The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA on Saturday said it is holding 12 dockworkers at the Apapa seaport in Lagos for an alleged link to the importation of 32.9
In a first of its kind since the more than a decade-old insurgency war started, the Nigerian Army on Saturday lost a Brigadier-General commanding a Special Forces team, in an
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said despite mounting challenges facing nations, it was high time peace and solidarity “reign supreme” across the globe. The President, who spoke in Paris, France
The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken will arrive Nigeria next week on the second leg of his first official visit to Africa. He will first visit Kenya, before
Though President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to sign into law the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021, passed this week by the National Assembly, which, among other things, makes direct primaries
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said Nigeria has the highest number of overall air pollution-related pneumonia deaths of children under-five in the world, and the highest number of household
26 years ago, the regime of the late Nigerian dictator General #SaniAbacha, hurriedly tried renowned environment activist and poet, Ken Saro Wiwa, alongside eight of his kinsmen of the #Ogoni
The Nigeria Police on Thursday paraded 14 suspects allegedly involved in the invasion of the Abuja residence of Supreme Court Justice, Mrs. Mary Odili. THISDAY disowned one of the
The United Kingdom government has committed to support Lagos and other developing cities and regions most impacted by climate change to accelerate their transition to net zero This commitment was
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has highlighted the economic development of the country at the Nigeria International Partnership Forum. Buhari identified opportunities for critical investment at the event, held in
The trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu at the Federal High Court for alleged treasonable felony has been stalled because his lawyers were
FW de Klerk, the last president of apartheid South Africa and a key actor in the country’s transition to democracy, has died. The FW de Klerk Foundation’s spokesperson Dave Steward
About 16 people were reportedly killed in Katoge and Yanturaku communities in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State, following invasion of the area by marauding bandits. The bandits, who
Nigeria’s federal government is open to all kinds of considerations, including a political solution, as parts of efforts to resolve the crisis surrounding separatist agitations in the Southeast and the
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, expressed the readiness of Nigeria to collaborate with France to degrade international criminal networks. He also appreciated efforts of the French President, Emmanuel Macron,
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has painted a rosy picture of Nigeria’s economy saying its outlook remains bright with sustained investments in infrastructure, particularly in ICT. He stressed that Nigeria’s business
Boeing has reached an agreement with the families of the 157 people who died in the Ethiopia 737 Max crash in 2019. The plane maker accepts liability for their deaths,
The Beijing-backed expansion of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in many African countries risks fuelling the illegal wildlife trade and threatens the future of some of the world’s most endangered species,
The death toll following a devastating fuel tanker explosion last week in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, has risen to 131, according to authorities. Another 63 people were still being treated
Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd) has called on the National Assembly to remove the clause that allow the
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