Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested members of a syndicate involved in the illicit importation and trafficking of lethal synthetic opioid, Fentanyl, a drug which is 100 times stronger than Tramadol and capable of causing mass casualty among the youth population being targeted by the cartels. A statement released by...
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British Monarch, King Charles Writes President Tinubu, Lays Out Expectations
King Charles III of the United Kingdom on Tuesday wrote to the new Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, congratulating him and his Vice, Kashim Shettima, for assumption of office after their inauguration on Monday. King Charles in the congratulatory message to Tinubu said that the UK government looked forward to building a deeper relationship and friendship...
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Court Upholds ‘No Work, No Pay’ Rule Against Nigerian University Lecturers, ASUU, During Recent Eight-Month Strike
The National Industrial Court (NIC) has upheld the Nigerian government’s “no work, no pay” policy in the suit filed against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) following the university teaching staff union’s eight months industrial action in 2022. The Nigerian Government had filed a suit before the NIC against ASUU over the demand of...
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Ohanaeze tasks South-East governors on unity
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has called for coordination and understanding among the South-East governors to propel the zone forward. The National Publicity Secretary of the group, Chief Alex Ogbonnia, made the appeal during the inauguration/ swearing-in ceremony of Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State on Monday in Enugu. Ogbonnia said coordination...
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Scrap Niger Delta Affairs ministry, Kalu tells Tinubu
Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, has called on President Bola Tinubu to scrap the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs because it is a duplication of the Niger Delta Development Commission. Kalu said this when he spoke with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. He congratulated Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima on their successful assumption of...
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Hoard fuel, lose your land – Edo state govt warns fuel stations
The Edo state government has threatened to revoke the land of any fuel station found hoarding petrol. Fuel scarcity surfaced in many parts of the country on Monday May 29 shortly after President Bola Tinubu announced that the era of Fuel subsidy is over. Many Nigerians thought this will immediately mean a spike in petrol...
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Avenge your death” – Friends mourn 25-year-old IMSU graduate murdered in Imo as she is laid to rest
Friends and family members have mourned a 25-year-old lady, Ogochukwu Viola Anele, who was murdered in Imo State. The graduate of the Imo State University, was laid to rest on Saturday, May 27, 2023, in her hometown, in Umuori Umuafai in Dikenafai Ideato South Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that she...
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Nigerian Secret Police, DSS Shuts Lagos Office Of Anti-Graft Agency, EFCC In Renewed Rivalry
Operatives of the Nigerian secret police, the Department of State Services, have stormed the Lagos office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, preventing officials of the anti-graft agency from gaining access to their office in Ikoyi, Lagos. Impeccable sources in both agencies confirmed that there had been an ongoing rivalry between the DSS and...
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Ebonyi gov appoints CPS, freezes state govt accounts
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru has appointed Dr. Monday Uzor as his Chief Press Secretary. Uzor, who hails from Effium community in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state, served as the Chief Press Secretary to the immediate past Deputy Governor of the state, Dr. Kelechi Igwe. Nwifuru also ordered the freezing...
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Former President, Muhammad Buhari receives rousing welcome in Daura, Katsina state
mmediate past Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari was on Monday, received in his country home, Daura, Katsina State, after serving out his two terms as president.Ugamatv reported that Buhari had on Sunday during his nationwide broadcast to mark the end of his administration told Nigerians that after handing over to his successor on Monday he would...