A 60-year-old grandmother, two other women and two men were among those arrested during interdiction operations in which 5,527.15 kilograms of methamphetamine and cannabis sativa, as well as 132,090 tablets of tramadol and 2,000 bottles of codeine were recovered by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA across …
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Former Osun State governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, and his party, the All Progressives Congress and the petitioners before the Election Petition Tribunal hearing matters emanating from the July 16 governorship election on Saturday closed their case. The panel at the hearing admitted original copies of Form CF001 and all its attachments …
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Gunmen, on Friday morning, attacked a central mosque in Ughelli, Delta state, leaving 11 worshippers injured. NAN quoted a resident as saying the attack took place at about 6:47am when some Muslim faithful were holding their morning prayers at the central mosque, located along Okoroda street in Ughelli. The witness …
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A former Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has blasted Nigerian first lady, Aisha Buhari over arrest, detention and torture of a final year student, Aminu Mohammed. Mr Dalung, who served as minister during the first tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari between 2015 and 2019, said the first lady’s …
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The Nigerian Army has declined response after a court ordered the remand of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya, and the Commandant, Training and Doctrine Command, Minna, Major Gen. Stevenson Olabanji, for alleged contempt. A High Court sitting in Minna, Niger State, had issued a warrant of …
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Even though he is no more, General Sani Abacha has been humorously described as one of the ancestors of Nigeria who has been donating money generously to successive governments from the land of the dead as his loot was outrageous. Sunday Vanguard captures the looted funds:He’s a man of multiple impressions. To …
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A student of the Federal University, Dutse Jigawa, Aminu Mohammed, has been sent to the Suleja Correctional Centre in Niger State after tweeting about the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari. The student was arraigned at the FCT High Court No. 14 in Abuja on Tuesday for cyber stalking where …
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Due to continued scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise called petrol, marketers have projected that pump price could hit N400/litre at most filling stations in December. This will represent over 100 per cent increase in the pump price over the period. The dealers warned that if the scarcity of petrol …
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has narrated how he brokered peace in the Ethiopia and Tigray war. Obasanjo detailed his efforts at bringing peace to the region in an article that was released by his media aide Kehinde Akinyemi on Tuesday. He said the work lasted over 15 years, adding, however, …
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) on Tuesday launched the Crowdfund App to mobilise funds for its Presidential Candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Sen, Kashim Shettima. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the app will afford Nigerians the opportunity to pull financial …
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