Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex, Onne, Rivers State, and Apapa Seaport, Lagos, have recovered drugs valued at approximately N6.5 billion.   The seized consignments included over six million opioid pills specifically Tamol 225mg, Tapentadol 225mg, and Carisoprodol 225mg as well ...

  The Ogun State Government has sealed six industries operating within the state for various environmental violations.   The affected companies include Winwin Electrical Limited, Isichei Farms Limited, Chafengei Nigeria Limited, Fortune Height Farms Limited, Loly B and DA Ventures Limited, and Adventus Nigeria Limited.   This was disclosed in ...

  Real Madrid appointed Xabi Alonso to replace Carlo Ancelotti as coach on Sunday, with the Spaniard to take over from June 1 and lead the team at the Club World Cup.   “Xabi Alonso will be the Real Madrid coach for the next three seasons, from June 1, 2025, ...

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the results of its resit examination conducted for candidates affected by the technical error during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.   In a statement released on Sunday morning by its Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, the board announced the results, ...

  The Alimosho Event Vendors Association has urged the Federal and Lagos State Governments to address the challenge of multiple taxation faced by its members, lamenting that this has led to harassment, exploitation, and financial strain.   The association identified multiple taxations as a major problem affecting the profit margin ...

  Stakeholders in the engineering sector have identified the lack of effective engineering administration as a major contributor to the incidences of building collapse in the country.   They made this known at the Nigerian Institute of Civil Engineers 5th Engr. Umar Jibrin Distinguished Annual Public Lecture on Saturday in ...

  Rescuers in Gaza said six people were killed and several more wounded in pre-dawn Israeli air strikes in the north and centre of the Palestinian territory on Sunday.   Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal said five people were killed in a strike on a home in Jabalia, in the ...

  The Niger Police Command has rescued four kidnapped victims of Sarkin-Pawa, Munya Local Government Area of the state.   This is contained in a statement released by its Public Relations officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, on Saturday in Minna.   The News Agency of Nigeria reports that on February 20, ...

  The Katsina State Police Command said its operatives on Thursday foiled a kidnapping attempt.   The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiqe, said the command also killed one suspected bandit and rescued five injured kidnapped victims during the operation.   According to DSP Sadiq in a statement made ...

  President Bola Tinubu has congratulated veteran human rights activist and lawyer, Ms. Ayo Obe, on her 70th birthday on Saturday.   The President lauded Obe for her unwavering commitment to justice and her significant contributions to Nigeria’s democratic journey.   Ayo Obe, a renowned pro-democracy activist, has held several ...