By Femi Anamelechi The Kano/Jigawa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has handed over 491,000 tablets of tramadol to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC.The seizure was made in Jigawa State following an intelligence report. The tablets were concealed in a dark-tinted SUV designed to avoid detection. With a…
By Femi Anamelechi Speaking on the Amended NDLEA ACT 11, Minister of Justice and Hon. Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN and Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) expressed have hope that the recent amendment of the NDLEA Act by the National…
By Femi Anamelechi His Excellency, Hope Uzodimma, the executive governor of lmo State on Monday, May 26, 2025 sacked the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister C.O. Akaolisa, with immediate effect. Akaolisa’s sack was announced in a terse Special Government Announcement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation and Strategy, Declan Emelumba.The…
By Femi Anamelechi The South-East Zone of the Electricity Consumers Association of Nigeria (ECAN) has accused an Aba-based legal practitioner, Larry Iroka, of playing to the gallery in guiding his client, Aba Electricity Consumers Forum, on clear and decided legal matters. The aggrieved Customers Association made this public at Awka, Anambra State, after its monthly…
By Femi Anamelechi The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have sealed off the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) located in the Wuse district of Abuja.The sealing of the building occurred at approximately 2:05 PM on Monday. The FCTA officials were said to have arrived at the site and instructed the security guard to…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will leave Abuja on Tuesday for Lagos to celebrate, along with other leaders, the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The ECOWAS golden jubilee was flagged off in Accra last month. The Lagos events will include reenacting the 1975 declaration at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs in…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, has commissioned the inaugural Nigeria–East/Southern Africa Air Cargo Corridor, marking a major milestone in regional trade facilitation and continental integration under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) framework. The historic flag-off event held on Sunday, May…
By Femi Anamelechi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Home Office International Operations (HOIO) of the United Kingdom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will enhance the fight against transnational organized crime, particularly the trafficking of illicit drugs and other prohibited commodities between Nigeria and the UK. Speaking at the…
By Femi Anamelechi As the Nation awaits May 29, 2025 celebration of Democracy Day, citizens of States across the country are appraising and reviewing performances of elected governors. His Excellency Dr. Peter Mbah of Enough State seems to have hit the Bulls eye as Enugu Reps Caucus scored Gov. Mbah high at Midterm. The Enugu…
From Marcel Duru, Owerri The vice – President Kashim Shettima and Sultan of Sokoto on Friday arrived at Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Air Port Owerri to inaugurate the first flight of Nigerian pilgrims for the 2025 hajj operation to Saudi Arabia.Thousands of Moslem worshippers ably led by the Governor Hope Uzodimma welcome the Vice President…
