The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down several sachet water factories in Lagos State. The factories are located in the Alimosho Local Government Area of the state and were shut down for operating in an unhygienic environment. The sealing of the factories followed inspections by the agency’s Investigation and Enforcement…
The Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Global-upfront Newspaper (Online), Madu Onuorah, has been whisked away by operatives of the Nigerian Police Force. Reports obtained revealed that the incident occurred at around 6 pm on Wednesday when approximately ten armed policemen arrived at his residence in Lugbe, Abuja, using two Sienna buses. During the arrest, Onuorah’s wife…
President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria has arrived in N’Djamena, the capital of Chad. The Nigerian leader, who arrived the African nation on Thursday morning, is set to attend the inauguration of Mahamat Idriss Deby as the new President of Chad. It would be recalled that the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, had earlier…
The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has insisted that the May 30th Biafra Day celebration must hold despite threats by Nigeria security agents. MASSOB said there will be a sit-at-home exercise in commemoration of the 57th anniversary of the declaration of Biafra Republic by General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. According…
The Senate has constituted an ad hoc committee to investigate the recent explosion near the Gbarain-Ubie gas processing facility in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. This followed the adoption of a motion at plenary on Wednesday on the need for urgent action on massive explosion close to Gbarain-Ubie gas processing facility in Yenagoa, Bayelsa by Sen. Benson…
The Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Aliyu Umar Yusuf has appealed to the State Commissioner of Police and other security agencies to provide armed officers to guard the Assembly Complex. The Speaker made the appeal during plenary on Wednesday. He directed the Clerk of the House to communicate the request to the…
The Police said on Wednesday that divers were battling to recover the body of a 30-year-old man who allegedly drowned at Elegushi Beach, Lagos, where he had gone for prayers. The Lagos Police Command spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, told NAN in Lagos. He said that a report to the police indicated that the man, simply…
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani on Wednesday suggested that northern leaders were not serious about addressing the security concerns of the region. Sani made the statement after reports emerged that bandits killed 30 farmers in Zamfara and also 50 farmers in Plateau State. In a post on his X handle, the former lawmaker pointed out…
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has disclosed that there will be no fanfare to mark President Bola Tinubu’s one year in office. He said there would be low-key activities to mark the anniversary. The Minister said this on Wednesday during a World Press conference to commence “Ministerial Sectoral Updates” as part…
The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Wednesday, said the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government has achieved several milestones in the various sectors. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume stated this at a World Press Conference, titled ‘Ministerial Sectoral Updates’, to herald Tinubu administration’s One Year Anniversary celebration. Also at the…
