Detained Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has fulfilled his bail terms and has been released from Police custody on Tuesday night. Consequently, the musician has left Police facility in Panti for his house in Ikeja to rejoin his family. LEADERSHIP reports that ...
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Feed SubscriptionIntelligence Agency Warns Attaches Against Corruption
Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), has charged its defence advisers and attachés who are in charge of finance against flouting Nigeria’s anti-corruption laws and due process provisions. The chief of defence accounts and budget at DIA, maj-gen. Adekunle Adesope gave this ...
Read More »Mbah Certificate: CSO Urges Federal Govt To Reform NYSC
A civil society organisation (CSO), Competent Governance for Accountability and Trust has appealed to the federal government to reform or disband the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) if it has outlived its usefulness to prevent it from embarrassing Nigerians. The ...
Read More »NDLEA Arrests Baron Over N567m Worth UK-bound Meth
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a large consignment of methamphetamine at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Disclosing this in a statement on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, director, media and advocacy, NDLEA, said the seizure was detected by ...
Read More »Civil Society Hails DG For Unmasking Fake Certificate, Urges Apology
Civil society groups, Total Support for the Rule of Law and Justice Initiative and Enugu Progressive Forum have hailed the director general of the National Youth Service Corps for his boldness and forthrightness in declaring that the certificate of national ...
Read More »Beware Of Loan Sharks, NCC Warns Consumers
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has cautioned members of the public on the fraudulent activities of those it described as loan sharks. The Head of Consumers Affairs Bureau of the commission, Mr. Ayanbanji Ojo, made the disclosure during a telecom ...
Read More »May 29: NDLEA Raids Drug Joints Nationwide, Arrests 534
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has commenced nationwide raid of drug joints ahead of the May 29 inauguration of new government in the country. According to Femi Babafemi, the Director, Media and Advocacy of the agency, 534 drug ...
Read More »NAFDAC Uncovers Illegal Herbal Factory, Arrests Operator
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, on Friday, sealed off an unapproved herbal mixture factory at Adebola, Ibadan, Oyo State. City Round learnt that the concoction was meant for the treatment of malaria, body ache and ...
Read More »EFCC Chairman Demanded $2m Bribe From Me, I Have Evidence – Matawalle
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has accused the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, of demanding $2million bribe from him. In an interview with BBC Hausa Service monitored by our Correspondent, Governor Matawalle ...
Read More »Troops Destroy 38 Refineries, Apprehend 29 Oil Thieves – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) have destroyed 38 illegal refining sites and apprehended 29 suspected oil thieves in the last two weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operation, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, said this on Thursday in ...
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