NDLEA arrests 462 suspects, recovers over 207,000Kg in Edo

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said its sustained clampdown on drug trafficking cartels led to the apprehension of 462 suspected drug traffickers with 207,595.54kg of illicit drugs in 2025. The State Commander of the Anti-Narcotics Agency, Commander of Narcotics Mitchell Ofoyeju gave […]
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Road trips in Nigeria, crime against self, by Ikechukwu Amaechi

When the Benin Bypass was commissioned in 2002 in the first term of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s presidency, the idea was to make the life of motorists less harrowing. Before the road, built at a cost of N10.2 billion, was opened for public use, cutting through the Benin City traffic gridlock was always a nightmare. The 24-kilometre […]

Beyond wreaths: Giving meaning to Armed Forces Remembrance Day

Today, January 15, Nigeria again marks the Armed Forces Remembrance Day, AFRD.  It is more than a date on the calendar; it is a solemn national moment to honour the courage, sacrifice, patriotism and supreme price paid by the men and women who laid down their lives in service to the nation. From the battlefields […]

The right and wrong of Trump’s invasion of Venezuela, by Olu Fasan

Barely a week after President Donald Trump sent the US military to launch air strikes in Nigeria on Christmas Day last year, he dispatched them to Venezuela to capture President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cicilia Flores, both handcuffed, blindfolded and shipped to the US. While President Trump said the air strikes in Nigeria were to […]

Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Akpodoro seeks better welfare for families of fallen heroes

Head of the Association of Urhobo Mayoral Family Crown, AUMFC, who is also an ex-militant leader, His Excellency, Dr.  Israel Agimor Eshanekpe aka Akpodoro has called on the President Bola Tinubu, and public spirited individuals to make more efforts towards improved welfare for families of the members of the Nigerian Armed forces, who paid the supreme price in the service of their fatherland noting that the only way the nation can immortalise its fallen heroes is to make life easier for their families.

Standard Chartered appoints Dalu Ajene as CEO Africa

Standard Chartered has announced the appointment of Dalu Ajene as the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank’s operations in Africa with dual responsibilities as the Head of Coverage for Africa.

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