Borno lost billions to scavengers, Zulum defends scrap metal ban
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has said the state has lost infrastructure, electrical materials and metals worth billions of naira to…
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NDLEA intercepts Saudi-bound woman with drugs in palm oil keg
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has warned Nigerians against accepting parcels or luggage from other people for delivery, after its operatives…
France protests turn violent as thousands decry rising living costs
Clashes erupted between police and protesters in cities across France on Saturday as tens of thousands of people took to the streets…
NBA president to probe ₦100m Imo gift to Owerri branch
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, has set up a three-member committee to look into allegations of impropriety…
Lagos to demolish famous Insurance House building
The Lagos State Government has disclosed plans to pull down the Great Nigeria Insurance building on Lagos Island, which was badly damaged…
FG files fresh charges against alleged fake agency DG
The Federal Government on Monday filed fresh charges against Adeniyi Adeyemi, the Director-General of the alleged non-existing Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council.…
Court strikes out forgery charge against alleged fake agency DG
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday struck out the eight-count forgery charge against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self-styled Director-General of…
NDLEA intercepts over ₦5bn drugs at ports, destroys 20,234kg cannabis
Drug consignments worth more than ₦5 billion have been intercepted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at seaports in Lagos and…
Ekiti govt declares Monday work-free day for teachers
Teachers in Ekiti State have been granted a work-free day on Monday, October 5, to enable them take part in activities marking…
Court freezes Osun govt bank accounts over $13.9m arbitration award
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has directed commercial banks to freeze the accounts of the Osun State Government with a…
Workers threaten three-day warning strike over high petrol price
Public servants under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council have restated their September 30 deadline to the Federal Government over the…
US rejects Iran’s Strait Of Hormuz proposal as ‘cynical’
A top United States official on Sunday dismissed a proposal for reopening the Strait of Hormuz presented by Iran as “cynical” and…