Seven burned to death in South Africa’s mob attack Extra police patrolled one of South Africa’s most violent townships Sunday after a “mob” tied up and burned to death seven men accused of a crime wave, police and residents said. A steadily increasing murder rate afflicts South Africa, but community leaders say Diepsloot, a […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered illicit substances bound for Europe, United Arab Emirates and Asia. Disclosing this in a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said the illicit substances intercepted included various quantities of methamphetamine and opioids concealed in hems of new jeans trousers, dolls, buttons, local […]
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, said he is not a beneficiary of the Federal Government’s reinstatement of Integrated Logistic Services Nigeria Limited boat pilotage monitoring business. Nigerian Ports Authority, in a letter by Port Manager Charles Okaga dated November 30 addressed to all shipping companies, announced the reinstatement […]
A former senator, Ifeanyi Ararume, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to rescind his appointment of a new board and management team for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). Mr Ararume anchored his demand on a court judgement he obtained in April this year. He was appointed as the board chairman of the […]
Kamala Harris, the United States Vice President (US) has emphasised the need for Israel as a nation to defend itself against Hamas. Harris who made this call on Saturday, December 2 said international and humanitarian law must be respected, noting that too many Palestinians have been killed. “Frankly, the scale of civilian suffering, and […]
FOLLOWING the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s latest directive to financial institutions to halt transactions on all individual accounts or wallets without Bank Verification Number (BVN) or National Identity Number (NIN), over 75 million bank accounts are now under threat, investigation by Sunday Tribune has revealed. Latest data from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System […]
Kano State Government has uncovered a warehouse where food items meant for palliatives were being diverted in the state. The Press Secretary, Malam Bature Dawakin-Tofa, who made this known in a statement on Sunday in Kano, said the warehouse was at Sharada Industrial Estate. Dawakin-Tofa said Gov. Abba Yusuf and the government officials were […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command , says its operatives have arrested 90 suspects and dismantled 13 illicit drug joints in Kaduna. The NDLEA’s state Commander, Mr Samaila Danmallam, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday, that the arrest and the dismantling of illicit drug joints were made […]
Wura-Ola Adepoju, comptroller-general of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has ordered investigation into allegations of passport racketeering against personnel of the service in the south-east. Adetoun Aridegbe, NIS public relations officer, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. A recent report had alleged that control officers in the region were charging extra fees in […]
Israel carried out deadly bombardments in Gaza on Sunday as international calls mounted for greater protection of civilians and the renewal of an expired truce with Palestinian militant group Hamas. The Israeli army said it had conducted more than 400 strikes in Gaza since a ceasefire collapsed on Friday, with the Hamas government saying […]
