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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a 70-year-old suspected drug trafficker, who allegedly supplied illicit substances to Boko Haram insurgents and bandits. The agency’s spokesman Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement made available to ...

  The Nigerian Breweries Plc (NB) has been recognised as the biggest taxpayer in Kaduna, bagging the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) 2020 Highest Taxpayer, Pay-As-You-Earn Award. The company engages in the brewing and marketing of Lager beer, Stout ...

U.S. President Joe Biden has invited President Muhammadu Buhari and 39 other world leaders to a virtual summit to galvanise efforts in tackling the climate crisis. The two-day summit is expected to mark America’s return to the frontlines of the ...

Members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Kaduna kidnapped by bandits on their way to Kafanchan from Kaduna have been placed on a N50million ransom. A senior Pastor of the Church who confirmed the contact and the amount, explained ...

There were sporadic shootings on Thursday night in Borno as soldiers protest deployment to a location in the theatre of operation. The soldiers shot sporadically into the air to express their grievance for the deployment as they did not have ...

Ibrahim Shamaki, the father of one of the tertiary institution students kidnapped in Kaduna State, is dead. On March 11, bandits stormed the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization in Afaka, and took 39 undergraduates. Ibrahim was the father of Fatima ...

Members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) were kidnapped in Kaduna Friday evening. The gunmen are suspected to be bandits who have been terrorizing the Northwest region. Head, Media and Public Relations of RCCG, Pastor Olaitan Olubiyi, confirmed ...

At least 32 people have died after two trains collided head-on in Egypt. More than 80 people are also said to have been injured in the accident north of the city of Sohag, according to reports. Dozens of ambulances have ...

The son of an indigent woman who was accused of witchcraft has testified in Adamawa State how his mother was subjected to “cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment” by her accusers. The son told a panel of the National Human Rights ...

What could have been a huge fire disaster was in the early hours of Saturday averted when a Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) laden NIPCO truck overturned and spilled its content. The Operations Commander of the Federal Fire Service, Osun Command, ...

Thomas Markle has been pictured delivering a letter to Oprah Winfrey’s house, asking for an interview with the US TV host. He drove up to her property in Montecito, California, and handed the letter to a security guard on Thursday, ...

  ‘Governor Eniola Ajala’ of Lagos State has called for the provision of more infrastructure for schools, particularly the ones that produced the winner of the New Era Spelling Bee Competition. Ms Ajala, while holding an extraordinary Exco meeting with ...

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, have arrested Ibeh Theophilus Uche, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), 10 Kobo Wine Place, Ikotun, Lagos, alongside his mother for their alleged involvement in internet fraud to the tune ...

“Nobody can bring down the government because this is a government elected democratically”, said, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Friday. Shehu said this in a programme on ChannelsTv, Sunrise Daily. According to ...

Suspected gunmen on Thursday night attacked Jos Aviation quarters in the Heipang area of Plateau state and abducted a housewife   It was gathered the gunmen gained entrance into the quarters at about 8.15 pm and started shooting sporadically.   ...

Ogun monarchs, women and chiefs in Egbaland, Ogun State, have rejected move for a Yoruba nation by Sunday Igboho. The Ogun monarchs and others declared their unflinching support for the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo as regards the ...

Former France international Thierry Henry said on Friday he will be disabling his social media accounts to protest against the platforms for not taking action over anonymous account holders who are guilty of racism and bullying online. Former Arsenal and ...

The Kwara State Police Command on Friday, announced the rescue of three abducted farmworkers at Pampo village, in Asa Local Government Area of the state. The rescued persons who were kidnapped by unidentified armed men on Monday are Veterinary Doctors, ...

A young mum who left her baby home alone for six days while she celebrated her birthday has been convicted of manslaughter. Verphy Kudi, now 19, pleaded guilty at Lewes Crown Court this morning. A court heard that the teenager ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said it would sustain its current N162-N165 petrol price until the conclusion of talks with labour and other stakeholders. Dr. Kennie Obateru, the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, said the Corporation, ...

  The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has advised FCT residents to prepare for the rainy season and avoid environmental practices that could lead to flooding in the territory. The Director-General of FCT FEMA, Abass Idris, gave the advice in ...

The Islamist terrorist group al-Shabaab has killed at least three civilians, including a mother, her infant, during an attack on the United Nations and African Union headquarters in Somalia’s capital,  Mogadishu. At least five others were injured during the mortar ...

A Chadian lady, Vivien Tarmadji has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. Tarmadji was arrested while trying to board an Ethiopian airline flight 911 en route ...

In a bid to ensure strict compliance with tax payment, the Federal Inland Revenue Service says it is working towards adopting the National Identification Number (NIN) database to ramp up the registration of taxpayers. The move was disclosed by the ...

A group has petitioned the Lagos House of Assembly on the high cost of Covid-19 test in private laboratories. The group, Coalition against High Cost of Covid-19 Test in Lagos (COHCTL), in a statement signed by its co-convener, Dotun Atilade ...