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The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd) has urged Nigerian youths to prioritise skills acquisition and empowerment opportunities as a strategic defence against drug abuse, unemployment and other social vices threatening national stability. Marwa gave the charge in Abuja on Thursday while speaking…
By Uko EtimThe Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, Imo State has dismissed an application seeking leave to appeal out of time and an injunction to restrain the 2024 judicial appointment exercise in Abia State Judicial Service Commission.Justice Ntong Festus Ntong, JCA, who delivered the lead judgement in consonant with his learned brothers: Justice Oyebisi…
Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, faced fresh judicial warning on Thursday, as Justice Abubakar Kutigi of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Asokoro, threatened to revoke his bail over repeated delays in his trial. The warning followed the defence’s attempt to secure an adjournment based on a hospital…
The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, has described data privacy as a core national value essential to human dignity, trust, and responsible citizenship, as key stakeholders gathered for the Second Data Privacy Summit 2026, to discuss privacy in the era of emerging technologies. The summit was organised by the National…
The Commandant General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Prof. Ahmed Audi has issued a stern mandate to officers to uphold the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, and commitment in the protection of Very Important Persons (VIPs). The CG gave this charge during his keynote address at a three-day VIP leadership…
By Katherine Abayomi The Chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Hon. Dr. Gift Worlu, has identified with victims of the recent fire outbreak in the Oro-Owo community of Rumueme Kingdom, pledging government support and advocating improved housing safety standards to prevent future disasters. Dr. Worlu visited the community on Tuesday to conduct an on-the-spot assessment…
By Katherine Abayomi The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers and recovered a large sum of money believed to be part of ransom paid by victims’ families, following an intelligence-led operation by operatives of the Anti-Cultism Unit, Emohua Annex. The arrest followed the abduction of a female victim and three others on…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has uncovered an alleged human trafficking operation following a coordinated raid on a popular hotel in the 33 Area of Onitsha, Anambra State, resulting in the arrest of six suspects and the rescue of 17 victims. The operation, which was carried out with the…
The Edo State Security Corps (ESSC), in collaboration with local hunters, have rescued a kidnapped student of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, simply identified as Pascal. He was said to have been rescued unhurt on January 25, by the operatives of the corps during the payment of ransom at a forest. The 500-level student was…
No fewer than five suspected pipeline vandals have been arrested by operatives of the Edo State Police Command. The suspects were arrested on Monday, January 26, 2026, at about 9:30 am by operatives of Ekpoma Division. ASP Eno Ikoedem, the image maker of the Command stated this in a statement on Sunday, February 1, 2026…