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United State Secretary of State, Antony Blinken has said Nigeria is an essential country in shaping the future. The US Secretary of State stated this on Tuesday during a press briefing when he visited Nigeria as part of his Africa tour. According to Antony Blinken, United States of America is working in collaboration for the ... Read More "Nigeria, Essential In Shaping The Future – US Sec Antony Blinken" »
United State Secretary of State, Antony Blinken has said Nigeria is an essential country in shaping the future. The US Secretary of State stated this on Tuesday during a press briefing when he visited Nigeria as part of his Africa tour. According to Antony Blinken, United States of America is working in collaboration for the ... Read More "Nigeria, Essential In Shaping The Future – US Sec Antony Blinken" »
By Femi Babafemi Two vigilant freight agents and a traveler escaped being roped into two drug trafficking operations by desperate traffickers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos. The two agents were contacted to send a consignment of 1kg cannabis concealed in tins of Milo beverage to Turkey but chose to submit the ... 
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the government will carry out investigation into the fire incident that engulfed a warehouse inside 10 storey Mandilas building at Broad Street in Lagos Island on Sunday. The governor who reacted to the fire incident via his social media handles said the fire incident has been curtailed by ... 
Lagos State Government has banned the use of non reusable plastic and styrofoam food takeaway packs due to the menace the said types of disposable takeaways plates often used at eateries, ceremonies and by caterers have caused in the environment. The Lagos State government in a press release on Sunday blamed the blockages of water ... 
A combined special team of men of the Nigeria Police Force and Nigerian Army have rescued five out of the six sisters of Mansoor Al-Kadriyar family alongside others kidnapped by bandits in the Bwari area council of Abuja a day after 2024 new year celebration. One of the six sisters, Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar was killed during ... 
Nigeria Police Force have paraded more suspected kidnappers terrorizing the Nigeria Federal Capital Territory and seat of power, Abuja, just as outcry and public protests against the incessant high rates of kidnapping and insecurity in the black Africa capital city, Abuja continued. The Nigeria Police Force in recent time launched a special crime combat team ... 
By Press Unit Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has re-arraigned a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele before Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja. He was re-arraigned on Friday, January 19, 2024 on 20-count amended charges bordering on conferment of corrupt advantages, conspiracy, ... 
By Press Unit Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command wishes to confirm the arrest of one Chinaza Phillip, a notorious Abuja kidnapper by police operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command on Thursday 18th January, 2024. The suspect has been handed over to FCT police Command on Friday 19th January, 2024, and currently in police ... 
By Press Unit Attention of Headquarters 81 Division, Nigerian Army, NA, has been drawn to insinuations making the rounds on social media alleging that a soldier of 35 Artillery Brigade terminated his life due to non payment of Ration Cash Allowance (RCA). Having lost one of its soldiers, the authorities of the Division feel deeply ... 
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted that the country military operation in Gaza strip of Palestine is inline with International law. Benjamin Netanyahu made the statement via video broadcast on Wednesday just as International Court of Justice, ICJ begins hearing on a case of genocide brought before it by South Africa. South Africa had ... 
Reverend David Ugolor, the Executive Director of African Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, and the world vice chairman of United Nations Convention Against Corruption, UNCAC will today speak on the anti corruption drive of the current Nigeria President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu through the Nigeria Television Authority, NTA by 7:15pm local Nigeria time. Reverend ... 
By Olumuyiwa Adejobi In an onward fight against the menace of cyberstalking, threat to life and blackmailing schemes operating in the guise of micro blogging pages, and contending with the online safety of many, the Nigeria police Force National Cybercrime center, acting on a petition at the instance of Honourable and Doctor Mrs Seye Oladejo ... 
Nigeria Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has visited, Bokkos, one of the scenes of mass killing of residents by bandits on Christmas eve in Jos, Plateau State on Friday. The IGP during the visit ordered the deployment of tactical teams, equipment, and relocation of AIG Zone 4 to Plateau State temporary with immediate effect. ... 
President Bola Tinubu has joined other Nigerians to personally express their condolences to the family and the entire people of Ondo State over the death of the State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu who died on Wednesday morning at the age of 67. A statement personally signed by the Nigeria President, Tinubu expressed his grief on the ... 
For the first time after many years, Bethlehem, well known as Christmas city, on Monday was deserted with the usual extravagant musical festivities and decorations due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war that have left thousands dead since the war began on October 7, 2023. Some International media reported that some churches hosted a subdued mass ... 
Christians in Ukraine for the first time on Monday celebrated Christmas December 25. It would be recalled that Ukraine, like Russia, officially observed Orthodox Christmas on January 7 according to the Julian calendar until Kyiv passed a law earlier this year shifting the date to December 25 in line with other Western European countries. Associated ... 
By Femi Babafemi Desperate attempts by transnational criminal organisations to flood Nigerian communities with large quantities of assorted illicit drugs during the yuletide season have been thwarted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, who intercepted millions of tramadol 225mg pills, thousands of codeine syrup bottles and bags of Canadian Loud in ... 
Nigeria Chief of Army Staff, General Taoreed Lagbaja on Monday joined front line troops of the Nigerian army, injured soldiers and their relatives to celebrate Christmas in Sokoto State. News release made available by the army Spokesperson, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, indicated that, during the Christmas celebration, the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General ... 
Embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has been released from the Kuje Correctional Centre after meeting up with his bail condition on Friday. The spokesperson for the Kuje Correctional Centre, FCT, Adamu Duza, according to Punch Newspaper, confirmed the former CBN governor release on Saturday.“I can confirm to you, that, ... 
Apex governing bank in Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has approved the use of cryptocurrency in the country. This is according to a CBN circular dated December 22, 2023, with reference number FPR/DIR/PUB/CIR/002/003, signed by the apex bank’s Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Haruna Mustafa. The Central Bank of Nigeria in the ... 
Nigeria Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa has said most armed gangs in the Southeastern states of the country are not even fighting for the Biafra secessionist agenda, rather, most of them are only into ritual killings and kidnappings for personal monetary gains. General Musa stated this on Tuesday while speaking via video link ... 
Africa Network For Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, earlier in October led a team from Niger Delta region in Nigeria to Oslo in Norway and met with Norges Bank Investment Management, NBIM officials to demand the visit of the bank officials to the Niger Delta region to see the damages caused by Shell Oil Company. ... 
Men of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested two suspects producing fake drinks in Lagos State of Nigeria, just as the son of the former Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, late Dora Akunyili cried out over proliferation of fake products in Nigeria despite the sacrifices her ... 
The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed two police constabularies who were caught on video demanding money from a Dutch tourist in the Ojongbodu axis of the Iseyin-Ogbomoso Road in Oyo State. The constabularies, Jimoh Lukmon and Kareem Fatai, were seen in a video recorded from the different angle cameras mounted on the Dutch Tourist motorcycle. ... 
Nigerian Juju musician, Omoba De Jombo Beats, and his band members have regained freedom four days after they were kidnapped on their way to Kogi State from Abuja. The musicians were kidnapped on Sunday, December 17, 2023, while returning from an event held in Abuja. It was gathered that the kidnappers had demanded ₦10 million ...