THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Katsina State has arrested an alleged major supplier of tramadol in the state and recovered 1,140 capsules in his possession. NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr Mohammed Bashir, who disclosed this on Friday in Katsina said the suspect, a 40-year-old man, who has been hiding under the guise of operating motorcycle spare parts was arrested on Thursday. Bashir said the suspect who was hails from Enugu State was arrested in his residence with the first consignment of drugs. “As usual, we don’t just stop there, we continued with our investigations. “We also…
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed Dauda Ali Biu as the Corps Marshall/CEO of the Federal Road Safety Corps. In a statement on Friday, by the Director of Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey states that the appointment of Biu who had been acting on that position, with effect from December 23, 2022 for an initial term of four years. The statement also confirms other appointments which included the renewal of the appointment of Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye as Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)…
RUSSIA attacked Ukraine with 16 Iranian-made drones overnight – with seven of them targeted at the capital, Kyiv, Ukrainian officials have said. All of the drones were destroyed, according to Kyiv’s military. A day earlier, on Thursday, a wave of Russian missiles was fired at cities across the country. Russia says it has been striking energy and military targets to weaken Ukraine’s capacity to move army reserves and repair equipment. In the capital, an air alert was announced after 02:00 local time on Friday and residents were urged to take shelter. Five of the drones were shot down in the…
NORTH Korea has fired three short range ballistic missiles towards the sea to the east of the Korean peninsula, South Korea’s military says. This latest volley comes five days after North Korea flew drones into South Korea’s airspace for the first time since 2017. North Korea has launched more missiles this year than ever before. Washington said the latest missile launches do not pose an immediate threat to the US or its allies. The three short-range ballistic missiles were fired from around 08:00 local time (23:00 GMT) from North Hwanghae Province, south of the capital Pyongyang, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs…
Liverpool 2 – Leicester 1 WOUT Faes scored two own goals as Liverpool came from behind to beat Leicester in their final Premier League game of 2022. The Foxes made the ideal start when they took the lead after just four minutes as poor defending by the hosts allowed Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to race through on goal before firing past Alisson. With seven minutes to go the break, Faes stuck out a boot to try and divert Trent Alexander-Arnold’s cross behind but instead the ball looped over goalkeeper Danny Ward and into the back of the net. It got worse for…
AS the Spanish League returns, Athletico Madrid (Thursday) and Real Madrid (Friday) both made winning return to the World Cup break with 2-0 wins over Elche and Valladolid respectively. stay top of the table as the Spanish La Liga returns last night. Karim Benzema scored twice in the final seven minutes to earn Real Madrid a hard-earned win at Valladolid. The late strikes by the Ballon d’Or winner lift Madrid top of La Liga, a point clear of Barcelona. Benzema, who missed the World Cup through injury, put Real ahead with an 83rd-minute penalty after a highly disputed handball decision.…
KADUNA State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has appointed his commissioner of finance, Muhammad Bashir Saidu as the new Chief of Staff. Saidu held the position before he was appointed as finance commissioner in 2019. A statement issued on Thursday by the special adviser to the governor on media and communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, said El-Rufai also appointed Dr Shehu Usman Muhammad as counsellor political, while Jamila Haruna is special assistant on intergovernmental relations. It said, “Governor Nasir El-Rufai has approved the following political appointments: Muhammad Bashir Sa’idu as chief of staff. Dr Shehu Usman Muhammad as Counsellor (Political). Jamila Haruna as…
A MYANMAR military court has sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to a further seven years in prison, taking her overall jail time to 33 years. The country’s former democratically-elected leader has been under house arrest since a military ousted her government in a coup in February 2021. Since then she’s faced 18 months of trials on 19 charges – which rights groups say are a sham. The UN Security Council called for her release last week. On Friday she was sentenced on the final five charges she faced. A court found her guilty of corruption because she had not followed…
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has welcomed the return of Benjamin Netanyahu as head of the most far-right Israeli government the country has known and signalled an intention to strengthen cooperation, the Kremlin said. “I hope that the new government under your leadership will continue the line of strengthening Russian-Israeli cooperation in all areas for the benefit of our peoples, in the interest of ensuring peace and security in the Middle East,” Putin said in a message to Netanyahu, quoted in a statement on Thursday. “In Russia, we greatly appreciate your personal and longstanding contribution to strengthening friendly relations between our…
THE Federal Government said it has not considered imposing mandatory COVID-19 testing or restrictions on travellers from China until there is a need for it. The government, however, admitted that Nigeria was at risk of a fresh surge of the virus. It, therefore, advised Nigerians to go for vaccination. The Coordinator of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Dr Muktar Muhammed, disclosed this to one of our correspondents in Abuja on Thursday. But virologists warned that there could be a fresh outbreak of the virus in the country. There are reports that countries are imposing COVID-19 testing and restrictions on…
