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Nigeria’s Drug Crisis Worsens As Usage Rate Soars To 14.4% — UNODC Report
Nigeria’s drug use rate has risen sharply to 14.4%, nearly three times the global average, with over three million Nigerians currently living with drug use disorders. This is according to the 2025 World Drug Report released on Thursday by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) via its official website. The report presents a sobering outlook on the...
Gov Makinde Renames Ibadan Polytechnic In Honour Of Late Olunloyo
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has renamed The Polytechnic, Ibadan, in honour of the late former governor of the state, Dr. Omololu Olunloyo. Makinde made the announcement during a brief address at the interdenominational commendation service held in memory of the late governor at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Ibadan. “The institution will now be known as Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic, Ibadan,”...
Tinubu Declines NDLEA Bill Over Crime Proceeds Clause
President Bola Tinubu has declined to sign the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Bill, 2025, into law. The president’s decision, communicated in a letter read during plenary in the Green Chamber on Thursday, cites Section 58(4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). He explained that the bill, which seeks to empower the NDLEA to retain a portion of proceeds from...
Police Officer Killed In Anambra Amid Stop-and-Search Shootout
A police officer of the 29 Police Mobile Force, Awka, has been killed in a shootout during a stop-and-search operation along the Onitsha/Owerri Expressway, near Danaks Filling Station in Uli, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. The incident occurred late on Wednesday, causing panic among residents and shop owners along the road as the shootings happened suddenly and in...
INEC Schedules By-Elections For August 16
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that by-elections will be held on Saturday, August 16, 2025, in constituencies where legislative seats have become vacant. According to INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the vacancies in both national and state assemblies are due to resignations, deaths, or court-ordered annulments of previous elections. Yakubu made the announcement during a consultative meeting with...
High Court Sentences Man To Death By Hanging Over Killing Of Salome Adaidu
The High Court sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the murder of Salome Adaidu, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Ajayi was convicted on a single count of culpable homicide, in violation of Section 221 of the Penal Code applicable in Northern Nigeria, which stipulates the death penalty for...
S’Arabia Supreme Court Declares Islamic New Year After Sighting Crescent Moon
The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has officially declared Thursday, June 26, 2025, as the first day of Muharram, marking the start of the Islamic New Year 1447 AH, after the crescent moon was sighted on the evening of Wednesday, Dhul Hijjah 29. The Supreme Court announced the decision after the Crescent Sighting Committee verified credible testimonies confirming the moon’s...
Makinde, Wike Bloc Clashes Over INEC’s Verdict
The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party intensified on Wednesday as Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike clashed over the scheduled date for the party’s 100th National Executive Committee meeting and the reinstatement of Senator Samuel Anyanwu as National Secretary. Makinde’s camp, which includes Governors Peter Mbah (Enugu), Douye Diri (Bayelsa), Ademola Adeleke (Osun),...
Tinubu Labelled Coalition Supporters As Political IDPs
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, lashed out at those behind a proposed political coalition aimed at stopping his re-election bid in 2027. Speaking while inaugurating legacy projects executed by Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule in Lafia, the president described the politicians planning a coalition as political “internally displaced persons.” Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, ex-Rivers State...
Nigeria Set To Adopt Global Actuarial Rules
The Executive Secretary of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, Dr Rabiu Olowo, has said that the country would be integrating international standards on actuarial practice into its regulatory landscape. Olowo made this disclosure on Wednesday at the 2025 Annual Industry Conference organised by the Nigerian Actuarial Society, themed ‘Creating value and building resilience in an evolving industry. Established in December...
