The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested 352 suspects and seized 2.1 tonnes of illicit drugs in Kano State. The NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano on Thursday. Idris-Ahmad said that the seizures and arrests were made between…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Wednesday in Abuja sealed two shops for allegedly selling unapproved products to Nigerians. The shops are located in the Zuba Central motor park and Utako main market. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that some of the unregistered products said to be aphrodisiacs are:…
By James Bamgbose The role of a spokesperson for any government cannot be overemphasized. This is because the spokesperson serves as a bridge between the government and the public. In recent times, the spokesperson to the Executive Governor of Osun State, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, has stood out as an exceptional communicator and representative of the…
The crisis of confidence rocking the national leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has taken a new dimension as a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) restrained the National Chairman of the party, Mr Julius Abure, National Secretary, Alhaji Farouk Ibrahim and two others from parading themselves as National Officers of the party….
Tech executive, Bob Lee, who created the mobile payment service, Cash App, was stabbed to death in San Francisco, California, USA, on Tuesday morning. He was 43 years old. The tech mogul, who formerly served as the chief technology officer of Square, was attacked in the city’s downtown Rincon Hill neighborhood at 2:35 a.m., according…
Saudi Arabia club, Al-Hilal, have wooed Argentine superstar, Lionel Messi, with a deal worth €400 million a year. This was confirmed by football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, on Tuesday night. According to him, the salary on the table for Messi is worth more than $438 million per annum. However, Messi is believed to be keen…
The Federal Government has declared Friday 7 and Monday 10, April 2023 as public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration in Abuja. Aregbesola, in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Begore, on Wednesday, urged Christians to emulate the virtues of sacrifice, togetherness,…
By Sarafa Ibrahim My attention has been drawn to a reckless and immature attempt to drag the Spokesperson of Governor Ademola Ademola, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, into an innocent questions posed to the media aide of former Governor Gboyega Oyetola, Mr. Ismail Omipidan, by a civil group, Osun Democrats for Democratic (ODD). I can understand the…
The Plateau state police command has sealed the house of assembly complex. This is as a result of the ongoing speakership crisis. A team of anti-riot pilice men arrived at the assembly complex by 5am and barricaded the main entrance. Though the police command is yet to issue an official statement on the action, Daily…
In order to make life easier for his people, the Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has approved free train ride for osun indigenes in Lagos and other South West States willing to celebrate Easter festival with their families in Osun state. In a release signed by the Spokesperson to the Governor,…
