THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, seized 1355.4 kilogrammes of hard drugs, including Indian hemp, cocaine and heroine in Anambra State between January and June this year.
AHEAD of the scheduled 10 July local government council elections in Ebonyi State, the state government may have concluded plans to adopt Option A4, a system of practically queing behind candidates of choice during voting.
EDO State Command of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, weekend in Benin, disclosed that it has arrested no fewer than 128 persons between January and June 2010 suspected to be traffickers in Cannabis Sativa otherwise known as Indian hemp
Minister of Mines & Steel Development, Architect Musa Muhammed Sada, has commended the president and chief executive officer of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote for his vision and courage in building the Obajana cement factory in Kogi State. The plant is the biggest cement factory in Africa.
Nigerians have continued to condemn last Tuesday’s show of shame at the House of Representatives with some describing it as a betrayal of the trust Nigerians bestowed on them through their mandate.
Two weeks ago, the Managing Director of Union Bank, Mrs Funke Osibodu, who was drafted for a two-year rescue mission to Union Bank, one of the eight rescued banks, had an interactive session with business editors in her office. Below are excerpts of the session.
The new prudential guidelines recently released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have run into stiff opposition in the banking industry.
Insurance companies in the country stand the chance of losing billions of naira from federal government on insurance of public building and building under construction if the malicious protest going on in the sector over government’s insurances continue just as the government explains reason behind March 1, 2010 insurance year for group life.
FEARS have gripped workers of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as its new Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, is set to assume office this week.
THE emergence of a new Deji of Akure, in Ondo State may take longer than necessary as two ruling houses are at loggerheads over the selection of the head and secretary of the Ojijigogun ruling house.
REPORTS that President Goodluck Jonathan said the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was scared of the emergence of Prof. Attahiru Jega as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, were, yesterday, described as outright falsehood.
THE Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc. Musa Sada has confirmed that some sections of the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited, ASCL, will be opened for operation, and that N600 million has been set aside to re-start the plant shut since 2008.
SPEAKER of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Banole and Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke, have expressed outrage over the high number of Nigerians in prisons overseas for drug trafficking. They also frowned on the involvement of Nigerian youths under age 12 in drug abuse.
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has thrown out the suit filed by some indigenes to stop the demolition of shanty structures at the Port Harcourt waterfronts.
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