. NDLEA seizes 682kg cocaine, tramadol, cannabis, others in Lagos, Ondo, Kogi, Oyo in fresh raids
A 96-year-old retired soldier, Pa Joseph Owherhi has been arrested in Suleja area of Niger state by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA for dealing in illicit drugs.
Troops of Operation Safe Haven says it has rescued 15 commuters in Jagindi, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The Federal Government says it will soon inaugurate National Environmental Sanitation Response Intervention to cholera outbreak in Kubwa, Abuja, currently the epi-centre in the FCT.
Russian oil and gas would be in demand on the global energy market for many years to come, in spite move to greener energy by some countries, an official said on Tuesday.
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the state’s COVID-19 test positivity rate presently stands at 12.1 per cent.
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has described as false the 10 million dollars bribe allegedly offered to members of the two chambers of the National Assembly to pass three per cent host community development fund.
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled the Aguiyi-Ironsi family, government and people of Abia, on passing of Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi.
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigerian athletes on their outstanding achievements at the just concluded World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Lagos State Government says it will resume vaccination against COVID-19 on Wednesday, Aug. 25, with the administration of the Moderna vaccine.
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, says the army needs to become more tactful, ingenious, and innovative in its operations to be able to tackle the current security challenges in the country.
Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has expressed sadness over the death of Mrs Victoria Aguiyi Ironsi, wife of Nigeria’s first Military Head of State, Maj-Gen. Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi.
President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed doors with Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday in Abuja.
Labour and Employment Minister Chris Ngige , on Monday described the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) ruling on the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) strike as a welcomed development.
................AS DHQ ENGAGES MILITARY VETERANS ON SECURITY PARLEY
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has expressed his appreciation to the citizens and residents of the North-East (NE) Region for genuinely supporting the ongoing intensive clearance operations by troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) towards the restoration of permanent peace in the Zone. The CDS equally allayed the fears of the general public on the ongoing mass surrendering of Boko Haram (BH)/Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) ex-fighters to the AFN.
The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (BASEMA) says flood has killed three people, destroyed 2062 houses and 6000 farmlands in the state this year.
