The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano State says it intercepted 9,075 kilogrammes of illicit drugs in 2020. The NDLEA Commander in the state, Dr Ibrahim Abdul, disclosed this in an interview with NAN on Wednesday in Kano. According to Abdul, the command arrested no fewer than 1,035 suspected drug traffickers, out of […]

By Adeola Badru The Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Dr Sikirulai Ogundele, has emerged as the chairman of the PDP chairmen in the six states of the south-west zone. Dr. Ogundele was announced to lead PDP State chairmen in the South-West after the meeting of the Zonal Caretaker Committee and the […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri An Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, University of Lagos, Emmanuel Balogun, on Wednesday, appeared as a witness in the certificate forgery case of  the All Progressives Congress, APC, instituted against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. Prof Balogun who appeared as the third principal witness, PW-3, told the court that […]

By David Odama WORRIED by the spate of insecurity in the country, Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State last Sunday took a sweep on the APC-led administration saying that he can’t score the current government ”excellent” especially in the area of insecurity. Governor Sule, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, made his feelings […]

The Borno state Governor Prof. Babagana Zulum, Wednesday visited President Muhammadu Buhari. They are currently in a closed-door meeting. His visit will not be unconnected to the security challenges bedeviling his state and of course Nigeria in general. Details later: See photos below: READ ALSO: Court grants Osun #EndSARS leader bail, seizes his international passport […]

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Wednesday says religious centres will be allowed to hold the Thursday crossover worship services only in strict compliance with COVID -19 safety protocols. Makinde in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, Wednesday, in Ibadan also approved the suspension of the 12 a.m. to 4 […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja The lnter Party Advisory Council, IPAC said it received with sadness the news of the death of the National Chairman of Labour Party, Alhaji Abdulkadir Abdulsalam. IPAC in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary Ambassador Agbo Major said it was “devastated over the demise of a great patriot, seasoned […]

By Bashir Bello Katsina State is set to begin community policing with no fewer than 554 special constables. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Sanusi Buba disclosed this while addressing the indigene constables who recently passed out from the premier Police College, Kaduna. READ ALSO: Gang violence claims one at Ogoni village in Rivers CP […]

An estimated 10.4 million children in seven countries, including Nigeria, will suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a statement on Wednesday. “As 2021 approaches, UNICEF is deeply concerned for the health and well-being of 10.4 million children projected to suffer from acute malnutrition next year in those countries,” […]

Landmines planted by Boko Haram jihadists have killed 11 security personnel, including four soldiers in Borno, security sources said Tuesday. Seven hunters recruited to help the military fight the Islamist insurgents were killed on Tuesday when their vehicle hit a landmine in the village of Kayamla, outside Borno State’s capital Maiduguri. “Seven hunters died in […]