Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has raised the alarm over threats to her life and the safety of agency staff, calling on authorities to protect them as they navigate hazardous conditions in their duties. The NAFDAC boss also advocated for the death penalty for those involved in the production and sale of fake and counterfeit drugs in Nigeria. Prof. Adeyeye, while briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, disclosed that NAFDAC had recently seized illicit drugs worth over N1 trillion in an ongoing crackdown against…

Thousands of people lined the streets of Israel on Wednesday to pay their respects to Shiri Bibas and her two young sons as their funeral procession made its way to a cemetery in the south of the country. Bibas was 32 and her sons, Ariel and Kfir, were 4 years old and just shy of 9 months old when they were taken hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7 2023, terrorist attacks. Clutching her children as fighters barked orders, she looked terrified in a video taken near their home in kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel. Bibas family The boys’…

Former manager and elder brother of Paul and Peter Okoye of the defunct music group, P-Square, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on charges of laundering ₦1.38 billion, $ 1 million and £34,537.59. Jude was arraigned alongside his company, Northside Music Ltd, before Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on a seven-count charge. One of the counts read: “That you, Jude Okoye Chigozie and Northside Music Ltd sometime in 2022, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did directly acquire a landed property known as No 5, Tony Eromosele Street…

President Donald Trump has suggested the introduction of a “gold card” visa — a potential opportunity for foreign investors to buy their way to American citizenship. The U.S. currently offers a similar opportunity through the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Programme, which was established in 1990 and is administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). According to USCIS’s website, the visa is open to investors who “make the necessary investment in a commercial enterprise in the United States,” as well as “plan to create or preserve 10 permanent full-time jobs for qualified U.S. workers.” But Trump’s recent suggestion would replace…

Vice President of the United States J.D. Vance has reacted after President Donald Trump refused to outright endorse him as his successor. Trump speaking with Fox News host, Bret Baier, said he wasn’t yet ready to endorse Vance for a 2028 presidential run of his own. But he added “No, but he’s very capable.” When asked in an interview with the Daily Mail about Trump’s remarks, Vance laughed it off. “I think he said exactly what he should have said, which is: “It’s too early”,’ he replied. Vance said that his only current focus is “the American people’s business” and…

Veteran Nollywood actress, Iniobong Edo Ekim, popularly known as Ini Edo has announced the passing of her father. The 42-year-old actress shared the heartbreaking news in an Instagram post on Monday February 24th, posting a photo of her late father alongside an emotional tribute. In the post, the grieving movie star described her late father as her greatest cheerleader and first love. She noted that her late father would forever remain in her heart, expressing the deep void his loss has left in her heart.. She wrote, “This post has been the hardest to make… I have lost my greatest…

A newborn baby died in Paris, the French capital on Monday after his 18-year-old American mother threw him out a hotel window, with umbilical cord still attached, According to French prosecutors and a police source, she threw the infant from the second-floor window of a hotel in the 20th arrondissement in eastern Paris, the prosecutor’s office said. “The newborn was given emergency care but did not survive,” prosecutors said. The baby died at 7:45 am (0645 GMT) at the Robert Debre hospital, a police source told AFP. Police had been alerted after an infant wrapped in a cloth, with its…

Nigerian rapper, Michael Stephens, better known as Ruggedman, has revealed that the mother of one of his lovers encouraged her to end their relationship after she met a rich man. He also explained why he is yet to have a child after over 5 decades on earth, saying “I vowed not to have a child out of wedlock.” The ‘Is Police Your Friend’ crooner made these known recently while featuring on the TVC programme ‘Your View’. According to the 51-year-old, he made a decision not to have a child without walking down the aisle with his lover when he was…

The Delta State Police Command has said it will investigate viral videos in which some policemen allegedly slapped and shot at the Student Union Government’s President of the Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, Eruru Christian, over N500 ‘settlement.’ An X-user, ChuksEricE, had shared the video claiming the SUG president was allegedly approached by police officers who demanded that he “settled” them with N500. In one of the videos, the SUG president was heard saying:“You slapped me because I refused to settle you. You will see what you have never seen in your life before. Ogwashi-Uku divisional police slapped me, SUG president…

Nine persons were killed, while at least three were seriously injured in an accident along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway near Ayetoro early Monday morning. The crash, which occurred around 5:30 am, involved a Toyota bus with registration number UYY165ZY and a stationary truck bearing the number plate DKA244XC. According to reports, the tragedy ensued when the driver of the Toyota bus lost control and collided with the parked truck, resulting in the devastating loss of lives and injuries. Emergency responders swiftly arrived at the scene to manage the situation and provide aid to the injured victims. The Spokesperson for the Ogun…