Chairman/chief executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Marwa (rtd) has harped on the imperative of an alternative development strategy to curtail illicit drug production, trafficking and protect the environment from exploitation by drug cartels. ...
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Feed SubscriptionNon-payment Of Service Fees: FG Revokes 1,633 Mining Licences
The federal government has revoked a total of 1,633 mineral titles after the affected mining companies failed to pay the stipulated administrative fees. The minister of solid minerals development, Dr Dele Alake, who disclosed this during a press briefing yesterday ...
Read More »Hoodlums Beat Ondo Commissioner, Disrupt OSOPADEC Bursary Award Ceremony
Suspected political thugs, on Wednesday, invaded the premises of the Ondo State Oil Development Area Development Commission (OSOPADEC) and launched an attack on a Commissioner in the commission, Kehinde Akinrotoye. The hoodlums, who disrupted the bursary and scholarship award ceremony ...
Read More »Telecom Firms Worry Over N200bn USSD Debt, 52 Taxes
Telecom companies in Nigeria have decried the N200 billion debt owed by the banks for the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) provided by telecom operators. According to them, the debt, coupled with the 52 taxes, could cripple their operation in ...
Read More »Police, Governors Losing Battle Against Cult Violence
…Communities, businesses lament brazen attacks …Menace prevalent in South, fuelled by access to hard drugs Cult-related violence is posing serious security challenges to schools, communities and businesses, leading to the death of many people, including a senior police officer working ...
Read More »Police Arrest Suspected Killer Of Rivers DPO In Bayelsa
Police operatives in Bayelsa State have nabbed one of the suspected killers of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Rivers State, late SP Bako Angbashim, who was murdered by a cult group. In a statement signed by the Police Public ...
Read More »NSCDC Launches VIP Protection Unit With 501 Officers
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has launched a new unit – the VIPs Protection Unit. The unit would be responsible for the protection of individuals who are exposed to threats as a result of their status. The first ...
Read More »Court Remands 13 Ex-NUPENG Officials For Attempted Murder
A Federal Capital Territory high court on Friday ordered the remand of 13 members of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers Branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers in Kuje Correctional Centre for an alleged attempted murder of ...
Read More »Gunmen Kill 1,127 Persons, Abduct 518 In October — Report
A monthly security report released by a private security and intelligence firm, Beacon Consulting Ltd, said Nigeria recorded 935 security incidents and 1,127 deaths in the month of October, 2023. The report released on November 15, 2023, said 518 persons ...
Read More »Police Debunk Rumoured Shootout With Immigration Personnel Over Borno Outpost
The Borno State Police Command has debunked social media reports alleging that its operatives and officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) exchanged fire over the control of an outpost at 777 Housing Estate in Maiduguri, the state capital. The ...
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