The Nigeria Customs Service has destroyed 58 containers of tramadol and other prohibited drugs worth N14.7bn. The officials of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC),
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The Nigeria Customs Service has destroyed 58 containers of tramadol and other prohibited drugs worth N14.7bn. The officials of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC),
Two persons were confirmed dead on Thursday when an articulated truck crushed a tricycle in Onitsha, Anambra State. According to the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)
A Lagos State Mobile Court has ordered the permanent forfeiture of nine vehicles confiscated from their owners for driving against traffic along Oshodi-Mile 2 expressway. This was disclosed in a
The Kaduna State Governorship Election Tribunal, on Thursday adjourned sitting till August 4, for counsel to the respondents to file their written addresses and responses in line with the 2010
A Nigerian journalist, Olufemi Gorman, has revealed how an author, poet and novelist, Bayo Adebowale, raped five of his daughters. “He would remove the bulb in my room and sellotape
Mrs Owolabi, mother to Precious Owolabi, corps member attached to the Channels Television, who died from shooting at IMN members’ clash with the Police in Abuja, has revealed what her
The petition filed by the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in the 2019 election in Benue State, Emanuel Jime against the re-election of Governor Samuel Ortom of the Peoples
Justice A.T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced Gagiyouwe ThankGod to six months imprisonment for internet fraud. ThankGod, a 25-year-old
Former Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, on Thursday, took at swipe at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers, stating that he decamped when the party wasn’t “doing well”. Ngige said
Former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami from Kebbi would be facing Senate screening on Friday. Others billed for Friday are Sen. Hadi Sirika (Katsina), Clement
Nigerians living in Ghana have cried out over the harsh treatment they were being subjected to in that country, and urged leaders of both nations to intervene to ensure justice
The National Assembly Elections Tribunal in Kaduna State has indefinitely reserved ruling in the petition filed by Sen. Shehu Sani against the election of Sen. Uba Sani for Kaduna Central
Adamu Adamu, a former education minister, has said the number of out-of-school children in the country now stands at over 16 million. Adamu, who is also one of the 43
Tunisia’s first freely elected president, Beji Caid Essebsi died Thursday morning. He was aged 92, and the world’s oldest sitting president. BBC reports that Essebsi was admitted to hospital on
The President Muhammadu Buhari government has approved the disengagement of 2,525 beneficiaries of the N-Power programme for absconding from their primary place of assignment. The N-Power programme was introduced in
A businessman, Mr Wahab Lukmon, on Thursday prayed an Egbe-Idumu Customary Court to grant the request of his wife, Olabisi, for divorce because she wants him dead. Olabisi had sought
Precious Owolabi, a Corps member attached to the Channels Television, who died during the Shi’ites’ protest in Abuja has been buried amid tears from family, friends and colleagues on Thursday
A US-based organization comprising members of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, known as PDP Diaspora Initiative has called on the Senate to return the ministerial list back to President Muhammadu
Nigeria will begin their quest to qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, with a home game against Benin Republic on November 11. This follows the breakdown of the
eno Omokri, an ex-aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, has made some claims against some of the ministerial nominees undergoing screening at the Senate. According to Omokri, President Muhammadu Buhari’s