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Clinics, hospitals, involved in organ harvesting business – NAPTIP
By Deborah Nnamdi The Akwa Ibom chapter of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has said that some clinics and hospitals in the state are fully engaged in organ harvesting business. The State Zonal Coordinator of NAPTIP, Emmanuel Awhen revealed this during a press briefing…
Read More »NDLEA seizes 6 vehicles, 40ft trailer-load of skunk in Abuja
By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said its operatives have intercepted a 40ft trailer loaded with skunk, a strain of cannabis, weighing 2,217.6 kilograms. The agency’s Director of Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, who spoke through a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday stated…
Read More »FG outlaws LGBTQ, tattoo, cross dressing etc in military
Nigeria’s military personnel are now expressly prohibited from engaging in homosexuality, lesbianism, bestiality, cross-dressing, and other acts deemed contrary to the ethics of the armed forces. The personnel are equally barred from body piercing, tattooing, disorderly behaviour, and drunkenness on or off duty, according to Section 26 of the revised…
Read More »109 terrorists killed, 81 arrested in one week – DHQ
By Deborah Nnamdi The Defence Headquarters has reported that troops deployed for counterterrorism operations killed 109 terrorists and arrested 81 suspects during the first week of 2025. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Buba Edward, made this announcement in a statement on Friday, noting that the military remains…
Read More »2024: Fire outbreaks claimed 100 lives, N67.1bn in Nigeria
File photo: Controller-General, Federal Fire Service, Abdulganiyu Jaji By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Fire Service has revealed that Nigeria recorded the loss of 100 lives and properties worth N67.1 billion to fire outbreaks in 2024. The service also said 30,890 lives and properties worth N1.94trn were saved from destruction during…
Read More »Emir Tussle: Sanusi floors Aminu Bayero at A’Court
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned the June 20, 2024 order by Justice Abubakar Liman of the Federal High Court, Kano on the Emir of Kano tussle. This order nullified the steps taken by the Kano State Government under the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Law 2024, including…
Read More »US returns $52.88m Deziani Alison-Madueke loot to Nigeria
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, has called for effective monitoring and utilisation of the $52.88 million recovered from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Deziani Alison-Madueke. Alison-Madueke is fighting on several fronts, including battles with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in connection with alleged abuse of…
Read More »Gov Fubara ally, Sen John Mbata is Ohanaeze President
A former Senator representing Rivers East constituency, Senator John Azuta-Mbata, has emerged as the new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. Delegates from Rivers State unanimously nominated Azuta-Mbata for the position in the election on 10 January 2025 at the Old Government Lodge in Enugu. Senator Mbata’s emergence follows the zoning…
Read More »Navy dismantles illegal refining sites, seizes stolen crude in Ondo
By Deborah Nnamdi No fewer than nine illegal refining sites have been dismantled by the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base, FOB, Igbokoda, in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The illegal refining sites were discovered within the axis of the Obenla community by the men of the FOB after…
Read More »NAFDAC under-staffed – DG laments
Director-General, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye By Deborah Nnamdi The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Thursday said the agency is extremely under-staffed. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this at a news conference organized in Lagos to outline the agency’s focus for 2025. According…
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