EUROPEAN POLICE BUST MAJOR SYNTHETIC DRUG RING IN LARGEST-EVER OPERATION
Agency Report European law enforcement agencies have dismantled a major cross-border synthetic drug network in what authorities described as the largest operation of its kind,...
EDO POLICE ARREST BUS DRIVER OVER ALLEGED KILLING OF GIRLFRIEND
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old commercial bus driver, Osabohien Ogieva, in connection with the death of his...
WORLD BANK TIES $12m IDP LOAN TO STRICT DATA, GOVERNANCE BENCHMARKS FOR NIGERIAN STATES
By Aishat Momoh. O. The World Bank has earmarked up to $12 million in performance-based financing for Nigerian states hosting internally displaced persons (IDPs), under...
JAPAN TO RESTART WORLD’S LARGEST NUCLEAR PLANT AMID SAFETY CONCERNS
Agency Report [caption id="attachment_207710" align="alignnone" width="300"] (FILES) This photo taken on July 16, 2007 shows an aerial view of Tokyo Electric Power Company Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear...
AREF CLARIFIES WHEREABOUTS OF IYA OGE OF LAGOS, SAYS OPRAL BENSON IS SAFE IN LIBERIA
By Aishat Momoh. O. The controversy surrounding the whereabouts of 90-year-old socialite and entrepreneur, Opral Benson, popularly known as Iya Oge of Lagos, has been...
VARSITY STUDENT DIES BY SUICIDE IN NIGER OVER ALLEGED BETTING LOSS
By Aishat Momoh. O. A 300-level student of the Department of Computer Science at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL), Niger State, Kelvin Danlami, has...
REAL MADRID THRASH MONACO AS MBAPPE, VINICIUS SHINE IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
AFP Kylian Mbappe struck twice against his former side Monaco as Real Madrid romped to an emphatic 6-1 Champions League victory on Tuesday to ease...
NIGERIA, CABO VERDE SHARE BEST PRACTICES ON DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT
By 'Leke Yusuf The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) and Cabo Verdean delegation met in Abuja on a strategic study visit aimed at deepening cooperation...
SEVEN IMOGA INDIGENES FREED AFTER KIDNAPPING IN AKOKO EDO
Seven indigenes of Imoga Community in Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State have regained their freedom after being kidnapped earlier this month. The...
LAGOS TO BEGIN 64-DAY REHABILITATION OF LEKKI–EPE EXPRESSWAY SUNDAY
The Lagos State Government has announced that rehabilitation works on a 20-kilometre stretch of the Lekki–Epe Expressway will commence on Sunday and last for approximately...