Seven suspects have been detained by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and 37.67kg of pure cocaine worth N684 million has been seized in Rivers. This was revealed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday by Mr. Isaac Oludare, the NDLE Commander at Port Harcourt International Airport. …

Oyo State High Court in Ibadan, the state capital, has issued an order restraining the state House of Assembly from removing the deputy governor of the state, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan. Recall that 24 out of the 32 members of the State House of Assembly had last week petitioned the speaker …

Accord Party in Akwa Ibom says insinuations that it is being sponsored by the state government are untrue and malicious. The party leadership in the state said it’s independent, adding that it has never received financial support from the government. The denial followed claims that the state government was presenting …

The lawmaker representing Kwara Central district, Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe, said 17 delegates refunded the cash out after he lost his re-election bid at the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries. Oloriegbe, who stated this while featuring on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, said the funds given to the delegates were …

Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola has cautioned members of the opposition parties in the state to desist from making comments capable of inciting the public and instigating violence, before and during the governorship poll, scheduled for July 16, 2022. This was contained in a statement released on Wednesday by Ismail …

The federal government has disclosed that more than 12,000 applicants have shown interest in the national housing programme. Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, made the disclosure on Wednesday at the official handing over of keys to beneficiaries of the housing programme in Osogbo. Fashola, who was represented by …

An 13-year-old girl has narrated before the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, Lagos State, how she was allegedly raped and impregnated by a 39-year-old car wash operator, Ezekiel Udoh. The incident was said to had occurred in the FESTAC Town area of the state in 2020, when the …

Operatives of the South African Police Service have arrested a  29-year-old man after a grandmother, her daughter and grandchild were found dead in Sobantu, Pietermaritzburg. The victims identified as Zanela (65), Smangele (46), and Zenande Ndlela (8) were found dead on Monday evening, June 27. Police spokesperson, Constable Thenjiswa Ngcobo, …

Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, has declared July 9 as Eid al-Adha. Eid al-Adha, also known as sallah, features the slaughtering of ram as a practice among the Muslim faithful, during the period known as the “festival of sacrifice”. Eid al-Adha commemorates Prophet Ibrahim’s readiness to sacrifice his son …

The Senate on Wednesday has screened and confirmed all seven ministerial nominees by President Muhammadu Buhari. The nominees for confirmation include Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh – Abia State; Umana Okon Umana – Akwa Ibom State; Ekumankama Joseph Nkama- Ebonyi State; and Goodluck Nanah Opiah – Imo State. Others are Umar Ibrahim …