The factional national chairman of Labour Party (LP), Lamidi Apapa, on Wednesday, had shouting match at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja over a seat. In a viral video on social media, Apapa was seen fighting over seats reserved for some top members of the Labour Party including the …
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Customs Intercepts N1.8bn Tramadol Imported From India, Pakistan
The Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Wednesday, said it intercepted 23 packages of tramadol tablets worth N1.8billion imported into the country from India and Pakistan. Speaking during a press conference at the Lagos Airport on the activities of the Command in the first …
Read More »Delta State Communities Protest Against Chevron
The oil-rich Ugborodo community in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State today staged a protest against Chevron Nigeria Limited as they condemned the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) insisting that the oil giant must dialogue with them. Indigenes of the community were led in the protests by the Eghare-Aja …
Read More »101-year-old man petitions IGP over son’s abduction in Enugu
A 101-year-old retiree Pa Nicholas Ugwoke has petitioned the Inspector General of Police over an alleged attack in his house and abduction of his 33-year-old graduate son, Kingsley Chika Ugwoke. Pa Ugwoke, the oldest man in Azuokpe village, Umudim, Ibagwa-Ani, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, alleged that some …
Read More »Lady Remanded For Allegedly Assaulting Policeman In Lagos State
The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned a lady, Olufunmilayo Brioluwa, for allegedly assaulting a police officer in the Ogombo area of the state. Lagos police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the development via a tweet on Tuesday night, said following the arraignment, Brioluwa was remanded to the Kirikiri …
Read More »Buhari Appoints Baba Haruna As Rector Of Bida Polytechnic
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Baba Haruna as the Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Bida. This is contained in a letter signed by the Minister of Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu, and made available to newsmen in Bida on Wednesday. The appointment, which took effect on May 2, …
Read More »Buhari To Inaugurates Multi-billion State House Medical Centre
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday inaugurate the state-of-the-art Presidential/VIP Wing of State House Medical Centre, Abuja. A statement on Wednesday by the State House Director of Information, Mr Abiodun Oladunjoye, described the project as a demonstration of the Buhari administration’s commitment to advancing healthcare management in the country. …
Read More »FRSC To Probe Officers Caught On Video Assaulting Motorist
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has recalled its patrol team officer captured on video dehumanizing a motorist, who had confronted them for allegedly damaging his car’s windscreen in Osun State. In the video that went viral on social media on Tuesday, an FRSC officer is seen hitting the shocked …
Read More »JUST IN: Buhari Presides Over FEC Meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari is presiding over the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The President, who returned on Tuesday evening from a two-week trip to London, the United Kingdom, where he attended the Coronation ceremony of King Charles III, will be …
Read More »Tinubu Shares Details Of Phone Call With US Secretary Blinken
President-elect Bola Tinubu has promised to hit the ground running and unify the country upon his assumption of office on May 29, pledging to ensure positive relations with the United States. The incoming Nigerian leader gave the assurances during a telephone conversation Tuesday night with US Secretary of State Antony …
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