The United Kingdom Home Office International Operations (HOIO), has expressed delight that its collaboration with Nigeria in the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking is yielding positive results, with the recent successes of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Victoria Pullen, Head of UK Home Office International Operations, stated this when she led her colleague, Kristoffer Hawksfield on a courtesy visit to the Chairman/CEO of NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohammed Marwa (retd.) to sign a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between HOIO and NDLEA in Abuja. In commending the NDLEA boss for “excellent cooperation”, Pullen said, “The issue…
Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso
43 pupils from a primary school in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, were sent to hospital for suspected food poisoning, local education authorities confirmed. The provincial education department said the learners from Ngaqa Primary School in Mtubatuba fell ill after consuming snacks purchased from street vendors outside the school. Spokesperson for the Department of Education in Kwazulu-Natal Province, Muzi Mhlambi said, “The students were rushed to a local clinic and were released upon medical treatment. “Some tests were taken to the laboratory,” He said the department is collaborating with the police and the Department of Health to investigate the cause of…
Ebun Hodo is one name in Nollywood that stands out for her boldness and unapologetic personality. The Cross River State-born actress, who is not afraid to speak her mind, revealed in a recent interview why she’s still single despite her beauty and curvy figure. She stated, “If it’s admirers, I have thousands of them. I’m just taking my time and praying for God to guide me through it. For now, I am single by choice.” Ebun is a woman who knows her worth and will not compromise on her values. She has turned down suitors in the past, citing dishonesty,…
Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti has stated that people of the Yoruba ethnic group are some of his family’s greatest enemies. He spoke at the 2024 Felabration Festival in Lagos, where he specifically mentioned the late politician and business mogul, MKO Abiola and former President Olusegun Obasanjo as significant adversaries of the Kuti family. The Grammy-nominated singer explained that his family does not subscribe to tribalism as they were inspired by pan-Africanists during their upbringing. He said, “Brothers and sisters, something very important is going on in our lives; ethnic problems. You call it tribalism. Please, do not bring the Anikulapos…
The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja Council, has impeached its Chairman, Comrade Patrick Osaretin Osadebamwen, and his executives. According to Sahara Reporters, this decision was taken during the Congress on Saturday and was communicated to the National Secretariat of the Union. The resolution reads, “This followed the flagrant violation of Article 5(9d) of the NUJ Constitution, which stipulates that: “The Credentials Committee at the State Council level shall be nominated by the State Congress subject to the approval of the National Secretariat. “Membership of the Credentials Committee shall be drawn from among members of the…
One of the leading actresses in Nollywood, Omoni Oboli, has said there is nothing wrong with Idris Elba’s casting as the lead actor in the upcoming film adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s classic novel Things Fall Apart. The actress spoke in an interview with Channels TV on Saturday. ‘Things Fall Apart’ is Achebe’s debut novel, first published in 1958. The novel depicts the pre-colonial life in Igboland and the subsequent appearance of European missionaries and colonial forces in the late 19th century. When it was first made into a movie in 1971 and a mini-series in 1987, a Nigerian actor, Pete…
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested three suspected criminals for murdering two persons alleged to be members of a cult group from Eyo-Abasi in the Mbo Local Government Area. Disclosing this in a press conference held at the command’s headquarters in Uyo, the Commissioner of Police, Joseph Eribo, stated that the suspects allegedly went into hiding in a ravine in the village after committing the offence. He said that based on intelligence, operatives from the command apprehended them on 16 October 2024. The police chief also said that on October 17, the command caught two suspects who stole…
Umoru Ozigi has assumed duty as the new Commissioner of Police in Edo State. The Edo State Police Command in a statement issued through its Police Public Relations Officer, Joel Yamu, said the new CP, who hails from Adavi LGA of Kogi State, is a graduate of Business Administration from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria. He enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force in 1992 as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police, and trained in the prestigious Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano. He is said to have served the Force in various capacities within the last 30 years, and was the…
All activities of student unions in Ivory Coast’s universities have been banned following the killing of two students identified as Khalifa Diomandé and Zigui Mars Aubin Déagoué. The Ivory Coast government, according to a statement by the National Security Council (CNS) announced the ban on Thursday after a meeting chaired by President Alassane Ouattara, in response to a proposal made by the country’s minister in charge of higher education. Per BBC, the statement noted that “the dissolution of all student union bodies which were established in the 1990s” was aimed at curbing violence in the country’s university campuses and schools.…
Justice appeared to have been finally served for a man who was awarded N70 million against the Nigerian police for firing a stray bullet that killed his mother in a landmark judgment that capped over 20 years of litigation. According to NAN, Justice G. Olotu of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Friday ordered the police to pay N10 million as general damages, N50 million as punitive damages, and N10 million litigation to the unnamed 24-year-old man, whose mother was fatally shot in 2000. In that year, Margaret Achalla was bathing her baby in the Utako area…
