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Barely 24-hours after a federal judge declined to grant bail to the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, another judge has compounded his woes by approving a request by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to detain Mr Kyari and six others for two weeks. The NDLEA is investigating Mr Kyari, a suspended deputy commissioner of police; and some other …

The Federal Ministry of Finance Headquarters located in the Central Area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, is currently on fire. The details of the inferno as of the time of filing this report are sketchy. However, our correspondent learnt that firefighters had arrived at the scene to extinguish the fire. The Spokesperson of the Federal Fire Service, Abraham Paul, …

But the governor said the disagreement was “not borne out of any agenda or selfishness.” “It is just a realistic proposition to avoid us violating any laws or putting our party structures of elected candidates in danger. “So yes, there was (were) differences in opinion about timing. Some of us are saying the Constitution allows us to have convention even …

• Commission promises intervention, commends NIN-SIM exercise efforts Telecommunications operators have beckoned on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to find lasting solutions to challenges plaguing the sector.  According to them, these challenges have slowed both the combined and individual expansion drive in the country.The service providers listed the challenges to include, willful and inadvertent fibre cuts; theft of telecoms equipment, non-availability …

When last week I wrote in this space that Nigeria is in trouble, it was not so much an indictment of the Muhammadu Buhari-led government as some might think as it was a call for the government of the day and the rest of us Nigerians to own and acknowledge the crisis we are in as one that cannot be …

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow was ready to look for “diplomatic solutions” amid raging tensions with the West over Ukraine but stressed that the country’s interests were non-negotiable. “Our country is always open for direct and honest dialogue, for the search for diplomatic solutions to the most complex problems,” Putin said in a video address to mark …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed that it intercepted over 3000 kilogrammes of different types of drugs at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos in 2021. Just as it also disclosed that last week alone, the agency intercepted 460 kilogrammes of Tramadol at the same airport. This was made known by the Commandant, NDLEA Murtala Muhammed …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled a planned meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva this week, he announced Tuesday, in the latest sign that diplomatic avenues with Russia over Ukraine are quickly closing. “Now that we see the invasion is beginning and Russia has made clear its wholesale rejection of diplomacy, it does not make sense …

Washington – President Joe Biden described events now underway in Ukraine as “the beginning of a Russian invasion” as he unveiled tough new sanctions to punish Moscow on Tuesday, the CNN reported on Tuesday. Biden laid out what he called a “first tranche” of US sanctions against Russia for its moves, including on two large financial institutions, Russian sovereign debt …

London – The West showed Tuesday it was ready to target Russia’s huge energy industry — even at the risk of hurting itself — after Moscow ordered troops into parts of eastern Ukraine. Germany said it was halting certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline following Moscow’s actions in eastern Ukraine on Monday, the CNN Business reported from London. …