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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has urged parents to be vigilant and check for small, decorative bottles in the bags or pockets of their children. This was made known in a statement shared by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday. He disclosed that the bottles are reportedly being used to package a substance known as …

*Says professor’s salary for 30 years can’t buy Nigerian legislator’s car The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that African leaders have turned the continent into a gigantic criminal enterprise, insisting that poor leadership, and not colonialism is responsible for Africa’s problems.Obi, in a statement issued yesterday by his …

The Federal Government has disclosed that it has raised N585million to be used for the payment of fines to secure the release of 4, 068 inmates across the federation. He said the first phase of the release of the inmates would commence from the Kuje Correctional Center in Abuja. The Interior Minister spoke on the sidelines of the 27th Ministerial Committee …

…policeman killed, six others injured The Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, on Saturday evening, narrowly escaped death when suspected Boko Haram fighters ambushed his security convoy, killing one policeman and injuring six others, along the Jakana-Mainok expressway in Borno State. The security team, it was learned, was on the convoy that escorted the governor to Maiduguri for the …

• George Weah Earns Accolades For Conceding Defeat, Congratulating Winner• Change Of Leaders Through Ballot Best For Continent, Say Analysts• INEC Should Understudy Liberia’s Electoral Body On Transparent Polls — HURIWA Months after military coup d’etats in Niger Republic and Mali that blighted Africa’s democratic credentials, last Friday’s concession of defeat by Liberia’s incumbent president and football legend, George Weah, …

• Analysts renew demand for Uwais Report As observed by the man who supervised one of the best elections in Nigeria’s history, Professor Humphrey Nwosu, the success  or failure of any electoral commission is dependent on its staff both on the field and in offices Nwosu, in Laying the Foundation for Nigeria’s Democracy: My Account of June 12 Presidential Election and its …

Edo State Deputy Governor, Mr Philip Shaibu has said that the need to implement practical governance to address the developmental challenges of the state informed his decision to vie for the governorship election slated for 2024. Shaibu stated this on Saturday at a media parley with the Edo State Journalists Forum in Abuja.  According to him, experience, capacity, and knowledge …

Despite most of the post-election assessments that unfairly scored the performance of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) low in the 2023 general elections, the electoral body made very visible improvement that led to the smooth transition programme. For instance, regardless of certain challenges, the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) and Permanent Voter’s Cards collection went rather well resulting in the …

*Says dialogue, negotiation should be prioritised by labour unions *Pledges to establish synergy with academic unions Barely 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu cancelled the controversial deduction of 40 per cent of Internally Generated Revenues (IGRs) from federal universities across the country to avert crisis, the president has said his administration will take all necessary actions to ensure that universities …

The Israeli military announced a brief suspension on Sunday of “military activities” in the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, for “humanitarian purposes.”  A relative tries to salvage items from a destroyed home in Rafah, Gaza, on November 19. Said Khatib/AFP/Getty Images The pause took place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time (3 a.m. to 7 a.m. …