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FILE: Travellers The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has urged Nigerians not to accept food items not packed by them when travelling, as the agency intercepted narcotics concealed in packs of semovita and dry pepper. This was contained in a statement by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, released on his …

FCT suspected vandals. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, FCT Command, has arrested three suspected vandals and cable thieves for unlawful possession of communication cables. It would be recalled that on August 28, 2023, the NSCDC nabbed and paraded 20 suspects for allegedly stealing manholes and vandalising government property …

Pastor Enoch Adeboye The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has predicted the possibility of Naira bouncing back and this time greater than the United States dollar. Our correspondent reports that based on findings in the black market buying rate of the dollar is about …

Gbenga Komolafe, NUPRC Chief Investment Officer The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission on Saturday threatened to revoke the licences of oil and gas operators that failed to remit the statutory three per cent to host communities in the Niger Delta region by the end of September 2023. The NUPRC said …

  Kogi SDP Governorship candidate, Murtala Ajaka The Social Democratic Party, SDP has alleged that the Kogi Commissioner of Police, Onuoha Bethrand, has perfected plot to intimidate, harass, and massively arrest its members at the behest of Governor Yahaya Bello ahead of the state November 11 governorship election. Muritala Ajaka, …

Scene of the gas leakage A massive gas leakage from a truck conveying the substance between Ojuelegba and Stadium on Ikorodu Road, Lagos on Saturday led to the temporal closure of the road to avert an explosion. Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu. told PM …

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi SAN, has assured Nigerians that his ministry would be transparent and people-centered in all its dealings. The minister, who spoke during the Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), explained that transparency and people-centredness in rule …

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has said that scavengers constitute about 1 percent of Lagos State’s active workforce. According to LAWMA, these scavengers do not only contribute to recycling efforts in the state, but also to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Director, Public Affairs of LAWMA, Folashade Kadiri, …

President Joao Lourenco of Angola Angolan President João Lourenço on Wednesday invited his counterpart and Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Bola Tinubu, to the regular bilateral and multilateral consultations of African leaders aimed at tackling common challenges across the continent. This is indicated in …

..as PDP inaugurates Council The Imo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated its campaign council for the Nov. 11 governorship election with a boost from two APC stalwarts, Rochas Okorocha and Senator Ifeanyi Araraume. Their endorsement of the PDP candidate, Senator Samuel Anyanwu was announced at …