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The operatives of the FCT Police Command have arrested a car theft kingpin in Abuja and recovered exotic cars. A spokesperson for the command, SP Josephine Adeh, who made the disclosure, hinted that on October 10, 2024, Mr Philemon Olaoluwa reported to the Central Police Divisional Headquarters after his vehicle, a Honda Accord 2006 model,…

Some residents of Kano have abandoned their cars to embrace trekking, the use of bicycles, electric bikes, and commercial tricycles for mobility as the price of petroleum jumps to N1,150 in the state. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent observed on Sunday that there were fewer cars on the road and more than usual…

The Police Command in Kaduna State said its operatives have detained two suspected railway track vandals and recovered 40 pieces of iron road on Saturday. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the incidents to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Kaduna. Hassan said, “On Nov. at about 17:30 hrs, Mr Yusuf…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has acknowledged that the Nigerian judiciary is blessed with upright and courageous judges but lamented that there are a few judges among them tarnishing its reputation. She said the foundations of justice we rely upon today are influenced by the Abrahamic faith prevalent in our society,…

A renowned rheumatologist, Professor Olufemi Adelowo, has emerged as the first African to receive the esteemed Asia Pacific League of Rheumatology (APLAR) Master Award. Adelowo received the APLAR Master of Rheumatology Award during the 2024 Congress held in Singapore. Rheumatology is a medical speciality that focuses on diagnosing and treating conditions that cause inflammation in…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Tincan Island Port Strategic Command, has continued its school-based sensitisation programme with a lecture at Park Royal College, Apapa, Lagos, at the weekend. The enlightenment is part of a broader initiative by the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (RTD), to engage educational institutions across…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its crackdown on illicit drug trafficking in Lagos, seizing millions of opioid pills and apprehending key suspects, including a Lekki-based software engineer. The NDLEA, in collaboration with Customs and other security agencies, intercepted a container loaded with over 31 million pills of 240 mg of Voltron…

An Ilorin-based industrialist, Dr. Kamoru Ibitoye Yusuf, has described the reign of Emir Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari as having attracted unprecedented development to the entire state. The Group Managing Director of Kam Holding Limited rejoiced with the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Council of Chiefs on the occasion of his 29th coronation anniversary.…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has smashed two major cross-border drug trafficking syndicates with cocaine and opioids worth billions of naira recovered from them. A statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja stated that six leaders of the cartels were arrested in different…

The Olu of Orile-Ilawo in Odeda Local Government Area (LGA) of Ogun State, Oba Alexander MacGregor, has dismissed any insinuations that he is at loggerheads with the Osile of EgbaLand, Oba Adedapo Tejuoso, saying that it is the handiwork of mischief-makers whose stock in trade is selling lands belonging to six communities and who were…