•Notorious drug kingpin bags 7 years in jail BY GODWIN OBI Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have foiled attempts by a drug cartel o smuggle into Nigeria 2, 465, 000 tablets of the pharmaceutical opioid in 225mg and 250mg, weighing 2,356kgs with an estimated street valueContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI No fewer than seven people were killed by suspected bandits in three communities of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attack also left the community leader dead, while several households were displaced in Takai, Kunet and Kulias communities in the council area. Member representing Mangu/BokkosContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI About 58 illegal oil points have been discovered so far since the operation to end oil theft on the waterways of Delta and Bayelsa states began Ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo also known as Tompolo, said this in a press briefing at Oporoza on Sunday where he alsoContinue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA All is set for the flag off of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign for the 2023 general elections tomorrow in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. So far, the opposition party appears to have everything in place for a smooth take off of electioneering forContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS A coalition under the aegis of Yoruba Appraisal Forum (YAF), has accused those agitating for the secession of Yorubaland of plans to cause violence and chaos in the South West and other parts of the country aimed at truncating the conduct of the 2023 general elections. YAFContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI About 76 people have been reported missing after a boat carrying about 85 people capsized in Umunankwo community, Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. Executive Secretary of the Anambra State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Chief Paul Odenigbo, disclosed that the boat was carrying 85 people butContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said it would send a fact-finding team to the Philippines over the recent protest by some of its cadets under the National Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP). The essence of the delegation’s mission is to monitor the situation and addressContinue Reading
BY MARTINS DURU Imo State Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Titus Akanabu, has called on the Ohanaeze Ndigbo to give their full support to the presidential ambition of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP). The cleric who stated this in Owerri during theContinue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has inaugurated a new security arrangement to safeguard the zone against banditry, terrorism and other forms of criminal activities. The move by Adams, who is also National Coordinator of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), was to strengthen the security architectureContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, listed major challenges that will affect the country’s economic and political stability in 2023. President Buhari made this known when he presented the 2023 budget before a joint session of the National Assembly. This is Buhari’s last budget before his exit fromContinue Reading