NDLEA partners with Naira Marley in the campaign against drug abuse

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has enlisted Azeez Fashola, a.k.a Naira Marley, for its War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, advocacy campaign. NDLEA’s director of media and advocacy, Femi Babafemi made this known on Thursday via a post on X, formerly Twitter, sharing photos of Naira Marley and members of his team with the chairman of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) during the singer’s visit to the agency’s national headquarters. See...

Osibanjo, Davido, others named peace icons in Africa

A former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan; immediate past vice-president Yemi Osibanjo and the Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammadu Sa’ad Abubakar have been named peace icons in Africa by the Peace Ambassador Agency. The trio was among the “100 most notable peace icons in Africa” unveiled by the international organisation at a press conference in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital on Friday. Other Nigerians who made the list include David Adeleke, aka Davido; Divine Ikubor, aka Rema; Ayodeji Makun,...

NBA to probe sexual assault allegation against suspended UNICAL dean, Ndifon

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, says it will investigate the allegations of sexual assault against Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended dean of the faculty of law at the University of Calabar, UNICAL. The resolution of the NBA was disclosed in a statement by the association’s national publicity secretary, Akorede Lawal on Saturday. Lawal said the decision to investigate the professional misconduct was reached at the recent monthly meeting of the NBA’s national executive committee. The...

Fidelity Bank launches first-of-its-kind International Trade and Creative Fair in Houston

The world is coming to Houston, and it’s not for the Offshore Technology Conference! Houston’s Mayor, Sylvester Turner (left), MD and CEO of the Fidelity Bank, Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe.  Photo by Texas International Guardian The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) is usually one of the major conferences that shake up the city with a convention of international business gurus. The OTC comprises a series of conferences and exhibitions hyping technologies relevant to developing offshore energy resources,...

Terrorists Kidnap 1,680 School Children In Nigeria

The Save the Children has said no fewer than 1,680 schoolchildren have been kidnapped in Nigeria since 2014 when 276 schoolgirls from Chibok in Borno State were abducted by the terrorists. A new data analysis by the organization on Thursday said the attacks on schools have been reoccurring. Beside the abductions, the organization said between April 2014 and December 2022 there were 70 attacks on schools and over 180 school children were killed and nearly...

Over 700 Retirees In Jigawa State Receive Terminal Entitlements

Over 746 retirees in Jigawa state are receiving their terminal benefits worth over two point twenty-four billion Naira. Alhaji Kamilu Aliyu Musa, Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State and Local Government Contributory Pension Scheme disclosed this to newsmen in Dutse, the state capital. He lauded the beneficiaries for the maturity shown during the payment exercise, explained that over N1.7billion was paid as gratuity to six hundred and thirty eight state, local and local education authority...

Anambra Govt Seals  Orphanage Home For Human Trafficking

The Anambra State Government has sealed Arrow Of God Community Children’s Home located at Nkwelle Ezunaka area of Oyi Local Government over sale of babies, illegal adoptions and human trafficking. The Commissioner for Women Affairs, Children and Social Welfare, Hon. Ifeyinwa Obinabo, who disclosed this at a crucial meeting with operators of orphanages in the state, said it was man’s inhumanity to man for a big home like the Arrow Of God Community Children’s Home...

Insurgency: Terrorists can’t win the war – AVM Adekunle

…They didn’t bring down NAF helicopter Air Vice Marshall (AVM) Gbolahan Adekunle (rtd), former Chief of Training and Operations and former Chief of Policy and Plans, Nigerian Air Force (NAF) headquarters has said that terrorists won’t win the war against insurgency, maintaining that they didn’t bring down NAF helicopter with AK 47 as they claimed. The retired General who was on Arise TV on Thursday stressed  that the claim by a terrorist group that it...

Nyesom Wike named FCT Minister as Tinubu assigns portfolios to ministers

The immediate past governor of Rivers State has been announced as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, succeeding Mohammed Bello whose tenure elapsed on May 29. The announcement was made by Ajuri Nglale, the special adviser to the President on media and publicity on Wednesday. This followed President Bola Tinubu’s assignment of portfolios to the minister-nominees recently cleared for appointment by the National Assembly. Out of the 48 nominees, the Senate confirmed the...

Police Arrest Cruel Pranksters In Enugu, Condemn The Inhumane Act.

The Commissioner of Police Enugu State Police Command, CP Ahmed Ammani has condemned the inhumane act meted on a young lady who was beaten, stripped and her hair forcefully shaved in a video that went viral last week. The Commissioner also ordered the State CID Enugu to thoroughly investigate and prosecute those found culpable so as to serve as a deterrent to anyone who may want to perpetrate such an act under the guise of...

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