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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Anambra command, says it convicted 79 drug traffickers and arrested 136 others in the last six months. Daniel Onyishi, state commander of the agency, disclosed this during an event to mark the 2023 United Nations World Drug Day on Saturday in Awka. Mr Onyishi said the command seized 883.347 kilogrammes of illicit drugs, engaged youths across the 21 local government areas and rehabilitated 25 victims. He said the command carried out enlightenment programmes in institutions of higher learning, secondary schools and churches within the period. He said that the achievements were made possible…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has spoken about the suspension of Godwin Emefiele, embattled governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). On June 9, Tinubu had suspended Emefiele and ordered investigation into some allegations leveled against him. He was subsequently arrested in Lagos and flown to Abuja, by the Department of State Services (DSS), where he is being interrogated. Speaking during an interactive session with Nigerians residing in France, the President said the financial system was rotten under Emefiele. He said many of those living outside the country could not send money to their parents and relatives due to the…

The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has debunked as false and misleading reports making the rounds that the Court of Appeal Abuja Division has reinstated Mohammed Dauda as Director General. A statement signed by A. H. Wakili, Head of Legal Department, stated for purpose of clarity that “Mohammed Dauda was never a substantive Director General of the NIA. According to the statement, Mohammed Dauda, “only acted in that capacity temporarily after the tenure of Ambassador Ayo Oke and a brief acting stint by Ambassador Arab Yadam, until Ambassador Ahmed Rufai Abubakar was appointed substantive Director General by President Muhammadu Buhari. “The…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with Real Madrid and Austrian star, David Alaba who has Nigerian roots. The meeting was part of President Tinubu’s engagement with Nigerians in Diaspora during his visit to France to attend a two-day Global Financing Summit. He received a signed number 4 Real Madrid jersey from Alaba. See more photos below

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in Mrs Adaeze Chidinma Oreh (daughter of former Governor, Peter Odili), a Family physician, Public health specialist and Universal health care advocate as the new commissioner for Health. Oreh, was recently a Senior Medical Officer at the Department of Hospital Services in Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health. She is a graduate of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of Nigeria, Nsukka and an alumnus of International Health Management at the Imperial College Business School of the Imperial College London, she majored in Global Health Systems, Healthcare Strategy, Healthcare Financing, Organizational Management, Health Informatics…

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has partnered with the Market Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN) to collect and remit Value Added Tax (VAT) to the FIRS from the country’s markets, especially in the informal sector. The Association which has a membership of well over 40 million traders across the country’s 774 local governments, and 36 States plus the Federal Capital Territory is the biggest player in Nigeria’s market space. The details of the FIRS’ partnership with MATAN was disclosed yesterday at a Stakeholders Engagement Programme on the VAT DIRECT Initiative, held in Lagos State. The partnership will see the…

The newly appointed Chief of Naval Staff, Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, NN/1725 was born on 20th of December, 1968 in Enugu Ezike, Igbo Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State He obtained his WASC from the NMS Zaria in June 1987 where he graduated as the best student in Sciences, scoring A1 in eight subjects. He graduated with a BSc in Mathematics and was awarded Sword of Honour as the best naval cadet in his course. He became a member of the 39 RC NDA afterwards. Commissioned S Lt on 16th of September 1992, and rose to the rank of…

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, the Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, has commenced the second phase of solar powered street lights-up project across his constituency. A statement by Kalu's media office on Monday, said the installation of the street lights up projects cut across the five local government areas of the Senatorial District with 51 communities as beneficiaries. The statement said that the project is meant to light up dark spots around the communities, increase social and economic activities and reduce criminal activities in various benefiting communities. The former Abia State Governor urged community leaders and residents of the various…

RE: MY ALLEGED PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT IN THE ONGOING ABIA GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION TRIBUNAL PROCEEDINGS My attention has been drawn to series of write-ups and press statements traceable to the PDP in Abia State, wherein I was alleged to have conducted myself unprofessionally by undertaking (in writing) to the Secretary of the Abia State Election Petition Tribunal to serve some processes on the PDP’s counsel in their Petition against the election of Dr. Alex Otti. It was further alleged that upon the said written undertaking by me, that I procured a fake counsel or a counsel unknown to the PDP legal team…