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The Nigeria Police Force has arrested 130 persons, including 113 foreign nationals (87 males and 26 females) primarily of Chinese and Malaysian origin, along with 17 Nigerian collaborators (4 males and 13 females), over their alleged involvement in high-level cybercrimes, hacking, and activities threatening national security. According to a statement by Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, the Saturday arrests were made in a coordinated operation by the Police Zonal […]

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has condemned totally the treason charge the Nigeria Police Force filed against minors that were accused of participating in the recent #EndBadGovernance protest that held across the country. In a statement by its Executive Secretary, Tony Ojukwu, the Human right body maintained that the arraignment of the minors for allegedly attempting to overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu, clearly contravenes a plethora of […]

A total of N18bn has been allocated to compensate affected property owners on section 1 of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, made the announcement on Sunday, while speaking at the stakeholder’s engagement involving section 1 and section 2 of the Lagos-Calabar coastal road. While addressing the issue of compensation, Umahi said his hands were tied under the law for satisfactory compensation of all those affected. […]

Yoruba Socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has chided President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the absence of official empathy concerning the agony and distressing state of the nation, which Nigerians are presently grappling with. Rising from a meeting held at the residence of its leader, Ayo Adebanjo, at Isanya-Ogbo, Ogun State, the group lamented that the Federal Government sounded distant from the pervasive hardship, unflagging insecurity and incapacitating. According to the group, this […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has alerted Nigerians to the recall of Nivea Black & White Invisible Roll-on deodorant, 50ml labelled as providing 48-hour protection in African climates, following a warning from the European Union Rapid Alert System for Dangerous non-food products in Brussels. In a notice signed by the agency's DG, Moji Adeyeye, and released on Thursday, NAFDAC revealed that the product’s batch number […]

The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to improving rural electrification through the provision of sustainable energy solutions. The Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency, Abba Aliyu, made this known on Thursday while inaugurating the 100kWp Solar Hybrid Mini Grid in Uhuafor Nomeh community in Nkanu East Council Area of Enugu State. Aliyu, represented by the Executive Director of the Rural Electrification Fund (REA), Doris Uboh, stated that the […]

The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to develop a blueprint for the involvement of indigenous refiners in the nation’s petroleum production value chain. The House’s resolution followed the adoption of a motion on the need to reform and regulate Nigerian petroleum production to integrate artisanal refiners into the value chain, a motion which was moved by the Deputy Minority Whip, George Ozodinobi. Speaking on the motion […]

The Labour Party governorship aspirant for the upcoming 2025 election in Anambra, John Nwosu on Thursday condemned the plan of Governor Chukwuma Soludo to build a close to N1 billion water fountain in his local government secretariat. Soludo and his executive council had, in the last meeting, approved the construction of some roads in Anambra State, including the building of a water fountain in Aguata Local Government Secretariat, where he […]