Newly elected President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya (SAN), has expressed gratitude to members of the association for electing her as its next president, pledging to lead with integrity, humility and accountability. In a statement issued...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 1.63 million pills of tramadol concealed in two trucks travelling to Kano, disrupting the operations of a transnational drug trafficking syndicate operating along the Togo–Benin Republic–Nigeria corridor. In a statement on...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an 80-year-old man, Chika Ugwoji, for allegedly dealing in illicit drugs in Rivers State. According to a statement by the agency's spokesman, Femi Babafemi, the octogenarian was arrested on July 14...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Lagos-based businesswoman, Chioma Nneka Mokeme, over alleged involvement in the importation of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, from Canada. The agency's Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi,...
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, supported by personnel of the Nigeria Police Mobile Force (MOPOL), have foiled an attempted mass abduction by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists at the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC), Monguno, Borno...
Three siblings travelling from Abuja to Benue State with the remains of their mother for burial were reportedly abducted by gunmen along the Ogobia–Otukpo Road in Ohimini Local Government Area of the state. The incident reportedly occurred at about 4...
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has strengthened her lead in the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential election, moving closer to becoming the association's first elected female president. Results from the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA)...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Sunday departed Abuja for Freetown, Sierra Leone, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 69th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States...
One of the teachers rescued after spending 56 days in captivity in Oyo State, Zacchaeus Olatunde, has claimed that he and the other abductees were released by their kidnappers before security personnel later escorted them home. Speaking during a telephone...
The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested three civil servants over alleged theft of government equipment valued at about N500 million. The command’s spokesman, Musa Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, July 18, 2026. Mohammed said the suspects allegedly...