Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have thwarted attempts by drug cartels to bring 126.95 kilogrammes of cocaine and skunk concealed in herbal tea packs and imported vehicles from Brazil and Canada into the country through the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu and the Tincan seaport in Lagos. In a statement on Sunday, 22 January, 2023, the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi said that at the Enugu airport, an Ethiopian Airline male passenger, Eze Ikenna, 42, coming from Brazil via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia was intercepted on arrival at the airport at about 12:30pm last Friday,…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
The Federal Commissioner Public Complaints Commission, PCC, Borno state, Alhaji Yusuf Adamu has advised Nigerians to abide by the warning of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on the recent outbreak of diphtheria. The Centre in a statement has warned Nigeria on the outbreak of the disease, stating that it has responded to reports of diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano States and is monitoring the situation in Osun and Yobe States where cases are now being picked up. The statement by the Centre also stated that In addition to clinically suspected cases, there have been laboratory-confirmed…
European businesses operating in the country and the European Union Delegation to Nigeria are stepping up collaboration towards helping to address the skills gap in the employment sector and leveraging Nigeria’s huge population of young people to drive economic prosperity. At a Stakeholders Conference hosted by European Business Chambers in Nigeria (Eurocham) in Lagos on Thursday, 20 January, 2023, participants sought ways to raise the country’s stock of human capital and enhance employability and economic growth. At the conference themed “Youths, Education, Employment and Skills,” the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms Samuela Isopi, said Youth, Education, Employability…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dealt a lethal blow on a cluster of cannabis syndicates operating in the Opuje forests of Edo state where massive warehouses and tents storing over 317,417 kilogrammes (317.4 metric tons) of the psychoactive substance were destroyed and set ablaze in a two-day operation. The clampdown came few hours after the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd) vowed to make life tough for drug barons and cartels in Year 2023 if they fail to back out of the illicit drug trade. A statement on Saturday by the spokesman…
Members of the Lagos chapter of Yam Dealers and Traders Association of Nigeria have declared their support for presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the party’s gubernatorial candidate in Lagos, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The yam dealers, in their numbers, led an endorsement rally to the Tinubu-Shettima/Sanwo-Olu-Hamzat Independent Campaign Council (ICC) office in Ikeja GRA, brandishing tubers of yam and their permanent voter cards (PVCs). The traders were received by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, and the ICC Director-General, Mr. Tayo Ayinde. Kehinde Olaosebikan, Chairman of the association, said the rally was a…
By Olawale Osifeso Nollywood actress, Bimbo Akintola has stated that the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is the best person to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari, reports thegazellenews.com. The 52year old thespian, in an interview on TVC Your View, described Tinubu as a talent hunter, who knows how to put the right peg in the right hole. In her words, “we see Fashola, Osinbajo,Wale Edun, and they are the so called young names we call in politics, and they all came from where? It’s because Asiwaju sourced them and brought them on. We would be excited…
In an effort to canvass support for Tinubu/Shettima ahead of February Presidential Election, the Secretary of the Support Group Directorate for North Central, Tosin Adeyanju, has met with traditional leaders of tribal heads in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Tosin Adeyanju, who visited the Traditional Rulers’ Council on Saturday, 21 January, 2023, said traditional rulers, who are the closest institutions to the people, play an important role in the growth of the country. He explained that Tinubu has all it takes to be a good President having consulted widely, traversed the length and breadth of the country and became familiar…
The Igbo Community in Oyo State, on Saturday, 21 January, 2023, threw its full weight behind the second term bid of Governor ‘Seyi Makinde, saying that the policy thrust of his administration has been of immense benefit to indigenes and non-indigenes. Speaking on behalf of the Igbo community in the state, at the Prince and Princess Event Centre, NTC Road, Iyaganku Quarters, Ibadan, some leaders of the community hinged their support on what they called the governor’s tremendous achievements in the area of infrastructure and security across the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr.…
The Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party in Jigawa State, Tsoho Garba and all the party’s National Assembly candidates have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Tsoho Garba confirmed this on Saturday, 21 January, 2023, after meeting with the APC stakeholders in Dutse, the state capital. He, however, said the state LP chairman and virtually all other party executives across the 27 local government areas of the state had joined the mass exodus to APC. Tsoho said they decided to drop their candidature and their party for APC in appreciating the giant stride of Governor Badaru Abubakar in the…
Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that the traditional institution in the state will soon begin to get 10 per cent of the net allocations of the local government areas. The constitutional allocation, which was pegged at five per cent, has been a source of complaint from traditional rulers around the country for years. Makinde has, however, indicated that he would find out if the changes could be made by an Executive Order and start the payment of the 10 per cent before the end of his first tenure in office. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary…