The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said its operatives on Saturday 25th November raided a lounge in Osogbo, the Osun state capital, where a night party organized for illicit substance abuse was going to be held and arrested some of the organizers who were found with drug exhibits. Spokesman of the agency, […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday said the health condition of its President, Joe Ajaero is very critical and may be flown abroad for full medical examination after he was seriously beaten, brutalized and battered by alleged agents of the state including policemen on Wednesday in Owerri, the Imo State capital. Recall that suspected […]
The state government has requested to book all hotel rooms in Owerri, the state capital, Ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Imo State. The state Commissioner for Tourism, Jerry Egemba, in a memo addressed to all Chief Executive Officers of all the hotels in the Owerri metropolis, stated that the state government […]
The discovery of 189 fake companies as accomplices in land racketeering in Abuja has introduced a new twist to the unfolding sharp practices in land administration in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Yesterday, the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) through its Registrar-General (RG), Hussain Magaji, said 189 non-existing companies have been used to secure land […]
FOURTEEN officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, will face a disciplinary panel over alleged extortion and high-handedness, in line with the extant rules and regulations of the state. Vanguard learned that the officials consisted of 11 seniors and three juniors, who were allegedly caught, at different locations across the state, extorting […]
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) challenging the nomination of Kashim Shettima as the Vice Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last presidential election. A seven-member panel, headed by Justice John Okoro pronounced the dismissal of the appeal after the appellant’s lawyer, […]
The Supreme Court has said there are conflicting letters from the Chicago State University (CSU) on President Bola Tinubu’s certificate. Justice John Okoro, Chairman of the 7-member panel hearing the application of Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), filed against the victory of President Bola Tinubu, said this on Monday. […]
Villagers in Kuyello community, within the vast expanse of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area in Kaduna State, have expressed concern over the presence of Ansaru militants in their communities. Daily Trust gathered that the recent visit to the village by the sect members on motorcycles has raised fears among the inhabitants of the area. Just […]
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, has cautioned Kaduna based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, over his call to President Bola Tinubu to remove Nyesom Wike from office as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). On Thursday, the cleric had in a video sermon of over 14 minutes […]
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, may escape trial in the United Kingdom (UK) despite being charged for bribery by UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA). Disclosing this to The Guardian, a Southwark Crown Court official said: “Her case has just been transferred to us,” from the Westminster Magistrate Court, where she appeared on […]
