The Adamawa State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized a total of 589.536 kilograms of various illicit drugs over the past two months. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday at the command’s headquarters on Numan Road, Commander Aliyu Abubakar attributed the success to a commitment to transparency, accountability, and building public…
The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Said Alkali, has set up a committee to investigate the recent train derailment that occurred on Tuesday in Jere, while en route from Abuja to Kaduna. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the Ministry’s Director of Press and Information, Mrs. Janet McDickson. The committee,…
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday criticised Governor Monday Okpebholo for approving ₦2.5 billion for the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), a federal institution. Governor Okpebholo announced on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by the hospital’s newly appointed Chief Medical Director, Dr. Idia Ize-Iyamu, to the Government House…
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has ordered mining marshals to shut down an illegal gold mining site in Gwagwalada, within the Federal Capital Territory, to prevent potential environmental risks. This directive was announced in a statement issued on Wednesday by Segun Tomori, the Minister’s Special Assistant on Media. The action follows a…
A clash between groups of hoodlums and miscreants broke out in the early hours of today at Balogun Market in Lagos. According to a statement from the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, the altercation led to the fatal stabbing of Sodiq Ibrahim, a native of Kogi State, by Ebuka Adindu from Abia…
The Lagos State Police Command wishes to inform members of the public that the Nigeria Police Force Explosives Ordnance Disposal – Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) Unit will be conducting an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) simulation exercise at the Eko Atlantic City on Thursday, August 28, 2025. This exercise is part of ongoing efforts…
A court in Equatorial Guinea has convicted one of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo’s sons for the illegal sale of a national airline aircraft, a court official confirmed. On Tuesday, the court ruled that Ruslan Obiang Nsue, 50, a former director of the state-owned airline Ceiba Intercontinental, must serve a six-year prison sentence unless he…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has clarified that while President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received widespread endorsement for a second term, other party members will still be allowed to compete for the presidential ticket in the primaries. This assurance was given by APC’s National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Mohammad Argungu, during a media briefing at…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has mandated that all Point of Sale (PoS) terminals across the country be geo-tagged within 60 days, as part of efforts to combat fraud and enhance regulatory oversight of digital payment systems. According to a statement dated August 26, 2025, obtained by our correspondent, the CBN stated: “This initiative…
A court in Equatorial Guinea has sentenced senior government official Baltasar Ebang Engonga to eight years in prison for embezzlement, following a scandal involving leaked sex tapes. According to Supreme Court press director Hilario Mitogo, the Bioko provincial tribunal found Engonga guilty of misappropriating funds claimed as professional travel expenses for personal use. Engonga, who…
