A 24-year-old Thai national, Ms Pattaphi Wimonnat, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency while attempting to smuggle 43 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 46.60 kilograms, into Nigeria. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement released on Sunday….
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement, South East region, Chioma Nweze, at the weekend, revealed that the federal government is set to launch community empowerment programmes in the Southeast zone. According to the presidential aide, the programme titled ‘Launching Skill-Up S-East Through Fashion Training and Health Initiative’ is designed to empower…
A touching video circulating on TikTok captures the moment a man reunited with his 27-year-old son after spending 27 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. The emotional clip has drawn widespread attention, with many sympathizing with his heartbreaking ordeal. In the video, the man is seen walking, appearing to have just…
Over the past couple of days, Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar has been in the news for publicly pleading for help which sparked conversations about her health and financial struggles. In the videos that Halima Abubakar made on her social media, she wasn’t clear about what exactly she was struggling with and people have till…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has ruled out the possibility of any team achieving an unprecedented level of dominance in the Premier League. Speaking to reporters, Guardiola firmly stated: “I’m sorry, but it will not happen. No one is going to win 100 points and four titles in a row in the Premier League.”…
Sadiq Abacha, son of Nigeria’s former military leader General Sani Abacha, has expressed respect for his late father, asserting that his leadership continues to hold importance despite ongoing criticism. In a Facebook post on Saturday, Sadiq stated that his father was a target of envy and quiet betrayal, but maintained that history would eventually be…
Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has declared that his crisis with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike led to his freedom to govern the state. Fubara made the remark while receiving the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev Henry Ndukauba and bishops of the church at…
A video which emerged online show the moment the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, ordered that the lawmaker representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, be ejected out of the Senate for disrupting the plenary session due to an unauthorized change of her seating arrangement. The plenary was in…
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has announced a ban on 60,000-litre fuel tankers from operating on Nigerian roads, effective March 1, 2025. This was disclosed on Wednesday by the NMDPRA Executive Director, Distribution Systems, Storage, and Retailing Infrastructure, Ogbugo Ukoha who revealed that the decision was made in response to the…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State has intensified surveillance on its leaders and members, down to the ward level, following the recent defections of two members of the State Working Committee (SWC). The defectors joined the Mazi Organization, a political group led by Mazi Chima Amadi, who is rumored to be preparing…
