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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a wanted kingpin over alleged attempts to ship illicit drug consignments to the United Kingdom. The NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, who confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the suspect, Obiorah Chigozie, had been on the agency’s wanted list since September 15. He …

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Lagos, on Friday, upheld the election of Governor Peter Mbah as the governor of Enugu State. The judgement was delivered by a three-man panel of the Appeal Court in a case filed by Barr Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party, LP. Read also: Stay at home to work, Pat Utomi faults how African leaders attend …

It seems the efforts of the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to strengthen the naira might not yield the desired result after all if the latest report coming out from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) is anything to go by. EIU, in its new country report for Nigeria, has predicted that Nigeria’s official exchange rate is …

● Berates neglect of Kokori The newly-elected National Chairman of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) Branch of NUPENG, Comrade Lucky Osezua, has asked the President and General Secretary of NUPENG, Williams Akporeha and Afolabi Olawale, respectively, to resign from office to allow fresh air and stability in the union. This was contained in a statement signed by one Preye Odede-Graham …

The Benue state government has disclosed that the federal government was building 200 low-cost houses for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the state. The Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Aondowase Kunde, made the disclosure Friday in Makurdi. Kunde said the 200 low-cost houses would be built in clusters across the eight most-devastated local government areas of the state. …

Liverpool have been drawn against LASK, Union St-Gilloise, and Toulouse in the group stages of the Europa League. The English side discovered their opponents after the draw which took place on Friday. Brighton were drawn with Ajax, Marseille and AEK Athens in Group B. The Seagulls finished sixth last season, securing European football for the first time in their 122-year …

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the federal government to take urgent steps to address the critical challenges confronting the country. CAN enjoined the government to stabilise the Nigerian economy, saying the recent fall of the naira against major world currencies, particularly the dollar, has thrown the citizens into abject poverty. The association said this in a statement …

The Abuja Division of the Appeal Court on Friday, again dismissed a suit seeking to disqualify former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, from contesting in the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State. The judgement was an offshoot of a suit filed by one Hon Isikima Ogbomade Johnson, who had dragged Sylva, the APC and INEC before …

Nigeria’s table-tennis star Quadri Aruna has been listed as the 15th player to qualify for the season-ending World Table Tennis (WTT) Finals for the top 16 players in the world. The Nigerian will be making his third appearance at the WTT Finals after he was confirmed on Thursday November 9, as the latest qualifier among the top 16 that are …

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ardova Plc, Olu Adeosun, has resigned from his position and Moshood Olajide has been appointed as the new Managing Director of the oil and gas firm. Adeosun’s resignation took effect on August 31, 2023, according to a statement by the company seen on Friday. However, he is expected to perform other official duties till …