Step up fight against drug abuse with tougher punishment, Obi urges FG 

A former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged the Federal Government to step up its fight against drug abuse by introducing severe punishment for drug traffickers. Obi disclosed this in…

BREAKING: Six teenagers drown in Kaduna river after Junior WAEC

Six teenagers drowned in the Mbang river on Tuesday in Ribang (Mbang) village, Kauru Local Government Area, Kaduna State, while returning from a Junior WAEC exam at about 5:30 p.m.…

Bauchi police arrest man for N120m fraud

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested 34-year-old Glory Samuel for allegedly defrauding a businessman of N120m. According to a press statement by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed…

Govt plans centralised generator for Lagos market

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services has said plans are underway to install a centralised generator in the Lagos Island market to curb incessant market fire. This is as…

Undisputed heavyweight world champion Usyk vacates IBF belt

Oleksandr Usyk has confirmed he will vacate his IBF title just weeks after he became undisputed world heavyweight champion. The Ukrainian, 37, became the first heavyweight to hold the IBF,…

American actors understudying Nollywood processes – Kanayo O. Kanayo

Veteran Nollywood actor Kanayo O. Kanayo has said American actors are currently understudying the processes Nollywood actors produce in a short period. Kanayo claimed that the Hollywood actors have been…

Biden to pardon US military personnel convicted of homosexuality

US President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he was “righting an historic wrong” by pardoning military personnel convicted under a law banning homosexuality in the armed forces for decades. “Despite…

Why public debt is rising — DMO

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has explained that the rise in Nigeria’s public debt stock is partly due to exchange rate volatility, new borrowing, and Ways and Means securitisation. In…

Kenya anti-tax protests death toll hits 13

The death toll from protests in Kenya has climbed to 13, an official from the main doctors’ association told AFP Wednesday, after anti-tax hike rallies turned violent and police opened…

JUST IN: Suspect in Port Harcourt blast arrested

The Rivers State Government said it has found the suspect who detonated an explosive device near the state-owned Presidential Hotel during a pro-police protest in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. This…

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