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Indian police say they have arrested six drug smugglers, including three Nigerians, with 2.32 kg heroin. The police also seized 88 kg poppy husk. According to a report by IndianExpress, Nishan…

Followers of Ibraheem El-Zakyzaky have accused the Nigerian government and American secret service of frustrating the medical treatment of their leader at Madenta Hospital, New Delhi, India.…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has lamented that Nigerian youths are making the fight against drug abuse increasingly difficult by continually improving otherwise harmless substances which…

A trial of two drugs has shown that Ebola may soon be a preventable and treatable disease. The trial showed significantly improved survival rates, scientists have said. Four…

Alhaji Abubakar Tsav, a former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State,has blamed  politicians for activities of bandits terrorising the country. Tsav told the News Agency of Nigeria…

The University of Ibadan on Tuesday imposed a partial curfew on its campus following cases of robbery recorded in halls of residence. The curfew imposition was contained in a release…

Hamisu Bala Wadume, the alleged kidnap kingpin at the centre of a row between the army and the Nigerian Police was a petty fish trader and then suddenly he became rich, so much so that he wanted…

.On Saturday, 17 August, friends and well wishers will be sending goodwill messages to greet former Nigerian military president (from 27 August 1985 to 26 August 1993), Ibrahim Badamasi…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Daura, Katsina State, has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop providing foreign exchange for importation of food into the country.…

Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky has arrived Delhi, the capital city of India for medical treatment. The Shiite leader was received by medical doctors and wheeled into the hospital.…

Worried by the continued influx of fake and sub-standard Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders into Nigeria, a cooking gas advocate has warned that Nigerian homes may start…

Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, transmitted the final list of his cabinet nominees to the State House of Assembly. This is coming four weeks after the…

The Presidency has declined to comment on a media report alleging the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on National Assembly (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, has been relieved of his…

The Shehu of Bama Kingdom of Borno State, Kyari Ibn Umar El-Kanemi, has expressed delight after his people joined the rest of the world to mark the first Eid-el-Kabir celebration in his domains.…

 Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin has lamented the proliferation of unlicensed firearms in the country, saying it was fueling killings by armed bandits. She said the uncontrolled firearms in the…

Benin lawyer and former Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Edo State, Mr Eddy Osifo, has warned religious leaders, politicians and sponsors of RevolutionNow to desist…

Femi Adesina will retain his position as special adviser to the president on media and publicity as President Muhammadu Buhari prepares to announce more appointments this week. Adesina was initially rumoured to have…

The rift over government vehicles allegedly taken away by former Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi’s aides deepened on Monday as Governor Seyi Makinde accused his predecessor of…

ader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, has now departed Nigeria for India where he will be receiving medical treatment. He travelled in company with his wife,…

Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, the leader of the Shiite movement in Nigeria, and his wife, have arrived at the Abuja international airport on their way to India.Associates of the cleric told PREMIUM TIMES he arrived at the…

A former Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, on Sunday described his successor’s constant reference to about N150bn debt he left behind as ‘a needless mudslinging.’Ajimobi, who spoke to journalists at his…

Immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, and first executive governor of Edo State, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has said no one can trace the cause of the feud between Governor Godwin Obaseki…

General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has created fresh controversy on taking of the Holy Communion, saying it is an aberration for…

One hundred and eighty six doctors from Pakistan, India, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq have written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari pointing to Sheikh…