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The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has raided an illegal alcohol factory on Lagos Island and arrested three people. The agency confirmed the development in a statement posted on its X account on Friday. NAFDAC said its officers raided several shops and premises at Oke-Arin market after obtaining credible intelligence and discovered a makeshift factory used to produce various …

A devastating incident has occurred in Benue State, where gunmen have kidnapped over 20 medical and dental students, along with a Hospital Officer. The students from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos were on their way to the annual convention of the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) in Enugu when they were ambushed. The …

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has seized 12 containers of Tramadol, expired drugs and 27,540 machetes worth N1.8 billion in Lagos. Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed this while uncovering the contraband on Thursday in Lagos. Adeniyi said expired pharmaceutical products were imported without going through the necessary regulatory requirements. He added that some drugs do not have a …

The Defence Headquarters has announced that the military has destroyed 84 illegal refinery sites and denied stealing crude oil worth N943.16 million in the Niger Delta region. Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defense Media Operations, said the military had made significant progress in combating crude oil theft and illegal refining. “We have not achieved the daily crude oil production …

The Military High Command has appealed to Nigerians to divert the energy and support shown during recent protests against bad governance towards the fight against insecurity and criminality. Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defense Media Operations, made the call on Thursday, stressing that the military cannot address the problem alone. Buba noted that the protests, which took various forms …

The Katsina State Police Command has foiled two kidnapping attempts in the state and rescued a total of seven victims. According to the command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the first incident occurred on Wednesday at Yan Shantuma village in Danmusa Local Government Area. “On Wednesday, at about 4:30 p.m., a distress call was received at the Danmusa Divisional Police Headquarters …

At least 11 people were killed and eight others injured in a car accident along the Port Harcourt-Enugu Expressway in Abia State on Wednesday. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in the state, Mrs. Ngozi Ezeoma, confirmed the accident in a statement on Wednesday in Umuahia. He said the accident occurred at the Arongwa Village axis on the …

The Delta State Police Command on Wednesday killed a suspected kidnapper during a gun duel in a Delta community. The Police Public Relations Officer for Delta State Command, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement issued in Warri. Edafe noted that the operation, which also resulted in the arrest of three other suspects, resulted in the seizure of a …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa State has recovered the bodies of two men from a pond in Birninkudu Local Government Area of ​​the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Badaruddeen Tijjani, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday morning in Dutse, the state capital. Tijjani said the deceased, identified as Abubakar Alhaji, 20, and …

At least 12 people were burnt to death and four others injured in a single-vehicle accident in the Ogere area of ​​the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Tuesday. Spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Mrs. Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident in a statement issued in Abeokuta. He said the Mazda bus with registration number DDA 733 XA …