By Sumaila Ogbaje Troops of the 192 Battalion of the Nigerian Army have intercepted a truck load of substances suspected to be Indian hemp in Ogun. The consignment belonged to a suspected international drug smuggling syndicate. Preliminary investigations showed that the illicit substances were being transported from Ghana through BeninContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The National President, Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI), Amb. Emmanuel Okafor, has called on Nigerians to promote peace, justice, and equality for all. Okafor made the call on Wednesday in Abuja in a goodwill message to Muslims on the occasion of the Islamic CalendarContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje A former Chief of Army Staff and Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau says strengthening border security and blocking arms proliferation are crucial in tackling crimes in Nigeria. Dambazau made the call at a one-day International Conference on Organised Crime, on Tuesday in Abuja. TheContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that coup should be seen as an organised crime and punished accordingly to allow democracy to survive in Africa. Buratai said this at a One-Day International Conference on Organised Crimes put together by the Tukur BurataiContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje An Igbo group, Odinala Cultural Heritage Foundation (OCHIE Igbo) has called on the Federal Government to come clean on the issue of insecurity ravaging social and commercial activities in southeast. The group, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Caleb Ekene Onwe, tasked President BolaContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A Nigerian, Mr Chianugo Peter, has sought a 150 million dollars compensation from Google and GoDaddy.com over allegations bordering on the shutdown of his YouTube Audio domain name after eight years of promotional and marketing works. Peter, through his lawyer, Emmanuel Ekpenyong of Fred-Young & Evans LP,Continue Reading
By Doris Esa The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Used Tyres Producers Responsibility Organisation of Nigeria (UTPRON) on the menace of used tyres disposal in Nigeria. Prof. Aliyu Jauro, Director-General of NESREA while signing on behalf of the agency,Continue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Executive Director, Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), Dr Uju Agomoh has again called for joint efforts to decongest custodial centres in the country. Agomoh made the call at a news briefing and strategy session on setting agenda for Administration of Justice and Corrections Reform inContinue Reading
By Wandoo Sombo The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed a case filed by Abubakar Achimugu against the All Progressives Congress (APC), its governorship candidate in Kogi State, Usman Ododo, Ozigi Deedat and INEC for lacking in merit. Justice Obiora Egwuatu who delivered the judgement in the suitContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo An NGO, eHealth Africa, has called on governments, health stakeholders in Nigeria and the rest of Africa to invest in data-driven digital solutions for better healthcare in underserved communities. A statement by the Communications Manager, Judith Owoicho, on Monday in Abuja, said ehealth Africa works on buildingContinue Reading
