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NDLEA sets up special squads against open sale, consumption of drugs in FCT

NewsDeskNgMay 13, 2024May 13, 20240

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has inaugurated special squads to curtail open sales and consumption of illicit drugs in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Commander of Narcotics NDLEA, FCT Command, Kabiru Tsakuba, said this in an interview on Monday in Abuja. Tsakuwa said the approach would be...

Nigerians naive to understand Tinubu’s ‘renewed hope’ – Fada Oluoma

NewsDeskNgMay 13, 2024May 13, 20240

Famous Nigerian Catholic priest, Rev Fr Chinenye Oluoma has suggested that Nigerians were obviously too naive to understand President Bola Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda. Oluoma, who likened hope to anaesthetics, said anesthetics was meant to numb the pain while the real life saving surgery takes place. In a post on...

Adeleke’s chieftaincy title acceptance undermines governance priorities

NewsDeskNgMay 13, 2024May 13, 20240

The Allied Peoples Movement, APM, Osun State chapter, has criticised the installation of Governor Ademola Adeleke as the Asiwaju of Ede. The party also labeled it as an abuse of power and a conflict of interest. In a statement signed by the party’s chairman, Wale Adebayo, he lamented that such...

‘We’ll get you’ – Gov Mbah places N10m bounty on killers of two policemen

NewsDeskNgMay 11, 2024May 11, 20240

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has placed a N10 million bounty on the heads of the killers of two policemen in Enugu State, Friday night, saying the state would go after the culprits with every resource at its disposal to bring the killers to book. Mbah pledged the...

Gateway International Airport to become major transportation hub for S/West – Gbajabiamila

NewsDeskNgMay 11, 2024May 11, 20240

Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has commended the bold initiative of Governor Dapo Abiodun on the Gateway International Agro Cargo and Passenger Airport, saying that the airport would soon be the transportation hub for other states in the South-West. Gbajabiamila also applauded the...

I was sacked for exposing financial misappropriation in NIBSS, ex- GM tells court

NewsDeskNgMay 11, 2024May 11, 20240

Former Chief Risk and Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President (SVP), Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS), Temidayo Adefemi Adekanye, has alleged that he was sacked by his ex-employer for raising the alarm over financial misappropriation in the company. He made the revelation in the Statement of Material Fact attached...

Senator Isah Jibrin Echocho Leads the Charge in Establishing NDLEA Area Command Office in Anyigba

NewsDeskNgMay 11, 2024May 11, 20240

In a bold move to tackle the growing menace of drug and substance abuse, Senator Isah Jibrin Echocho, representing Kogi East Senatorial District, has successfully spearheaded the establishment of a National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Area Command Office in Anyigba, in Dekina Local Government Area of the state. This...

Nigerian Navy intercepts fleeing vessel from Gabon

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2024May 10, 20240

The Nigerian Navy, NN has intercepted a vessel that allegedly fled from Gabon without proper documentation. The vessel, MV BLU-SHARK, was intercepted in Calabar on May 6 at about 11:52hours by the navy’s NNS OSE, a statement by the Navy’s Director of Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, said on Friday in...

Human Rights Commission seeks strict legislation to ban cultism in schools

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2024May 10, 20240

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has called for strict legislation to ban cultism in the country’s institutions of learning. The commission suggested that the legislation be made in such a way that it will not affect the rights of the student population in forming societies and organisations that promote...

Osun, Ekiti resolve to explore peace option in boundary dispute resolution

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2024May 10, 20240

The Osun and Ekiti State governments have resolved to jointly toe the peace path in resolving the lingering boundary dispute between both states. Both states emphasised the significance of dialogue and peaceful negotiation as lasting solutions in settling any discrepancy in boundary matters. They arrived at the agreement on Thursday...