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In what is clearly a worrisome drug haul, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized a staggering 5,232,575kg of drugs in Kogi State and arrested 284 suspects, in the past one year. Within the period under review, the agency also seized

A three-man panel of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, on Thursday, December 19, 2024, upheld the conviction and sentencing of a businessman, Kolawole Adedayo Erinle, to 12 years in prison for $1.4m fraud. In a statement last night – Monday,

Lagos State Government has warned prospective event managers in the state to ensure strict compliance to safety measures this yuletide season and beyond. The state government said it is doing everything to prevent accidents of any form in the public places while

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has shut down 150 shops at Eziukwu Market in Abia State, over fake and expired products estimated at ₦5bn. The agency disclosed this yesterday – Wednesday, December 18 -in a

The Chairman of the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA), Chief Uche Anya, has denied that military officers from the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, beat him up but that they  attacked his residential building. Anya disclosed this when

Justice Benedict Kanyip of National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), Abuja, yesterday – Tuesday, December 17 – withdrew from separate suits filed by 62 staff members of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), who were recently disengaged from the apex bank’s service.

Civil society organizations (CSOs) have urged the Attorney-General of Lagos State, Lawal Pedro, to appeal a recent ruling by the Court of Appeal that overturned the rape conviction of Dr. Femi Olaleye, a medical practitioner and managing director of Optimal Cancer

From IKECHUKWU NNADI, Enugu The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned the duo of Ekpe Anayaoha Okoronkwo and Umeonuoha Onyinye, employees of one of the new generation banks, before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the

The National Industrial Court, Calabar Division, has nullified the Cross River State Special Allowances for some Public Office holders Law No.2023. The law granted  special allowances to former Governors, Deputy Governors, Speakers and Deputy Speakers. The presiding judge, Justice Sanusi Kado, in a landmark