A Zaria-based businessman, Pius Egwuekwe, has been kidnapped by gunmen shortly after he arrived at his country home at Ibughubu Umuchu Community in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to Punch ,the incident happened late on Friday, December 23, 2022, shortly after he arrived the village with his driver from Zaria to celebrate Christmas.A source in the community said the Managing Director of People’s Bookshop was whisked away by the gunmen in front of his house and taken to an unknown destination and no contact has been established since then. Following the incident, the community had been thrown…
THE Federal Government is exploring avenues to probe some digital loan apps over what has been described as alleged sharp practices and abuses. The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Banking and Currency, Financial Crimes and Telecommunications to commence investigation into operations and loan administration of the fintech companies and online mobile digital loan apps in Nigeria. The resolution followed the consideration of a motion under matters of urgent public importance titled “Need to Investigate Sharp Practices By Unregulated Online Fintech Lending Companies and Abuse of Mobile Digital Loan Apps in Nigeria”, moved at the plenary by Hon.…
ASSASSINATION, disguise and a foreign embassy sound like the typical ingredients of an underwhelming action film, not tales from the life of Pele. But that is exactly what they are. During a February trip to Nigeria in 1976, one of football’s greatest players found himself holed up in a hotel alongside tennis legend and reigning Wimbledon champion Arthur Ashe as they plotted an escape from a volatile situation. Tensions had been bubbling away under the surface in Lagos for weeks before his Pepsi-sponsored visit, which coincided with the first professional tennis tournament to be held in Nigeria. The large number of…
FOOTBALL Legend Pele has passed away at the age of 82. The three-time World Cup winner had been struggling with health issues for some time and was taken to hospital in early December. “He is quite fragile in relation to his mobility,” his son Edinho told Globoesporte in early February. “He had a hip transplant and did not have a proper, ideal rehabilitation. So, he has this mobility problem, which ends up leading to a certain depression.” Pele will always be remembered for the great moments over his career, his goals and of course, titles. On November 19, 1969, he…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Okene, Kogi State declared that the All Progressives Congress, APC, has delivered on the promises it made to Nigerians at all levels. Speaking at the Palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, which he also commissioned as part of his one-day State Visit to the State, the President also said Governor Yahaya Bello had performed creditably in his two terms as governor. “We are an Administration that prides ourselves in the fulfillment of our electoral promises to the Nigerian people, at both national and sub-national levels. This is why I am glad that we have an impressive…
BANDITS have killed 14 persons and abducted 81 others in Sokoto and Katsina states. In the eastern part of Sokoto State, 13 persons were killed and 73 abducted, including women and children. The attacks took place in different communities in Sabon Birni, Gada and Goronyo local government areas. Our correspondent learnt that the communities were attacked almost at the same time last Monday. Speaking to Daily Trust, a traditional title holder in Sabon Birni, who sought for anonymity, said three communities were attacked in his local government area and 11 persons were killed. The communities were Gatawa and Dangari where…
KANO Pillars Football Club has recruited 22 new players to strengthen its team ahead of the 2022/2023 Nigeria National League (NNL) season in a bid to regain swift promotion back to the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) The development was disclosed in a statement issued by the Media Officer of the club, Malam Idris Malikawa, on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, in Kano. According to him, the 22 new players will join the 18 players the club retained from the disastrous 2021/2022 season. “We had an open screening which ended recently, led by coach Evans Ogenyi, from that, we were able…
TEN thousand police constables that passed out on Thursday will be deployed to provide security during the 2023 general elections. The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, disclosed this at the Passing-Out-Parade of the 2022 batch of police constables in Ilorin. “It is noted that after today’s event, all the graduating recruit constables will be deployed to complement officers on the forthcoming election security duties across the nation, in a bid to ensure a free, fair and credible electoral process. This event, which is taking place simultaneously in four premier colleges and police training schools across the country, wraps…
A KANO High Court Thursday sentenced one Sagiru Abdullahi, 29, to death by hanging for stabbing his stepmother Zainab Dan’azumi, 55, to death. The court had earlier convicted Abdullahi of Kurmawa Quarters, Kano, on a one-count charge of culpable homicide. Presiding Justice Aisha Mahmoud held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt and sentenced the convict to death. Prosecution counsel, Mr Tijjani Ibrahim, had earlier told the court that Abdullahi committed the offence in June 2014 at Kurmawa Quarters, Kano. He said the convict dealt several machete cuts on the victim’s head leading to her death on…
AT the end of a year in which motherhood has been at the centre of impassioned debate in the US, a school in Texas for teenage mothers shows how young lives are being supported – and reshaped. It was early 2021, and Helen had been eating more than usual. The soon-to-be 15-year-old couldn’t explain why her appetite had seemed to grow so much. “Is this normal?” she asked her older sister. It could be, her sister suggested. But Helen had also been moody and would easily find herself picking fights with family and friends. Then her period was late. On…