COAS hails Nigerian army’s legacy at 162, reaffirms national security
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, congratulated officers, soldiers, and families of the Nigerian Army on the occasion of the 2025 Nigerian Army Day Celebration, commemorating the…
UNIUYO medical lecturers begin strike over VC selection
Medical lecturers at the University of Uyo, under the aegis of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital chapter, have commenced an indefinite strike…
Anambra youths now producing babies for sale, says NAPTIP
The Anambra State Commander of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Ibadin Judith-Chukwu, has said human trafficking in the state is assuming an increasingly alarming dimension.…
JAMB denies approving FUTA graduate’s admission
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said it did not approve the admission of a Federal University of Technology, Akure graduate, Basola Jamiu Owodunni, whose records, according to the…
Onitsha Drug Market: Traders demand NAFDAC explanation over return of banned dealer
The leadership of the Ogbo-Ogwu Medicine Market, Bridge Head, Onitsha, Anambra State, has demanded an explanation from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) over the…
FG to begin boat manufacturing, phase out rickety vessels – Shippers Council
The Federal Government says plans are ongoing to begin manufacturing of boats in the country in a bid to phase out rickety vessels and curb incidence of boat mishaps. Mr…
NDLEA arrests 72-year-old grandma others over illicit drugs in three states
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 72-year-old grandmother, Mrs Christy Ejaro, in Warri, Delta, with several sachets of skunk packaged in retail sizes. NDLEA’s Director of…
Iran expresses doubts over Israel’s commitment to ceasefire
Iran’s top military official has voiced scepticism about Israel’s commitment to the recently brokered ceasefire that ended a 12-day conflict between the two nations earlier this month, Times of India…
Ex-footballer, four others arrested as NDLEA busts Turkey-Nigeria drug ring
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an ex-international football player, Segun George Hunkarin, along with his business partner Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu, over an attempt to…
US Senate opens debate on Trump’s controversial spending bill
US senators debated into the early hours of Sunday Donald Trump’s “big beautiful” spending bill, a hugely divisive proposal that would deliver key parts of the US president’s domestic agenda while…
