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A major drug cartel behind the production and distribution of a deadly psychoactive substance, methamphetamine, commonly called “mkpuru mmiri”, has been dismantled by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, following the arrest of the cartel leader, 42-year-old Joachin Chikaodi Mbonu, and his associate at his hidden villa in his village of Umuomi, Uzogba-Ezenomi Autonomous Community, Ikeduru Local …

Comrade Muhammed Bello, the acting National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), lamented the frequent accidents along the Bauchi-Jos road which have led to the loss of lives of commuters. Bello who condemned the carnage on the road linking the North Central to the North Eastern regions of the country, called on governors in the region, lawmakers and …

In the heart of Edo State, a vision is unfolding, a vision of a brighter future, where communities thrive and hope is rekindled. Senator Monday Okpebholo’s community development initiatives are the instruments in this symphony, playing in perfect harmony to empower the grassroots. With every note, a life will be touched, a family will be uplifted, and a community will …

Former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, said the current political crisis rocking Rivers State can only be resolved by God. The political crisis sparked by the dispute between former Governor Nyesom Wike and incumbent Governor Siminalayi Fubara has not subsided, with the emergence of various factions from different camps. READ ALSO:Shehu Sani hails S’East …

Former National Deputy Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) South-West, Bode George, on Monday, stressed the urgency of establishing a state police force to effectively address the widespread insecurity in Nigeria. George, in an interview on Politics Today on Channels Television, stressed that the introduction of a state police would significantly reduce the rising insurgency, citing the recommendations of …

  Below are some quick facts about the Samoa Agreement 1. The Samoa Agreement is a partnership agreement and an essential legal framework for cooperation between the EU and its Member States, on the one hand, and the members of the OACPS, on the other. Nigerian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union, Obinna Onowu, signs …

The equity market started the week on a negative note as investors recorded losses of N8 billion at the end of the trading session on Monday, July 8, 2024. This follows the decline in stock prices such as PZ, CWG, CHAMS and others on the trading floor today. After five hours of trading on the capital market, equity capitalization decreased …

The Nigerian currency, the naira started the week against the US dollar on Monday, July 8, 2024 on a negative note. The local currency weakened by N14 to trade at N1,523/$1, data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed. This is in contrast to the exchange rate of N1.509/$1 traded on Friday, July 5, 2024. The highest and …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. New twist as Rivers court issues order against recognition of Amaewhule-led Assembly The Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Monday issued an ex-parte interim order restraining the state Chief Justice and the Clerk of the state House of Representatives from recognizing the Martins Amaewhule-led state …

Tracka, a subsidiary of BudgIT, lamented that Nigeria allocated N732 billion for unclear empowerment projects in the 2024 budget. The figure, the organization regretted, was higher than the Rp646.5 billion allocated for health projects in the budget. Tracka chief Ayomide Ladipo revealed this in his statement on Sunday. Tracka asserts that Nigerian empowerment projects are opaque and difficult to track …