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No fewer than 66 parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, packaged as green tea, have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. According to the anti-narcotics agency spokesman, Femi Babafemi, the seizure last Thursday was based…

Opinion Written By; Ann Eyi-ojotule James Every single day, more than 300 million women and girls around the world are menstruating. Yet, for something so natural and vital to human reproduction, menstruation remains cloaked in shame, silence, and stigma, particularly in many parts of the world where girls are taught to hide, suppress, or be…

By Israel Adebiyi As the world commemorates World Ocean Day today, June 8, 2025, the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) is sounding the alarm on humanity’s exploitative relationship with the ocean, calling for an urgent shift toward protection and sustainability. In a statement issued by Kome Odhomor, HOMEF’s Media and Communications Lead, the environmental…

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has donated N100 million to aid the families of slain soldiers and those wounded in the ongoing fight against insurgency in the northeast region. The donation was made on Saturday at an Eid El-Kabir Sallah luncheon hosted jointly by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, and…

The first military-trained lawyer with a PhD in International Law in Nigeria, Col. Bello Fadile (rtd), has mourned the passing of a stalwart, Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais GCON, former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), who passed on at the age of 89. Fadile, a prominent figure and author, paid a heartfelt tribute yesterday to the…

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has called on the Federal Government to accelerate the rehabilitation and expansion of the Alau Dam to avert a repeat of last year’s devastating flood which nearly submerged Maiduguri and environs. Maiduguri and surrounding local government areas experienced their worst flooding in decades following the collapse of the Alau…

Uko Okon In a significant political move, Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing his belief in President Bola Tinubu’s leadership and vision for the country. Recall that Eno became the governor of Akwa Ibom State under the platform of…

Uko Okon An Akwa Ibom man, Dr Anietie Ikott, has successfully developed a revolutionary weather control technology called CLEB M543. The technology, a 21st-century game-changer, will help combat climate change and restore balance to nature despite decades of toxic waste accumulation in the atmosphere. Ikott, the Chief Executive Officer of Anirich Nig LTD, who disclosed…

Uko Okon Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has empowered 540 traders with N250 million grants in Ikot Abasi federal constituency of the state. This was accompanied by equipment support in agriculture and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Eno delivered this during a town Square Meeting on Friday with the people of Ikot Abasi,…