives…
Electoral Act: Senate to hold emergency sitting, Tuesday
The Senate will reconvene for an emergency plenary sitting on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 12:00 in spite of having earlier adjourned sittings until February 24. The development was formally conveyed…
Gunmen kill three people, abduct Catholic priest in Kaduna
Gunmen killed three people and abducted a Catholic priest and several others during an early morning attack on the clergyman’s residence in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna state, church and police sources…
Fela was not only a musician, writer unveils rare prison account of Fela
Renowned writer and historian, Majemite Jaboro, has released “The Ikoyi Prison Narratives”, a book offering rare insight into the life, spirituality and political philosophy of Afrobeats legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. The…
Police confirm abduction of 3 children in Ebonyi
Police in Ebonyi have confirmed the abduction of three children by suspected kidnappers in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Joshua Ukandu, told the News Agency of…
Police intercepts large consignment of illicit drugs in Ibadan
The Oyo State Police Command has intercepted 101 wraps of Canadian loud, nine bags of Indian hemp, and other illicit drugs. This is disclosed in a statement by the Police…
PEBEC, NPA conclude stakeholder engagement on 7-day cargo dwell time
The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), in collaboration with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has concluded a three-day stakeholder engagement aimed at streamlining port operations and reducing cargo dwell…
NDLEA operatives raid Colorado factory, nab two, recoverN7.4m, two vehicles
A drug kingpin Jimoh Nurudeen, 40, who owns a facility where he produces Colorado, a synthetic cannabis, was on Saturday 7th February arrested at Badeku area of Ibadan by NDLEA…
China-bound businessman excretes 95 wraps of cocaine at Kano airport
A 62-year-old Lagos-based businessman Nwabueze Nicholas Izueke has been arrested at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)…
On invitation, Tinubu, First Lady to visit King Charles March 18
President Bola Tinubu has accepted a state visit invitation to the United Kingdom (UK) extended to him by King Charles of England, the first visit by a Nigerian leader in…
