By Ibironke Ariyo The NDLEA has arrested three sexagenarian grandfathers and a Nigerien in connection with the seizure of over 52.252 kilograms of Cocaine, Methamphetamine and Skunk. The Director, Media and Advocacy, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that 32, 590 […]
By Aisha Cole The European Union Election Observer has commended election officials and ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for coordinating the 2023 election. The Team Leader of one of the EU observers, Mr Deleen Michel, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the […]
By Muftau Ogunyemi The Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, CP Oyeyemi Oyediran, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement within the state between midnight and 6p.m. on the Feb. 25 owing to the Presidential and National Assembly elections. The restriction order is contained in a statement on Thursday in Akure by SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, […]
By Thompson Yamput The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is to monitor the conduct of politicians in Kogi. Mr Ulu Okoro-James, Kogi ICPC Office boss, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja. ”The Presidential and National Assembly elections holding on Saturday is […]
By Jessica Dogo The Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) says all fraudulent messages on network shut down in the country should be ignored. The NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr Reuben Muoka, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Muoka said the NCC’s attention was drawn to fraudulent and misleading information circulating in some […]
By Abigael Joshua The National Park Service has arrested 19 suspected illegal miners at the old Oyo National Park. The service’s spokesman, Mr Emmanuel Ntuyang, stated in Abuja on Friday that the illegal miners were arrested in the Bani area of Oyo-Ile range of the park. The arrest was effected during a joint anti-poaching […]
By Nefishetu Yakubu There was tight security in and around the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Benin on Thursday as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commenced the distribution of sensitive materials to various local government areas in Edo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that several police Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) […]
By Monday Ijeh The police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is to deploy 17,401 personnel for the presidential and National Assembly elections in the territory. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the FCT, Mr Sadiq Abubakar, said this at a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He said the command […]
U.S. President Joe Biden called on Thursday for Nigeria’s presidential election on Saturday to be peaceful and transparent. The U.S. president also urged candidates and parties to accept the results as announced by the country’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Nigerians are set on Saturday to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections that are seen […]
A report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other UN bodies showed that in 2020 a woman died around every two minutes from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. The report, published on Thursday, said that in 2020 “an estimated 287,000 women globally died from a maternal cause, equivalent to almost 800 maternal […]