22+ hour, 41+ min ago   (505+ words) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says its operatives have recovered more than 2.3 tonnes of assorted illicit drugs in raids and interdiction operations across eight states and the Federal Capital Territory. The agency also arrested several suspects, including a 70-year-old…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (500+ words) The infractions include irregular contract awards, breaches of procurement procedures and payments for projects that were either not executed or poorly executed. The findings were contained in the Auditor-General’s 2024 Annual Report on Non-Compliance/Internal Control Weaknesses in MDAs of the…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (590+ words) The infractions include irregular contract awards, breaches of procurement procedures and payments for projects that were either not executed or poorly executed. The findings were contained in the Auditor-General’s 2024 Annual Report on Non-Compliance/Internal Control Weaknesses in MDAs of the…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (216+ words) Troops conducting counter-terrorism operations in Katsina State have arrested a suspected supplier of logistics to terrorists and recovered four motorcycles and 450 litres of Premium Motor Spirit. The arrest was made along the Gurbi–Zurmi transit corridor linking Katsina and Zamfara…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (190+ words) A dispute over alleged farmland encroachment in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State has been resolved after security forces intervened to prevent a confrontation between farmers and herders. The incident occurred in Nok community on Saturday, September 5, where tensions…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (540+ words) A 43-year-old Nigerian-British businessman, Igho Ubiribo, has died after undergoing a cosmetic penis enlargement procedure while on holiday in Thailand, with a UK coroner linking his death to a pulmonary embolism. Ubiribo, who was known on social media by names…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1520+ words) The Federal Government has been unable to satisfy auditors that N33.75bn transferred to more than 3.29 million households under its social intervention programme in 2023 actually reached genuine beneficiaries, according to the Auditor-General for the Federation. The concern is contained in the Auditor-General’s…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (365+ words) Five persons have been sentenced to seven years imprisonment each for their involvement in a N117.7 million fraud involving Chi Limited. The convicts are Yinka Salawu, Joshua Oluremi Daramola, Raji Ahmed, Afolabi Israel Olusegun and Muraina Olanrewaju Abdullahi. Justice K.A. Jose of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (280+ words) Twenty-five people abducted by terrorists have regained their freedom following separate military operations in Katsina and Zamfara states. The victims, comprising 23 civilians rescued in Zamfara and two others freed in Katsina, were recovered on Thursday as troops of Operation Fansan…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (243+ words) The Association of Nigeria Theatre Arts Practitioners has dismissed reports linking veteran actor Adewale Elesho to skin cancer, following a successful facial operation. Elesho, a former president of the association, recently attracted public attention after an injury was noticed on…...