By Evelyn Usman Naval personnel attached to the Forward Operating Base, FOB, Badagry, Lagos have foiled attempts by some criminals to smuggle 351 bags of foreign rice worth millions of naira into the country, through the Badagry/Port Novo waterways. Also, 40 packs of Cannabis Sativa weighing 21 kilograms were seized in the Badagry area of […]

By Paul Olayemi PROMINENT Urhobo leaders and chieftains of the All Progressive Congress, APC in Delta State, Chief Philip Eyagomare and Chief Emiko Umude have assured the APC Delta Central Senatorial candidate, in next year’s election, Okakuro Ede Dafinone of their readiness to support him, saying that he is most qualified to represent the Urhobo […]

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has presented N2.8 million to the family of late Inspector of Corps Ilyasu Abraham, who was killed during kuje’s Correctional Service attack. This is contained in statement by NSCDC Spokesman, Deputy Commandant of Corps, Olusola Odumosu, on Thursday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]

By Adekunle Adekoya TODAY, I continue my exploration of the activities of non-state actors in our dear country and how they have contributed to making daily experience “nasty, brustish and short” for the masses of our people. Such non-state actors include the labour unions, but my radar is on the transport unions. To be realistic, the Nigerian […]

By Vincent Ujumadu THE pastor in charge of All Christian Practical Praying Band, Ufuma in Orumba North local government area of Anambra State, Dan Nwokolo has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The gunmen were said to have invaded the residence of the pastor and abducted him shortly after a midnight prayer session yesterday and took […]