Fake Policeman, Soldier, 661 Others Arrested As NDLEA Raids Notorious Drug agents
BY GODWIN OBI A fake police officer and a soldier suspected to also be fake were among 663 drug traffickers and users arrested when operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) raided notorious drug joints in Lagos, Abuja, Benue and other parts of the country. In the raidsContinue Reading
Ketare Monarch, Bello charges Customs to sensitize Katsina communities on trade regulations
BY GODWIN OBI The Katsina state Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service has been called upon to embark on public enlightenment campaigns and sensitization of host communities via radio programs. Kanwan Katsina, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara made the call recently during a customs community consultative forum organized at the commandContinue Reading
Abducted Emir Of Bungudu Regains Freedom
The abducted Emir of Bungudu, Alhaji Hassan Attahiru, has regained his freedom. A family member of the Emir, Gazali Shehu Ahmad, who is also a Special Adviser to Zamfara State Governor on Strategy, confirmed his release on his personal Facebook page on Saturday. The Emir was in captivity for 32Continue Reading
APC Congresses: New Excos Emerge In Lagos, Kaduna, Others As Exercise Fails In Taraba
BY GODWIN OBI Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have elected new executive committee members to pilot the affairs of the party in various states of the federation. This follows the party’s state congresses conducted on Saturday in various states of the federation. While the exercise went smoothly inContinue Reading
North-East: Half A Million People At Risk Of Starvation – United Nations
BY GODWIN OBI The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that half a million women, men and children in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states are at risk of starvation as its funding for the region dries up. In a statement released on Friday, the global agency says itContinue Reading
Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Drops Further To 16.63% In September – NBS Report
GODWIN OBI The Consumer Price Index, (CPI) which measures inflation increased by 16.63 per cent (year-on-year) in September 2021. This is 0.38 per cent points lower than the rate recorded in August 2021 (17.01) per cent, according to a report released by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics on Friday. IncreasesContinue Reading
12 Killed As Bandits Invade Zamfara Village, Burn Police Station
BY GODWIN OBI No fewer than 12 people have been killed in an attack by bandits who invaded Sakajiki village in Kaura Namoda Emirate in Zamfara State. The Police Public Relations Officer in Zamfara, Mohammed Shehu, confirmed the incident told Frontline Reporters on Friday. He said the casualties recorded inContinue Reading
Court Slams N200,000 Fine On Fani-Kayode, Threatens To Revoke His Bail
BY GODWIN OBI The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered a former Minister Of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, to pay a fine of N200,000 for being absent at his re-arraignment or stand the risk of having his bail revoked. Justice Daniel Osaigor gave the order on Wednesday, saying thatContinue Reading
PHOTO NEWS: Union of African Shippers’ Councils brainstorm on AfCFTA
BY GODWIN OBI The Union of African Shippers’ Councils’ Committee of Experts has begun brainstorming sessions towards evolving mutually beneficial platforms, capable of ensuring the greater success of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). *Giscard Ogoula, Secretary General Union of African Shippers’ Councils; Awwal D. Suleiman, representative of Hon.Continue Reading
Kassie Braun Memorial Schools For Inauguration at Abakaliki on Friday
BY GODWIN OBI All roads leading to Abakaliki, the state capital of Ebonyi, will be wide open on Friday, 15th October 2021, as Kassie Braun Memorial Schools will be formally inaugurated. The inauguration of the school, which is first of its kind in the country, will be chaired by theContinue Reading