NDLEA Arrests “Queen Of Drug Cartel” In Taraba
40-year-old notorious queen of a drug cartel, Lami Rigima, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for supplying psychoactive substances to traffickers in Taraba. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday said the suspect came under the anti-narcotic agency’s searchlight when a number of traffickers arrested...
Police Recruitment: IGP Adamu Appeals To Supreme Court, Seeks Stay Of Judgment Execution
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, on Friday approached the Supreme Court urging it to upturn the Wednesday’s judgment of the Court of Appeal which nullified the recruitment of 10,000 constables carried out by him and the Nigeria Police Force in 2019. The appellants filed their notice of appeal of three grounds together with an application for stay of...
Africa Must Cut Reliance On Food Imports, Says Nigerian Billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu
Food prices have been rising around the world, driven first by the Covid pandemic and poor harvests, and made worse by the conflict in Ukraine, which has hit exports of both wheat and fertilizer. Even with a new deal that would allow grain expor...
Makinde Played Politics With My Husband’s Death – Florence Ajimobi
The Wife of the former governor of Oyo State, Florence Ajimobi on Sunday attacked the governor of the state, Engr. Seyi Makinde and his deputy, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan for playing politics with the death of her husband. She said her husband never had any problem with the state government despite their different political affiliation, but alleged that the state government...
President Buhari Approves $8.5m To Evacuates 5,000 Nigerians From Ukraine
President Muhammad’s Buhari has approved $8.5 million for immediate evacuation of about 5,000 Nigerians that flee the Russia-Ukrainian war to Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia. The Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the virtual Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo...
Nnamdi Kanu Refused New Clothes, DSS Tells Court; That’s A Lie, Ozekhome Fires Back
Contrary to yesterday’s order by Justice Binta Nyako that the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, should not appear in court today in the same Fendi designers clothes he has been wearing since June last year when he was arrested, Kanu was on same clothes today, sparking a debate over why her order was...
Atiku Appoints Former PDP Publicity Secretary, Ologbondiyan Campaign Spokesperson
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has appointed Kolawole Stephen Ologbondiyan, a former National Publicity Secretary of the PDP as one of his spokespersons for the 2023 presidential campaign. A release signed by Paul Ibe, Media Adviser to Atiku, said the appointment takes immediate effect. With his appointment, Ologbondiyan joins other spokespersons earlier appointed by the presidential...
Abia Speaker, Ikuku Rewards Assembly Staff (Photos)
In fulfilment of the pledge made in June to the Staffers of the Abia State House of Assembly, the Speaker Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji, on Tuesday presented a Sienna Car, on behalf of Members of the 7th Abia State House of Assembly, to Mrs Ijeoma Ezuta, a Staff of the Assembly, as reward for her dedication to duty. Recall...
Buhari Expresses Shock Over Death Of NAF Officers In Kaduna Plane Crash, Sympathizes With Families
President Muhammadu Buhari mourns the tragic and unfortunate death of two officers in a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) plane crash in Kaduna. Reacting to the death of Flight Lieutenant Abubakar Alkali and Flight Lieutenant Elijah Haruna Karatu, the Preside...
Shi’ites Protest In Abuja, Demand Release Of El-Zakzaky’s Travel Documents
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has asked the National Human Rights Commission to prevail on the Federal Government to release the international passports of their supreme leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Z...
