Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have foiled attempts by a 23-year-old secondary school leaver, Iwuyi Princewill Chukwuka and a Europe based Nigerian, Peter Mkwo to export nine kilograms of skunk and methamphetamine through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja to Turkey and Belgium respectively. A statement released by Femi Babafemi, spokesperson of the…
The Director-general, Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Prof. Ibrahim Hussaini Doko, has said that Nigeria is the largest importer of processed milk In West Africa, spending an average of N1.73billion per annum for milk importation. The DG stated this yesterday during the World Milk Day Conference 2021, with the theme: ‘Strengthening the Local Dairy Sector in Nigeria:…
The Rule of Law And Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has condemned the shooting of human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore by a female police officer, Altine Hyelhira Daniel, in Abuja. The activist was said to have been speaking with a detachment of police officers stationed at the public facility when the female officer fired at him….
At least 20 armed robbers stormed Alaafia Estate in Orogun, Ibadan, the Oyo state capital around 11pm on Sunday and operated till around 2am on Monday, dispossessing residents of valuables running into millions of naira. The robbers were said to have gained entry into the estate through a recently dredged carnal linking Barika, Agbowo, and…
Armed policemen in Abuja have opened fire on human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore during a protest to demand an end to insecurity in the country. Sowore was shot in the right side of the stomach towards the hip by gun-wielding policemen drafted to the Unity Fountain. The police who had already been stationed at the…
EX-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, on Sunday, gave the Nigerian government seven days to inaugurate the substantive Board of the Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC). “It is against this background that I wish to call on Mr President, members of the National Assembly and Security Agencies to work towards the constitution of the substantive board…
No fewer than 200 students of an Islamiyya school located at Tegina in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State have been abducted. One person was shot dead while another is critically injured after gunmen carried out the kidnap operation around 4:30 pm on Sunday. A resident of the area, Zayyad Mohammed, confirmed the…
Two women have been rescued after they were kidnapped by body parts dealers when they went to Port Harcourt in search of jobs. The women were kidnapped during the week by two men in a bus and taken to a forest. While there, they had to watch others whose families couldn’t pay ransom get killed. The…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a Ponzi scheme operator and founder of InksNation, Omotade-Sparks Amos Sewanu. In a Twitter post on Friday, the anti-corruption agency noted that Sewanu had been arrested in Sokoto. The tweet read, “BREAKING: Fleeing Ponzi Scheme Operator, Omotade-Sparks Amos Sewanu, Nabbed by EFCC in Sokoto.” In November 2020,…
After sacking Benue State communities, dare-devil herders continued their reign of terror when they attacked Bali and Gassol councils in Taraba State, shooting dead scores of residents during a midnight raid. The separate attacks, which occurred in Sabon-Gida village of Gassol Council and Pangari village of Bali, were said to have been perpetrated by the…
