NDLEA operatives also recovered some quantities of “Colorado’’, a digital weighing scale and other paraphernalia during a follow-up search at Oseni’s residence. NDLEA has arrested an artistes’ manager and his businessman accomplice who specialise in distributing illicit drugs to fun seekers at VIP nightclubs and lounges in Lekki and Island axis of Lagos state. Its…
After a long time in the wilderness, it’s raining Yoruba epic films once again. Something about watching a fire-breathing god onscreen feels like nothing else on TV could be better — that’s what watching Ṣàngó felt for me as a 9-year-old. For the uninitiated, Ṣàngó is a Yoruba deity and is historically recognised as the…
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) on Sunday said there was urgent need to protect the objectives of sustainable enterprise, decent work and national development. NECA’s Director-General, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, said this in a statement, in view of the proposed Aug. 2, protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress. Oyerinde expressed worry over what he described as…
Tinubu said the Special Investigator was appointed in furtherance of his fight against corruption in government. President Bola Tinubu has appointed a Special Investigator to probe the activities of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Related Entities. This was contained in a letter signed by the President and addressed to Jim Osayande Obazee, the…
Tinubu pledged to give more supports to the civil service sector, being the custodian of public trust to consolidate on the gains of the ongoing reforms in the sector. President Bola Tinubu says the Federal Government is receiving support and commendations from the global communities over the removal of fuel subsidy and the foreign exchange…
On gender based violence, the commissioner said that he has up scaled the capacity of the unit since he assumed office. The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested no fewer than 88 suspected criminals 24 hours after the launch of “Operation Flush”. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Idowu Owohunwa, made…
“Marry your best friend.” How many times have you heard that? Quite often, I suppose, but are people really best friends with their spouses? Would you be fine if your spouse had a best friend of the same or opposite gender? Is it demanding too much of your spouse to be your all-in-all? Can you…
Medics at the various centres blamed the rising number of death cases on the lack of ASV required for the treatment of bites from snakes in Nigeria. The rising number of people dying from snakebites across the country has heightened the calls for local production of Anti-Snake Venom (ASV) vaccines, the News Agency of Nigeria…
East Africa faced a decline in intra-regional trade.The sub-continent lost $1.8 billion in trade revenue from $5.4 billion in 2021 to $3.6 billion in 2022.This is owing to member states of the East African Community regularly violating the Common Market Protocol. The sluggish implementation of agreed taxation regulations and strict trading practices are once again forcing…
The group called on security agencies to mobilise their men to give them the necessary protection. The Arewa Citizens Watch for Good Governance, (ACWGG), a watchdog group advocating good governance, says it will hold massive protests on Aug. 3 against fuel subsidy removal. The group said the protest was to show dissatisfaction with the leadership…
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