The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted another consignment of 175,000 bottles of codeine-based syrup imported from India. This comes barely a week after the NDLEA operatives seized a shipment of 175,000 bottles of the same opioid at the Port Harcourt Ports complex in Onne, …

THE Nigerian Army has reported significant successes in its counter-terrorism operations across Kaduna, Zamfara, and Abia states, showcasing its steadfast commitment to national security and citizen safety. In Kaduna State, a two-day fighting patrol by troops in Kajuru and Kachia Local Government Areas resulted in the neutralization of five terrorists …

In a major crackdown on criminal activities, the FCT Police Command, in collaboration with the Guards Brigade special forces and DSS hunters, conducted a successful operation against suspected bandit hideouts. Acting on credible intelligence, the team stormed kidnappers’ camps in Gidan Dogo and Kweti Forest, located on the Kaduna State …

Veteran Nigerian comedian, Atunyota Alleluya Akpobome, popularly known as Ali Baba, has stated that some persons now liquidate their investments to leave the country. He also stated that many people in the entertainment industry had left the country in the last few years. Speaking during an appearance on Channels TV’s …

On Saturday, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde said that he had accepted the recommendation of Oba Owolabi Olakulehin by the Olubadan-In-Council as the Olubadan of Ibadanland. Makinde said this on Saturday during the celebration of life organised by the state government for late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Olalekan Balogun, who …

THE operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted five different parcels containing illicit drugs concealed in ladies’ clothes and synthetic hair going to the United States and the United Kingdom. This was disclosed via a statement issued by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi …

In line with his commitment to advancing Nigeria’s green industrial vision and enhancing climate finance, President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe as the interim Director-General/CEO of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC). In a statement, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, …

THE Ambrose Alli University Management has reacted to a video and news being circulated online with the narration: “Obaseki Closes AAU to Favour Asue’s Family University”. Answering questions from journalists in Benin City at the weekend, the Head of the University’s Corporate Communication and Protocol, Otunba Mike Aladenika, described the …

Few weeks back, there emerged, a rash of editorial commentaries from some dailies in Nigeria which were critical about the continuous relevance of the National Youth Service Corps scheme (NYSC) over half a century since it was institutionalised. The common denominator in all of these commentaries by these print media …

BANDITS have abducted the presiding priest of St. Thomas Parish, Zaman Dabo Community, in the Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Rev. Father Gabriel Ukeh. The parish priest was said to have been abducted at the parish rectory in the early hours of Sunday. The Vicar General (Pastoral), …