Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 38-year old village head of Gidan Abba in Bodinga local government area of Sokoto state, Abubakar Ibrahim with 3kgs of cannabis sativa and 4,000 tablets of exol-5. ASHENEWS reports that the operatives also arrested 10 other suspects in various operations across seven states and recovered 991,320 pills of pharmaceutical opioids, 1,251kgs of cannabis and khat as well as 46.637 kilograms of meth, cocaine and heroin. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi made available to newsmen. Read the statement below:…
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The UK-supported Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE) programme has inducted the Kaduna State Commissioner for Local Government, Umma Ahmed and five others as PLANE Reading Ambassadors in the state. ASHENEWS reports that others are a traditional title holder (Dan Iyan Makere), Mr Kamilu Sale; Laduwa Umar, a community mobiliser; Mr Mukhtar Baloni, the Chairman, Kaduna North Council and Jibril Magaji were inaugurated as PLANE Reading Ambassadors for Kaduna North LGA Kaduna South LGA, respectively. The State Team Lead in the state, Ms Diana Agabi made this known in Kaduna on Thursday, on the sidelines of the inauguration…
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Kingsley Moghalu says he supports the the apex bank’s proposed redesigning of the Naira. He also said that it is troubling for 80 percent of bank notes to be outside the bank. ASHENEWS reports that the Political Economist who threw his support behind the CBN in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, however recommended a 90-day window for implementation. “I fully support the Central Bank of Nigeria in redesigning of the Naira. If 80 per cent of bank notes in circulation are outside the banks, that is troubling. “The…
The Cross River Police Command has confirmed that one of its personnel, Sgt. Peter Ikwen was killed on Saturday by terrorists at Edgerton Street, Calabar. The Police spokesperson in the state, SP Irene Ugbo confirmed the incident in a telephone interview. “I have just gathered that a police sergeant was shot dead by unknown gunmen in the early hours of today (Saturday) and his rifle was taken away by the assailants,” she said. She said that that investigation has begun with a view to unraveling those behind the act which, she described, as condemnable.
The Chairman of APGA in Abia, Rev. Augustine Ehiemere says the Ukwa-la-Ngwa ethnic nationality in the state has suffered untold neglect for the past 20 years under the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ehiemere disclosed this in a statement issued in Umuahia and made available to newsmen on Friday.. The statement was issued against the backdrop of the alleged plot by the ruling-PDP to “poach” APGA’s House of Assembly candidates from Ukwa-la-Ngwa. He stated that APGA received the intelligence about a plot by PDP to use its candidates to sabotage the chances of APGA’s Governorship Candidate, Prof. Greg Ibe. He, therefore,…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reacted to the claim by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmad that her ministry was not informed of the development, insisting that it followed the laid down rules in its proposed bid to redesign N200, N500, and N1,000 denominations of the country’s currencies. The Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday, announced had obtained President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval to redesigned some naira notes in the denomination of N200, N500 and N1000. Zainab, while defending her ministry’s 2023 budget before the Senate Committee on Finance in Abuja on Friday, however…
Finland and Sweden will join NATO at the same time, their prime ministers said on Friday, presenting a united front to Turkey which has raised questions about both their applications. The Nordic neighbours asked to join the alliance in May in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but ran into objections from Turkey which accused the two of harbouring groups it deems terrorists. Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Friday Turkey’s president had told her he had more questions for Sweden than for her country. But she said she would not leave Sweden behind in the process. “It is…
The National Association of Nigerian Students in Europe (NANAE) has lauded the Registrar General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Garba Abubakar for his leadership dynamism and operational innovations at the commission. The Association president, Bashiru Sai’du Muhammad made the commendation in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday. According to him, the innovations by Abubakar at the commission have, among others, tackled delay in registration of companies as well as other areas of its operations. “The leadership dynamism of the Registrar General, Garba Abubakar at the CAC has enhanced the ease of doing business in Nigeria. The appointment…
Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has urged risks managers to be vigilant in order to deal with the complex risks the country is currently facing. Emefiele gave the advice at the 2nd National Risk Management Conference, organised by the Risk Management Department of the CBN in Lagos on Thursday. He said the country was facing unsettling times and there were more challenges ahead. The conference had, ‘Financial System Development and Economic Growth,’ as its theme. “Indeed, over the past decade, we have witnessed significant changes to the risks in our respective institutions. “Since the COVID-19 pandemic,…
ASHENEWS reports that the Ogun state police command has arrested a 40-year old Taofeek Sulaiman for having carnal knowledge of his 13-year old step daughter. The command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the suspect was arrested on Monday 24th of October, 2022 following a complain lodged at Owode Yewa divisional headquarters by the mother of the victim. According to him, the mother reported that she got married to the suspect after the death of the victim’s father. “She stated further that her daughter informed her that the suspect who is now her husband has been having sex with her since on the…