The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 22 blocks of heroin, with street value of over N4.5 billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the consignment, which were […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, inaugurated a 55 kilometers Nguru – Gashua – Baymari road and handed it over to the Yobe government. Buhari, represented by the Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, said the project was part of Federal government’s commitment to improving road transport infrastructure and economic growth by extension. “As you can […]
As the Eid-el-Kabir festival inches closer, Muslim faithful are grumbling over the high cost of rams. Even though many of those who are used to slaughtering animals to commemorate the season are still hopeful of buying the sacrificial animal, some of them said their poor economic status amid rising inflation are threatening to mar this […]
The candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the just-concluded governorship election in Ekiti State, Chief Segun Oni, speaks about the outcome of the poll in this interview with ABIODUN NEJO Some say Ekiti State governorship election was free and peaceful, others say it was marred with irregularities. What’s your verdict on the poll? I […]
A cabin crew strike at EasyJet and Ryanair saw 15 flights to and from Spain cancelled and 175 others delayed Saturday, as staff at the Irish airline announced 12 more days of stoppages. The strike at the two low-cost airlines over pay and working conditions began as European schools started breaking up for the summer, […]
The Coca Cola company and its partner, Medshare, in collaboration with Federal Government, on Friday donated equipment worth N3 billion to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano under the Safe Birth Initiative (SBI). The equipment and supplies were formally unveiled and handed over at a special event held at the Hospital in Kano. At the handover […]
One of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on April 14, 2014, has shared how she escaped from captivity after eight years. The insurgents had stormed the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State where they whisked away over 250 girls who were writing their final exams at the time. Having fled […]
The UK has announced a deal with Nigeria to tackle illegal migration. In a tweet, Home Secretary Priti Patel said the “landmark agreement with Nigeria will increase the deportation of dangerous foreign criminals”. The announcement on Thursday was made hours after the UK deported at least 10 Nigerians for alleged immigration-related offences. Human rights campaigners […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the release of the official details of David Nwamini to a former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who gave the order in a judgement delivered on Friday, directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), and […]
American basketball star Brittney Griner has gone on trial in Russia on charges of illegal cannabis possession. Ms Griner, a three-time WNBA league champion and seven-time All-Star, was seen arriving handcuffed at a court in the town of Khimki, outside Moscow. If convicted, the 31-year-old faces up to 10 years in prison. The US says […]