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UAE Commends NDLEA, Seeks Stronger Anti-Drug Partnership

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pledged stronger collaboration with Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), while commending the agency’s Chairman Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), for his exemplary leadership and outstanding achievements in the fight against drug trafficking and substance abuse. This assurance was made when the UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Salem Saeed Musabbeh Alshamsi, paid a courtesy visit to Marwa at the NDLEA National Headquarters in Abuja […]

November 12, 2025

General

Editors Call for Legal Reforms, Financial Support to Protect Press Freedom

By: Aremu Toyeebaht The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has urged the Bola Tinubu administration and the National Assembly to implement fiscal and legal measures to sustain media houses, warning that the collapse of the press threatens Nigeria’s democracy and national cohesion. NGE President Eze Anaba made the appeal during his opening address at the 2025 All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, with President Tinubu in attendance. “Our democracy is tested by insecurity, […]

November 12, 2025

World News

Stampede at Ghana Military Recruitment Exercise Claims Six Lives

At least six people were killed and several others injured on Wednesday during a military recruitment exercise at the El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra, Ghana. The Ghana Armed Forces confirmed the tragic incident in a statement signed by Acting Director-General of Public Relations, Colonel Evelyn Asamoah. “The Ghana Armed Forces deeply regrets to inform the general public of a tragic stampede prior to the commencement of the 2025/2026 recruitment exercise today, Wednesday, 12th November 2025, at the El-Wak Sports Stadium, […]

November 12, 2025

General

FAO, WFP Warn of Global Famine Risk Amid Funding Shortfalls

By: Aremu Toyeebaht Two United Nations food agencies have sounded the alarm that millions more people worldwide could face famine if urgent funding gaps are not addressed. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday that conflict and violence remain the primary drivers of acute food insecurity in many countries already at risk. “We are on the brink of a completely preventable hunger catastrophe that threatens widespread starvation in multiple countries,” said WFP […]

November 12, 2025

General

NEMA, IOM Receive 180 Returnees from Libya

By: Aremu Toyeebaht The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the safe return of 180 stranded Nigerians from Libya, as part of ongoing efforts to repatriate vulnerable citizens from crisis-hit countries. The returnees, who arrived at the Cargo Terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, around 7:00 p.m. on November 11, 2025, were received by NEMA officials and representatives of other key agencies. According to a statement from the Lagos Operations Office of NEMA on Wednesday, the flight — […]

November 12, 2025

Business

US, UK Join NDLEA Probe of 1,000kg Cocaine Bust at Tincan Port

By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has launched a major joint investigation with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) to uncover the cartel behind the 1,000 kilograms of cocaine intercepted at the PTML Terminal, Tincan Island Port, Lagos. The shipment, described as the largest single cocaine seizure ever recorded at the port was discovered last weekend when PTML operators found suspicious consignments inside an empty container and […]

November 12, 2025

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Sport

Shaibu Pledges Full Implementation of NIS Transformation

By Arinzechi Chukwunonso Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Sports (NIS), Philip Shaibu, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to transforming the Institute into a true Centre of Excellence, promising that the long-awaited reform blueprint submitted by the NIS Transformation Committee will not gather dust on the shelf. Speaking during the formal presentation of the report in Abuja, Shaibu commended the 32-man committee led by Musa Kida, who is also the President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), for their […]

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Business

NSITF Empowers 19 More Beneficiaries Under Employees’ Compensation Scheme

By Chinedu Echianu The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has empowered 19 additional beneficiaries under its vocational rehabilitation programme for injured workers, reaffirming its commitment to providing social protection and restoring dignity to Nigerian workers. The empowerment ceremony, held at the Fund’s Mainland office in Lagos, was part of the ongoing implementation of the Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS). Speaking at the event on Monday, the General Manager, Claims and Compensation, Mrs. Nkiru Ede-Ogunnaike, who represented the Managing Director and […]

November 12, 2025

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Politics

Adebayo Warns Against Complacency in Nigeria’s Democracy

By Chinedu Echianu The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has called for comprehensive electoral and political reforms in Nigeria, warning that failure to act will allow the nation’s democratic institutions to “deform under the weight of unresolved crises.” Adebayo stated this at the National Electoral Reforms Summit in Abuja, organised by the National Consultative Front (NCFront) and the Labour and Civil Society Front (LCSF) with the theme: “Critical Constitutional Amendments for Credible Elections […]

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