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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the Nigeria Customs Service, the Nigeria Police Force, and other international security organisations are currently discussing strategic moves to combat terrorism and other criminal activities in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG). Speaking in Lagos at the opening ceremony of the ongoing Regional Workshop on Maritime Border Security organised by the…
The Government of South Korea has disclosed its ongoing moves to foster new partnerships with Nigerian institutions and cultural leadership and strengthen youth engagement. The latest move is part of the efforts put in place by the Korea Cultural Centre Nigeria (KCCN) to mark its 15th anniversary in Nigeria, The director KCCN, Mr. Kim Changki,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 19, 2025, re-arraigned Tuoyo Omatsuli, a former Executive Director on Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Omatsuli, along with Francis Momoh, Don Parker Properties Limited, and Building Associates Limited, is standing trial…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, arraigned the duo of Kehinde Odeyemi and Matthew Adeniyi Damilola, who are both employees of Premium Trust Bank, before Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. They were arraigned alongside Samson…
Uko Okon The Akwa Ibom State Government has issued a directive for the immediate closure of nightclubs and brothels operating in hotels and private premises within the Ewet Housing Estate in Uyo. This was contained in a statement by Barr. Patrick Udomfang, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Akwa Ibom Ibom Property and…
Katherine Abayomi. A study at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) found a case fatality rate of 7.8% among women with eclampsia, meaning 10 out of 128 women with eclampsia died during the study. Eclampsia is a severe complication of pre-eclampsia. It is a significant cause of maternal mortality worldwide, especially in developing countries…
Prince Woke Two deadly suspected kidnappers operating in Delta, Rivers, Imo and Enugu states in southern Nigeria have been arrested in Port Harcourt by operatives of the Delta State Police Command. Spokesperson for the Delta Police Command, SP Bright Edafe, said the suspects are believed to be behind a series of abductions within some southern…
Uko Okon The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Akwa Ibom Command, has carried out road interventions to curb road crashes in the state. The intervention was targeted at the failed portion of Atiku Abubakar Way by the flyover in Uyo metropolis. Our correspondent reports that before the intervention, many motorists were seen struggling to pass…
Katherine Abayomi. Years of spills have left soil and mangrove forests saturated with hydrocarbons and heavy metals, and 5–10 % of Nigeria’s mangroves have already been destroyed by oil contamination and settlement. The Trans Niger pipeline ruptured on May 6, 2025, releasing thousands of barrels of crude into B-Dere community in Ogoniland—marking the second major spill…
On Tuesday, an Ikeja High Court awarded N200,000 in costs and dismissed preliminary objections filed by Instagram celebrity Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM). A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), and his son, Folarin Falana (Falz), had filed a N1 billion defamation suit against VDM. Falana initiated the suit after an audio…