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By Israel Adebiyi As part of efforts to rid Edo State of illicit drugs and traffickers, the state Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raided Ihama Road, in Benin, and other drug flashpoints. The crackdown culminated in the arrest of 46 suspects, the seizure of nearly 40,000 kilograms of assorted illicit…
By Prince Woke The Rivers State Police says the command have arrested four suspected armed robbers and kidnappers. The Public Relations Officer of the Command,SP Grace Iringee Koko disclosed that on 8th August 2025, at about 11:30hrs, a team of operatives from Bori Division, while on routine patrol along Nkpee Street, Bori, acted swiftly upon…
By Tracy Ohovwore A coalition of over 80 civil society organisations, researchers, farmers, and advocacy groups has criticised Nigeria’s top food and drug regulatory agency for issuing contradictory statements on the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Environmental Rights Action, and the GMO-Free Nigeria Alliance expressed concern over…
By Emamuzo Iboma Lagos State University (LASU) staff unions have rejected the state government’s latest offer, insisting that the strike must persist until full salary arrears are paid. Despite the rejection, LASU management announced that academic activities will resume on Monday, August 11, 2025. In a recent agreement signed on August 7 between the Joint…
…Sensitizes Students on Empowerment Opportunities in MDAs By Barikui Felix Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Students Engagement, Comrade Sunday Asefon has says the president has been very kind to the Nigerian students. He also said that the president has kept to all his campaign promises in the education sector and to…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of one Lawal Oluwadamilare Samuel before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. He was jailed after being arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on cybercrime. The…
By Prince Woke The Police Community Relations Committee, PCRC and Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO)/Road Traffic Officers (RTO) led by Mr Voke Emore and Engr. Monibo Akobo respectively, have intensified sensitization on the roles of VIO, RTO, what constitutes road traffic offences, the essence of Central Motor Registry Information System CMRIS and vehicle inspection. Mr Emore…
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu has visited Benjamin Egbaji, a Nigerian pastor in incarceration for two years in the Republic of Benin following complications in litigations against him. This is as the Minister restated that citizen diplomacy remains a major component of the 4-Ds foreign policy approach of the Renewed Hope…
The Northern Christian Youth Professionals (NCYP) has comm need Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani for approving the construction and reconstruction of several critical road projects across the state. The group in a statement on Thursday by its Kaduna State Coordinator, Pastor Mathew Yusuf said these interventions demonstrate a clear commitment to inclusive development, equitable governance,…
The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS has issued an official update on its judicial statistics, highlighting its continued commitment to regional justice, human rights, and the rule of law since its inception in 2001. At the end of July 2025, the Court had delivered a total of 487 judgments and 147 rulings out of 748…