Director-General of the Rivers State Investment Promotion Agency (RSIPA), Dr Chamberlain Peterside, has warned the BRACED states against allowing the economic carpet shift below their feet again. BRACED is an acronym representing the six states in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria that formed a regional economic development bloc....
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Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Trans Fortress Global Resources, a notable real estate development firm, Mr. Kolapo Oladapo Raji, has been arrested by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives. Raji has been on NDLEA watchlist since 2025 following credible intelligence, according to a statement by the Agency’s spokesman, Mr....
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives in Edo state on Tuesday 13th January raided the Arokpa forest, Uzebba town, Owan West LGA, leading to the arrest of another drug lord, Isihor Edika, 53, and seizure of 320kg skunk and seeds. The NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in...
Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has condemned the arrest and remand of 52 students in Ekpoma, Edo State, who protested against the rising wave of kidnappings and banditry in their community. Obi described the situation as “utterly unacceptable” and called for the immediate release of the students. In a...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly criticised the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration over the arrest and detention of students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, who reportedly staged a protest against rising insecurity in the area. In a statement shared on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, Atiku...
Nollywood actress and filmmaker Ini Edo has tendered a public apology to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) following widespread criticism over the title of her new film, A Very Dirty Christmas. The apology came during an emotional Instagram Live session on Monday, where the actress addressed concerns raised...
Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Ewuare II, has suspended the traditional priest of Unuamen Village, Chief Sunday Enoma, over what the palace described as a serious breach of Benin customs and traditions. The decision was announced in a statement released on Saturday by the Oba’s Chief Press Secretary,...
Recent trends in our national life have forced Nigerians to abandon the virtue of incurable optimism and unconditional hope in the nation as a perpetual reality. It used to be that in all circumstances, Nigerians would never believe that the nation is under any terminal threat. But in recent...
National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has revealed that Benue State now holds the unenviable record for the highest number of human trafficking cases in Nigeria. This was disclosed by NAPTIP Director-General, Mrs. Binta Bello, during a two-day workshop in Makurdi, where she was represented...
Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has finalized the screening and clearance of candidates for the upcoming July 21 primaries, ahead of the National Assembly bye-elections in the state. For the Edo Central Senatorial District, the party cleared John Yakubu, Friday Itulah, and Joe Okojie after...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- In a sustained effort against banditry and kidnapping, the Nigeria Police Force has again recorded significant breakthroughs in Taraba and Edo States, successfully rescuing thirty-one (31) kidnapped victims in two separate coordinated operations. The Force spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement issued...
Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) and its subsidiary BEDC Electricity Ondo Limited (BEOL), have strongly condemned an alleged plan by the Ondo State Government to assume control of electricity distribution operations in the state. The condemnation was issued in a statement responding to the announcement by the Special Assistant...
The Head, Paediatric Emergency Division, University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Dr Fidelis Eki-Udoko, has said more than 60 per cent of child mortality at the hospital is caused by emergency conditions. Dr Eki-Udoko, a consultant paediatrician who disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has carried out a major operation, destroying 75,000 kilograms of cannabis cultivated on 30 hectares of farms in Esuk-Odot village, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State. The operation also yielded the recovery of 200 kilograms of...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said Lassa fever has claimed 127 lives across 18 states in Nigeria as of Epidemiological Week 14. According to the NCDC, Ondo, Bauchi, and Edo states account for more than 70 per cent of confirmed infections. In its latest weekly...
Kano State Government has strongly condemned the brutal killing of no fewer than 16 travellers in Uromi, Edo. This is contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Mr Ibrahim Waiya, in Kano on Saturday. Waiya described the incident as a heinous act that...
Senate has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct bye-elections for the vacant Senate seats in Edo Central and Anambra South. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, made the announcement during Tuesday’s plenary while officially declaring both seats vacant and emphasising the need for prompt electoral...
Operatives of the Police Command in Edo have rescued three kidnapped victims, including a police officer, who were abducted while traveling from Abuja to Onitsha in Anambra. The command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Moses Yamu, said the victims, ASP Elisha Jeremiah, Oyedele Ebenezer, and Useni Malam Inusa, were rescued...
Stakeholders have expressed worry over the spate of mob killings, saying it posed threats to national security. Stakeholders, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Sunday in Lagos, described the increasing act as “disturbing.” Mob justice or jungle justice is the act of...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) recorded a rise in Lassa fever cases in week 39 of 2024, with Ondo and Edo states reporting nine new confirmed cases. The NCDC stated this on its official website, based on latest Lassa Fever Situation Report. The agency said...