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A Federal High Court in Lagos, yesterday granted the request of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) to extradite one Adedunmola Gbadegesin, to the United States of America (USA), to face fraud-related charges.…

A total of 496 foreign trained medical and dental graduates failed the assessment examination conducted by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) Sokoto,…

Members of APC faction in Osun state backed by the Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, on Wednesday stormed headquarters of Osun State Police Command in Osogbo, protesting alleged bias of the operatives against the group.…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has said it will not shield anyone who may be indicted in the course of the ongoing investigation of a 25kg…

The political configuration in the camp of the leading APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is taking another form and shape in Kwara State, with…

The allegations against Abba Kyari, the suspended deputy commissioner of police, took a startling dimension on Monday when the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) declared him wanted for alleged drug-dealing.…

Prince Kanu Meme, one of the siblings of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Wednesday claimed that his brother “is still technically in Kenya from the new evidence”. POLITICS NIGERIA…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has provided more details in the 25kg cocaine bust involving suspended police DCP Abba Kyari. The Media Director, Femi Babafemi, said the agency carried out an evidence-based…

Flutterwave says it has raised another $250 million in Series D funding, valuing the company at over $3 billion as the brand continues to transform the way Africans transact on the continent and worldwide. The latest…

The Crisis rocking the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has degenerated further as a ranking member of the organization, Simon Ekpa, has said that the group will no longer take orders from its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. POLITICS…

A major clash may ensue between the Nigerian Police and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over officials of the anti-narcotic agency fingered by the Inspector-General of Police as collaborators with alleged…

MR Sylvester Oromoni Snr., father of the late Dowen College student, has alleged a cover-up between the Nigeria Police Force and Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) over the circumstances surrounding his…

A commercial bus driver has reportedly set himself ablaze while protesting the seizure of his vehicle, in the Ajao Estate area of Lagos State. It was learnt that some shuttles were impounded by the operatives of the task…

The Nigeria Police Force Disciplinary Committee has recommended the demotion of the suspended Commander of IRT, DCP Abba Kyari, to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police. This was after the Committee reviewed the…

A faith-based human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern, has disagreed with the Academic Staff Union of Nigeria on its stand regarding the professorial…

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has confirmed that 23 ships of fuel had arrived the Lagos Port Complex and were discharging petrol, as well as other products. The NPA, in…

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed March 25 to deliver a judgment in the 418million dollars Paris Club debt suit filed by the 36 state governments against the Federal Government. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the…

The Christian Association of Nigeria, on Monday, said it was mobilising the electorate ahead of the 2023 general polls to determine those who would emerge political leaders in the country. Rt. Rev. Stephen Adegbite, Chairman,…

The Civilian Joint Task Force in Borno disengaged 2,203 children within its rank and file in compliance with the United Nations convention against the use of child soldiers. Newsmen report that the CJTF was established by…

Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are groaning under the scarcity of the Premium Motor Spirits (PMS) which has caused untold hardship to commuters and vehicle owners. The scarcity of PMS in the city which…

Mohammed Bello-Koko has been appointed as the substantive managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). A substantive appointment means an appointment made in a permanent capacity on a vacant position or a…

…Fear grips Police suspects inside NDLEA cell as Abba Kyari rejects food …Kyari’s action, the height of indiscipline — retired CP …Fish out ex-IGPs,…

The Zamfara House of Assembly declared in Gusau on Tuesday that no court order could stop its impeachment of the state’s Deputy Governor, Alhaji Mahdi Aliyu-Gusau. “No court can stop the impeachment,’’ Chairman, House…

Oil marketers have resolved to start blending the over 100 million litres of adulterated Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, which was imported into Nigeria over two weeks ago. It was gathered on Tuesday that the…