A 63-year-old drug baron, Anochili Innocent, three Mexican nationals and six other Nigerians have been arraigned before Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on an 11-count criminal charge bordering on the setting up of a super clandestine laboratory and the production of 2,419.48 kilograms of methamphetamine worth over Four Hundred and Eighty Billion Naira in the international market at Mowe village, Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State.

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) senatorial candidate for Oyo Central Senatorial District, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has congratulated Governor Seyi Makinde, the families of the victims and residents of Oyo State following the release of the schoolchildren and teachers abducted in Ahoro-Esinle, Orire Local Government Area of the state. Ajadi, in a statement on Friday, […]

It added that the chairperson agreed to review the draft bill with her legal team and rework it to meet legislative standards before its submission to the National Assembly for consideration.

Some Lagos residents are counting heavy losses after torrential rain flooded homes, destroyed businesses, trapped families and disrupted movement across several communities in the state.

Uganda has completed the first phase of the voluntary repatriation of 1,102 nationals from South Africa following xenophobic violence and anti-migrant protests.

“We are very happy with the team,” supporter Mohamed Gehad told AFP at the airport where he had travelled to welcome the players.

A coordinated security operation involving the Oyo State Police Command, the Amotekun Corps, local vigilantes and hunters has led to the successful rescue of a couple abducted by suspected kidnappers in the Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State.

The Nigerian Law Society (NLS), an independent body of lawyers, has criticised the objection raised by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) against its conferment of the Blue Silk rank on deserving legal practitioners in the country.

South African police have said two Mozambican nationals, a Malawian and an Ethiopian were killed in violence linked to the unrest.

The Ugandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the repatriation exercise was conducted in collaboration with the Uganda People’s Defence Forces, ensuring the safe return of affected citizens from South Africa.