A delegation of senior officials of the United States Africa Command on Tuesday met with the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) during which they commended the existing relationship between NDLEA and AFRICOM, with an assurance of enhanced collaboration and
The Nigerian stock market opened the week on a bullish note on Monday, with investors gaining N745 billion as market capitalisation climbed to N104.5 trillion. The rally was driven by sustained demand for stocks such as Etranzact, Red Star Express, McNicholas, RT Briscoe and Deap Capital Management, alongside 45 other
A Benin High Court on Monday ordered 52 persons remanded at Ubiaja Correctional Centre over last Saturday’s protest in Ekpoma, Esan-West LGA, Edo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some Ambrose Alli University students were among those arrested and remanded following the violent protest in Ekpoma. The suspects
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public to the recall of Mivacron and Nimbex injections over safety concerns. NAFDAC, in a statement on its X handle on Monday, said the products were manufactured by Aspen Pharmacare Asia Limited. It said the recall
The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, did not discharge patients on admission over the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD)’s proposed strike on Jan. 12, the ARD President, Dr Uthman Adedeji, said. NARD had threatened to resume its suspended strike on Jan. 12, over alleged failure of the federal government
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo has condemned the attack on the palace of the Onojie of Ekpoma, Zaiki Anthony Ehizojie Abumere II, by protesters in Ekpoma. This is contained in a statement signed by Dr Patrick Ebojele, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor on Monday in Benin. The News Agency
The Edo State Government has reassured residents of the state of its strong commitment to the safety and security of lives and property, declaring that decisive measures are already yielding results in the fight against kidnapping, cultism, and other criminal activities. Senator Monday Okpebholo stated this while addressing growing public
.Nabs Dispatch Rider, Others; Recovers Tons Of Illicit Drugs In Raids Barely three years after he was arrested, prosecuted and sentenced to two years imprisonment for dealing in illicit drugs, an 80-year-old grandpa Jeremiah Isaiah Nkanta has again been nabbed by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)