The Young Progressives Party (YPP) candidate in the Nov. 8 Anambra governorship election, Mr Paul Chukwuma, has protested against alleged excesses of the state vigilance group. Chukwuma, who also leads Make Anambra Great Again (MAGA), a Non-Governmental Organisation, made this known on Friday at the Police Command Headquarters in Awka …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano Strategic Command, says it has arrested a 27-year-old suspect, Umar Adamu-Umar, in possession of 9 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa (Colorado) worth over N10 million. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Kano by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr …

The European Union (EU), in collaboration with Search for Common Ground (SFCG) and the Step-Up for Women in Journalism Initiative (SWIJ), has trained female journalists on career advancement strategies. The training also focused on equipping participants with digital skills to help them adapt to the rapidly evolving media landscape. The …

At the wake event for the late Nigerian football icon, Peter Rufai, former international Taribo West, delivered an emotional and scathing critique of the Nigerian Football Federation and Lagos State authorities. Speaking among fellow football veterans, West expressed profound grief and frustration over the lack of support for Rufai’s family …

The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the fight against corruption in the procurement ecosystem. Director General of BPP, Dr Adebowale A. Adedokun, FCIPS, ACFE, and President of the NBA, Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN), signed …

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has identified the reasons Nigeria’s state-owned refineries are failing. The association said that the refineries were not failing because Nigerians lacked the skills, but because of political interference, which had denied workers the tools, resources, and enabling environment to …

The Ontario Court of Appeal has rejected a ₦155 million bail bond offered by a Nigerian, Adeyanju Olaniran, as he seeks to appeal his pending extradition to the United States on fraud charges. Olaniran, alongside another Nigerian, Timothy Balogun, and Rachel O’Connor, had earlier been ordered remanded in custody by …

Chelsea came from behind to thrash West Ham 5-1 on Friday and leave former Blues manager Graham Potter under pressure just two games into the Premier League season. Potter has won just five of 21 games since taking charge in January and has endured a miserable start to the new …

THE Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), has rejected the Federal Government’s planned outsourcing of quality assurance in the polytechnics. Mr Lumpye Simji, ASUP Zonal Coordinator, Zone B, said this at a news conference on Friday in Bauchi. He said the union had issued a 21-day ultimatum to the government, …

THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Friday to Sunday across the country. ‎NiMet’s weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja envisaged thunderstorms  with moderate rains over parts of Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Taraba, Zamfara, Sokoto and Kaduna States in the northern region during the morning hours …