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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a former international football player, Segun George Hunkarin, and his associate, Ntoruka Chinedu, for attempting to smuggle cocaine into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. A statement by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, said a search of his hand luggage uncovered 37 […]

The Edo State Government has partnered with the German Embassy to strengthen the agricultural sector, which is in line with the governors passion for food security in the state. Special Adviser on Agriculture and Food Security to Governor Monday Okpebholo, Golden Ugbodu, who stated this today,said he held a bilateral meeting with the Deputy Head […]

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday night confirmed that the political rift between him and Governor Siminalayi Fubara has been resolved following a peace meeting brokered by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. Speaking to journalists after the closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Wike said […]

The Federal Government has finally fulfilled its three-decade-old promise of house allocations to members of the 1994 Super Eagles squad that won the Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia.This was disclosed in a statement posted on the ministry’s website today. One of the beneficiaries, former striker Efan Ekoku, was presented with an allocation letter for […]

Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, has lost his traditional title of Waziri Adamawa, also his son Alhaji Aliyu Atiku, the Turaki Adamawa also lost his traditional title. The Adamawa State Government on Tuesday issued a new directive mandating that all kingmakers and members of […]

Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has condemned the killing of two Kano State indigenes by suspected youths at Agan community in Makurdi. The victims, who were transporting goods to the eastern part of the country, were attacked and killed around 11 pm on Monday after parking their truck to buy a recharge card, according to a […]

The Abia State House of Assembly says it passed 37 bills in two years of its existence so far. The Speaker, Mr Emmanuel Emeruwa, made the disclosure in Umuahia on Tuesday, while briefing newsmen on the achievements of the eighth assembly, inaugurated in 2023. Emeruwa listed some of the bills to include the Abia State Appropriation Law […]

Some armed bandits and Nigerian soldiers were killed on Tuesday during coordinated attacks on military operating bases in parts of Kaduna and Niger states. The attacks occurred in the Kwanar Dutse Mairiga and Boka areas of Niger State, as well as Aungwan Turai in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits launched a simultaneous […]

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on his 60th birthday, praising his commitment to the development of Lagos. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday, Tinubu described Sanwo-Olu as a dedicated public servant who has stayed true to the vision of transforming […]