The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says a 59-year-old businessman, Chijioke Nnanna Igbokwe, has undergone surgery, exploratory laparotomy, to let out 57 out of 81 pellets of cocaine stuck in his stomach after seven days of ingesting the illicit substance in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The NDLEA spokesperson said Femi Babafemi, Igbokwe was arrested at […]
The police in Lagos, Akwa Ibom, and Edo states have announced the commencement of the enforcement of the mandatory minimum of Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance with effect from February 1, 2025. This is in compliance with the directive of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun. Making this known in a statement, the […]
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) says petrol prices will crash down following the revival of the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries by the Federal Government. In a statement on Saturday, PETROAN National Public Relations Officer, Joseph Obele, said contrary to previous doubts, the refineries are now fully operational, with PETROAN […]
Niger State Government has taken over payment of this year’s examination fees for health technology students. Secretary to the Niger State Government, Alhaji Abubakar Usman, described the initiative of Governor Umaru Bago’s led administration over the approval on payment of National Examination Fees for all students in government-owned Schools of Health Technology as an unwavering […]
A UN spokesman has said that at least seven hundred people have been killed since Sunday in intense fighting in Goma, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province. Rwandan-backed armed group M23 has seized Goma, the biggest city in the country’s east, and is advancing south as volunteers and the struggling […]
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has commenced the enforcement of the mandatory Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance policy, following the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. The Commissioner of Police, FCT, Olatunji Disu, has warned officers against extortion or harassment during the exercise. A statement released on Sunday by the command’s spokesperson, Josephine […]
Manchester United suffered their fifth home defeat in six Premier League games as Jean-Philippe Mateta’s second-half double gave Crystal Palace their fourth victory in six seasons at Old Trafford. Maxence Lacroix’s header came back off the bar but with Andre Onana at full stretch, the Cameroon international keeper was unable to prevent Mateta turning the […]
In La Liga, Espanyol pulled off a stunning one nil victory over Real Madrid, who missed an opportunity to move four points clear at the top of the league. Real thought they had taken the lead in the first half when Vinicius Jr curled beautifully into the far corner, but Kylian Mbappe was deemed to […]
The Apex Igbo Sociocultural Organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has responded to what it termed alarming and incendiary remarks recently made by Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the former Governor of Rivers State and former Minister of Transport against President Bola Tinubu. According to Ohanaeze in a statement issued by the Deputy President General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, “in a […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has given President Bola Tinubu a seven-day ultimatum to address alleged corruption in the oil sector. The group is urging him to direct the Attorney General, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), and anti-corruption agencies to investigate the disappearance of over twenty-six billion Naira. In a statement dated February 1, 2025, signed […]
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