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President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday charged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (NDLEA) and its counterparts across Africa to step up the fight against substance abuse on the continent. The president made the call at the opening of the 31st meeting of the Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies, Africa (HONLAF) in Abuja. Tinubu, who was represented at the …

Bruno Fernandes was the man of the match as he scored the much needed goal for Manchester United at Fulham on Saturday. The Premier League clash saw Fernandes score a 91st-minute winner to alleviate the pressure on Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag. United looked to be heading for another game without a win or a goal when Fernandes drilled …

Civil servants in Imo state have been told to expect their bags of rice and more vehicles to take them to work and take them back home as part of the measure to cushion the effects of the removal of petrol subsidy by the federal government. The governor of the state, Senator Hope Uzodimma, stated this weekend during his facility …

The Chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress APC in Sokoto, Isa Sadiq Acida, on Saturday morning, lost his son, Anas Isa Sadiq Acida, in a fatal car accident while returning from school. The 25-year-old Anas, a graduate of Civil Engineering from the Lead City University, Ibadan, died on his way to Sokoto after successfully completing his undergraduate studies. He …

The joint bid by Nigeria and neighbours Republic of Benin has loomed to the forefront in the race for hosting of the 36th edition of Africa Cup of Nations in 2027, with the Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football to vote on the bids for both 2025 and 2027 in Cairo on Wednesday. The meeting will take place …

The Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, on Tuesday declared his support for the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi’s decision to appeal the verdict of the presidential election petitions tribunal at the Supreme Court. The five-member panel led by Justice Hassan Tsammani had on September 6 dismissed the LP candidate’s petition challenging President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 election for …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a South African, Erasmus Jean-Pierre, over an alleged attempt to export 2.6kg of methamphetamine through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, who confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the 29-year-old was arrested on August 23 while heading …

The League of Civil Society Group (LCSG), has passed a vote of confidence on the permanent secretary of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Adesola Olusade. The group, in a statement by Ambassador Mohammed Basah, its National Coordinator, said it came to the decision based on “compelling and conclusive” findings. “Following a series of allegations of administrative and financial misappropriation …

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Sunday, condemned the rigging of Presidential election in Zimbabwe by the ruling ZANU-PF party.  Frank in a statement in Abuja, also accused the Heads of State and Governments of the African Union and indeed the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) of eerie silence …

A combined team of the Nigerian Army and operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS), on Friday, thwarted a planned attack by terrorists in Gezawa local government area of Kano State, while two insurgents were arrested during the operation. The Director, Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, who announced the development in a statement, said five AK 47 rifles, five …