Customs handover N200m illicit drugs to NAFDAC
The Kano/Jigawa Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Thursday handed 185 cartons of unregistered and expired drugs worth N200 million to the National Agency […]
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International Peace Day: Gov. Uzodimma tasks Nigerians on peace
Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo has urged the people of Imo and all Nigerians to make peace their watchword as they relate with one another. […]
Guinea: ECOWAS calls for return to democratic rule within 6 months
The ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government has called for the immediate return of democratic rule to the Republic of Guinea within the […]
How to address emerging security threats -Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that all efforts must be made to articulate a political, economic, military and […]
EFCC Seeks CBN Support in Tackling Fraudulent Investment Managers
The Port Harcourt Zonal Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE Aliyu Naibi, has called on the Central […]
Tallen calls for support for families, communities to end GBV
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, has called for stakeholders’ collaboration to support families and communities to respond adequately to Gender Based Violence […]
Buhari’s outreach to the Southeast, By Dakuku Peterside
Symbolic gestures are particularly evident in Africa. Ndigbo or south easterners, more than any other group ,attach importance to symbolic gestures. It is ingrained in […]
Sit-at -home against Igbo interest – Sen Nnamani
Chairman, Senate Committee on Cooperation and Integration in Africa, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani has taken stock of the implications and socio economic consequences of the sit-at-home […]
Red Cross tasks FG, schools on mandatory first aid education
Lagos Branch of the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has called on the Federal Government and schools to make first aid training and education mandatory […]
Mixed reactions trail APC Congresses in North East
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the North East have expressed divergent views over the Sept. 4 Local Government Congress of the party.Cross […]
Echoes of K.O. Mbadiwe, By Dan Agbese
Email: [email protected] SMS: 08055001912 Senate President Ahmad Lawan, has raised an issue that appears to have escaped us as we labour to explain to ourselves why […]
Guinea Needs A Bitter Pill. But Will Africa Find It? By Azu Ishiekwene
Zambia’s peaceful and orderly election in August offered a glimmer of hope that Africa’s story might be changing. For the third time in three decades, […]
Plateau of Crises and Death, By Dakuku Peterside
Plateau state is named Plateau for a reason. It is approximately the Centre of Nigeria and the midpoint between Christian and Muslim civilizations in […]
Marwa harps on importance of pre-marital drug test
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), is in support of having pre-marital drug test. According to him, it is […]
Students’ union parliamentarian urges NDLEA to intensify campaign against drug abuse
The Pan-African Students Union Parliament (ASUP) has urged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to adjust its mandate to focus more on preventing drug […]
JAMB: FG to sanction institutions that give admissions outside CAPS
The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu on Tuesday, warned tertiary institutions not to give admissions outside the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS). Adamu said […]
Striking the Soul of the Nation, By Dakuku Peterside
Omoni Oboli’s “Wives on Strike” is a blockbuster Nollywood movie where four semi-illiterate market women eagerly protest a child marriage anathema. Amina’s dad has compelled […]
Royal father warns agents of disintegration as Edo marks 30th anniversary
The Enogie of Obazuwa-Iko in Benin, Prince Edun Akenzua, on Thursday advised agents of disintegration in Edo to desist from their actions. He warned at […]
Edo 30th Anniversary: Obaseki targets 10m trees in 10 years
Gov. Godwin Obaseki will herald the 30th anniversary of the creation of Edo with a campaign to plant 10 million trees in line with the […]
Attack on NDA won’t dampen our resolve to end banditry, criminality – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Tuesday attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), will never dampen the morale of the security agencies in ending banditry […]
Lagos Constituency meeting: 40% youths involved in drug abuse – NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said recent statistics has revealed that 40 per cent of Nigerian youths between 18 and 35 years were […]
MRA Calls on Federal Government to Reverse Steady Decline in Internet Subscriptions in Nigeria
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Federal Government and its relevant agencies to take urgent measures to reverse the steady decline in the number […]
Ogun farmers sensitised to adopt climate-smart techniques to avert food crisis
Farmers in Ogun state have been advised to incorporate climate smart agriculture practices in their production, in order to have best yields from their farms. […]
Foundation advocates reform of ‘Almajiri’ system of education
The Managing Director, Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, Mr Abubakar Umar, has advocated for a reform of the ‘ Almajiri’ system of education. Umar made […]
Probe spending of N881bn by 367 MDAs without appropriation, SERAP tells Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari “to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar […]