By Lizzy Chirkpi Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has offered to support the education of Yusuf Aliyu, a teenage artisanal miner in Niger State whose video from a mining community …
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NDLEA Intercepts N3.4bn Drugs, Arrests Fake Police Officer With 292kg Cannabis
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterBy Lizzy Chirkpi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted illicit drugs worth more than ₦3.4 billion, including over 1.3 million opioid pills and capsules and about 6,000kg …
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By Lizzy Chirkpi A Guinea-Bissau lawmaker at the ECOWAS Parliament, Hon. Manuel Nascimento Lopes, has warned that failure to protect the environment could expose future generations across West Africa to …
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Appeal Court Upholds NDC Registration, Voids High Court Judgment
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterBy John Azu The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the registration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), setting aside the judgment of the Federal High Court in Lokoja …
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NHRC Condemns Deaths of Miners in NSCDC Custody, Demands Full Investigation
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterBy John Azu The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has condemned the deaths of about 37 persons suspected to be artisanal miners while in the custody of the Nigeria Security …
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By Godswill Michael The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has linked the mass deaths and illnesses recorded in parts of Ondo State to suspected methanol …
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By Oscar Okhifo, Abuja Former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonayinma, has challenged Senator Dino Melaye to produce any official decision of the Economic and Financial …
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By Oscar Okhifo Vice President Kashim Shettima has clarified his controversial remark that only six northern governors supported President Bola Tinubu, saying he was referring to political consultations ahead of …
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US Lobby Firm Targets Tinubu, Says Democrats Could Probe Nigeria Mining Deal
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterBy Lizzy Chirkpi A United States-based lobbying and policy advisory firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has warned that any proposed U.S.-Nigeria mining or critical-minerals agreement involving President Bola Tinubu’s administration could face …
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Kano Hisbah Arrests 27-Year-Old TikTok Creator Over Videos With Women
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterBy Lizzy Chirkpi The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested a 27-year-old TikTok content creator, Ukasha Yahaya, popularly known as UK International, over videos showing him hugging, carrying, swimming and …

