…at over ₦480 billion. In a statement released on Thursday by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, the agency’s Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig-Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), disclosed that the discovery was made possible through the use of forensic equipment provided to the NDLEA with the support of the US INL. Marwa s…

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Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Thursday called for stronger collaboration and co-investment between the state government, the Federal Government, the United Nations, Development Partners, International Financial Institutions, and the private sector to accelerate recovery and sustainable develo…

…locations during the period. The agency says states at high risk are Kaduna, Niger, Taraba, Ondo, Oyo, Rivers, Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno and Cross River. Others are Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Lagos, Ogun, Osun and Plateau. The agency has urged co…

…governor said his administration would continue to prioritise the completion of projects abandoned by previous administrations, noting that such projects were funded with taxpayers’ money and should not be allowed to waste. “This is the first government that has completed abandoned projects from previous administration…

…is structured self-sabotage,” he said. He further warned that political sponsors often abandon youths after elections, leaving them to face the consequences of the violence they were recruited to perpetrate. “Those who recruit young men and women to resort to violence will never deploy their own children to the front l…

…that he r@ped her daughters. Fr. Evaristus Bassey took to X to write: 'An only daughter abandoned her job to take care of her dad for more than a year. 'The infirm elderly man thought he was going to die soon and called her to ask for her forgiveness. 'Apparently more than ten years earlier he had r**p*d her two girls…

…it's difficult for us to establish a formal toll," Baboua local official Laurent Ngon Baba told AFP earlier on Wednesday. Cedric Mbango, a miner at the site, described the incident as "catastrophic". "The ground completely collapsed and buried people. As I speak to you, other people are still buried. Rescue attempts…

…sanctions. The Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police Oluseyi Babasuyi, said the command remained committed to implementing the operation professionally while seeking the cooperation of residents in promoting safer roads across Ogun State. The reactivation of Operation VELVET comes as the poli…

…large, on an eight-count charge of unlawfully supplying access credentials to a bank database. The commission, in a statement released, said the offences are contrary to Sections 27 and 28(1)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015, as amended in 2024. One of the counts reads"That you, GIDEON BA…

…genetics and breeding, broiler production, processing, cold-chain logistics, standard abattoirs and value addition as critical areas requiring investment, lamenting Nigeria’s limited processing capacity. In his paper presentation titled,”Sustainable Poultry Production: Best Practices, Climate Change and Waste Managemen…

By Babajide Komolafe Moniepoint Microfinance Bank has launched a new savings campaign in partnership with Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele, to encourage Nigerians to build stronger financial resilience and stay “One Step Ahead” of unexpected financial challenges. The campaign, tagged “One Step Ahead”, co…

…most significant justice-sector interventions in recent years. An Abuja-based lawyer, Etaba Agbor, Secretary of the NBA Young Lawyers Forum, said the partnership “represents a deliberate commitment to ensuring that children, particularly those from vulnerable backgrounds, have meaningful access to legal representation…

…the recovery operation. The aircraft, a Eurocopter EC130 B4, was en route from the Loisaba Wildlife Conservancy to the Ewaso Ngiro River when the incident occurred, civil aviation officials confirmed. The single-engine helicopter, developed by Eurocopter and produced by Airbus Helicopters, has a maximum speed of approx…

By Dickson Omobola National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, on Wednesday said President Bola Tinubu will lose the 2027 general elections before 4 pm if the poll were credible, free and fair. Baba-Ahmed described the All Progressives Congress, APC, as a monster eating itself up, sayi…

…to be stirring in Benue State. For a state long associated with insecurity, deaths, abandoned infrastructure and economic hardship, a new narrative of roads, bridges, industries and improved healthcare is beginning to emerge, with residents expressing renewed optimism over the direction of the state. Across communities…

…at the ceremony, the State Security Adviser for the Southern Senatorial District, Calabar, Navy Commander Patrick Bassey Odiong (retd.), said the state government welcomed the initiative, noting that the security of the state’s waterways was critical to economic development. Odiong said the state’s extensive coastline…

…Chairman, Bishop Abos Willie, paid him a special prayer visit at the Government House, Asaba. The governor attributed his emergence as governor in 2023 to God’s grace and the prayers of Christian leaders, urging the PFN leadership and other religious leaders to continue praying for Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu and th…

…currently under construction, reconstruction or rehabilitation. He cited the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway, Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Road and East-West Road among major projects being undertaken by the administration. Akume challenged builders to organise professional consortia, establish au…

…conspiracy and membership of unlawful societies. The convicts, Moruf Okusanya, 40, and Babatunde Gafar, 33, were convicted on Wednesday on a four-count charge. The court held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. Delivering judgment, Magistrate O.L. Oke sentenced both men to seven years each wit…

…report indicated the chopper had departed from Soyian in Laikipia and was heading to Loisaba Conservancy when the crash occurred. The KCAA, separately, placed the route as travelling from Loisaba to Ewasonyiro. The aircraft is believed to belong to Lady Lori, a Nairobi-based company offering helicopter and fixed-wing c…

…Mr Alphonsus Ogar Eba. Cobham spoke during his maiden interaction with journalists in Calabar, where he said Eba’s removal followed allegations of financial impropriety, maladministration and failure to meet some obligations to members of the party’s State Working Committee. Eba, who served as APC chairman during the a…

…B4 with the registration 5Y-GYM, went down at around 9.13am while on a flight from Loisaba to Ewasonyiro. The helicopter was destroyed by both the force of impact and a fire that broke out at the scene. Footage from the site shows scorched earth, blackened rocks, and burnt debris spread across the forested terrain surr…

…an official engagement amid a legal challenge over his academic credentials. Photo: ABATChallenges Tinubu Suit Transfer To AbujaThe CFRPA filed suit number FHC/KN/CS/312/2026 in Kano on June 26, 2026, challenging the academic credentials President Tinubu submitted to qualify for office. The suit raises questions under…

…Data from multiple depots showed widespread price increases in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Calabar, and Warri.Checks by Petroleumprice.ng showed that Pivot, Integrated, and African Terminal increased their petrol prices from N1,168 per litre on Monday to N1,200 per litre on Tuesday.