The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Retired Brigadier General Buba Marwa, has urged parents to acquire drug test kits for home use, to ensure early detection of drug use by children and manage the situation. Marwa said drug abuse has become a societal menace that endangers the health, well-being, and future […]
The House of Representatives has opened a national public hearing on amendments to the 1999 Constitution, with key issues including state policing, special legislative seats for women, and electoral and judicial reforms.Presiding over the session, Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, who chairs the Special Committee on Constitution Review, said the constitution must remain a living document […]
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in New York to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Shettima, who is representing President Bola Tinubu, will deliver Nigeria’s national statement during the high-level general debates, announce the country’s new Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement, and participate in a series of side […]
On-loan Manchester United goalkeeper, Andre Onana, has sent fans into excitement with a superb assist for Nigerian striker, Paul Onuachu, during Trabzonspor’s 1-1 draw against Gaziantep in a Turkish Super Lig clash. Onuachu scored his third goal of the season, thanks to the Manchester United outcast, who set him up with a delightful assist as his […]
Nepal’s interim government, led by former Chief Justice Sushila Karki, has set up a panel to investigate the violence during anti-corruption protests this month that killed seventy-four people and forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to quit, according to a Nepal minister. Rameshwore Khanal, who Karki put in charge of the finance ministry, said the […]
France and other European states are expected to join the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia in formally recognizing Palestinian statehood, according to reports. Although, Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu says the move is giving a huge reward to terrorism, United Kingdom Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper, also warned Israel not to annex parts of the West […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that thirty-one out of thirty-eight confirmed Ebola cases have resulted in deaths in southern Congo, where authorities are battling a new outbreak of the deadly virus. The latest figures show the casualty rate has nearly doubled since last week and that the disease is spreading rapidly, as more […]
The Olubadan designate, Oba Rasheed Ladoja, has again broken another record as he received the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, in his residence, despite the ongoing Olojo festival in Ife, Osun State which usually requires the availability of Ooni. Speaking with newsmen, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja the second, stated that the visit is […]
The immediate past Rivers State Administrator, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, and the Rivers State House of Assembly may be gearing up for a showdown following the latter’s decision to probe the state’s expenditure over the last few months under the former, according to reports. The Rivers State House of Assembly, presided over by the […]
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has accused the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers of collecting as much as Fifty thousand naira on every truck that loads fuel at the refinery, warning that such charges ultimately push up fuel pump prices and burden consumers. To forestall disruptions, Dangote Group claims to have […]