.Arrests couple in Niger, recovers large consignments of illicit drugs in Lagos, FCT, Borno, Ogun, Imo, Abia, Edo A 93-year-old great grandpa and a 69-year-old medical doctor top the list of suspects arrested as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intensified their offensive action and crackdown on
A former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has described the recent airstrike on Jilli Market as a necessary military action against a terrorist stronghold. Buratai, in a statement on Sunday, said the strike was based on credible intelligence indicating that Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters were using
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to deactivate and withdraw passports of individuals who formally renounce Nigerian citizenship, effective immediately. The directive was contained in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, by the minister’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Babatunde Alao,
Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Saturday in Maiduguri assured that President Bola Tinubu’s administration would continue to recognise the sacrifices of the Nigerian Armed Forces. Shettima said this while condoling with the Nigerian Army and Borno Government over the attack that claimed the life of Brig.-Gen. Oseni Braimah and other officers.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone C, Owerri, has intercepted tramadol capsules and other pharmaceutical products valued at about N1.05 billion along the Okada/Ofosu Expressway in Benin, Edo. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday. The Customs Area Controller, FOU Zone
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has delisted 23 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres nationwide over technical deficiencies observed during the 2026 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB disclosed this in a statement signed by its Public Communication Adviser, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Friday in Abuja. Benjamin, who issued
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a 200 million dollar loan to support Nigeria’s digital infrastructure expansion and job creation efforts. This is contained in a statement released on the Bank’s website on Friday. The bank said that the loan would fund the Digital Value Chain Infrastructure for
The Police Command in Imo has launched a manhunt for the killers of Eze Paulinus Ekwueme, the traditional ruler of Ochia Autonomous Community, Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday.
The Lagos State Government on Friday announced full automation of its physical planning permit processing. The government said that the full automation would be achieved through its recently-launched Electronic Physical Planning Process System (EPPPS). The Special Adviser to the Governor on Electronic Geographic Information Service (eGIS) and Urban Development, Dr