Fresh Batch Of Nigerians To Return From South Africa Tuesday – FG
The Federal Government said an Air Peace aircraft departed Nigeria on Monday and is expected to return to Lagos on Tuesday morning The Federal Government has announced that another batch of Nigerians will be evacuated from South Africa on Tuesday as part of ongoing efforts to safeguard citizens ahead of planned anti-immigrant protests in the country. According to the spokesperson for...
FG Working To Scrap Fine Option For Convicted Drug Traffickers – NDLEA
The agency noted that the proposed amendment, being championed through the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, would eliminate the fine option and replace it with mandatory prison terms ranging from 15 to 25 years for convicted drug traffickers. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed that the Federal Government is working...
Petrol: FCCPC Warns Marketers Against Consumer Exploitation Amid Global Drop In Oil Prices
As of the time of filing this report, global crude oil, Brent crude futures were at $72.44 a barrel from over $100 at the pre-war level. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) Sunday warned operators in the downstream petroleum sector against exploiting consumers following refusal to reflect the sharp decline in global crude oil prices at retail pump...
Police Foil Kidnap Attempt On Benin-Abraka Road, Rescue Passengers
According to the police, the incident occurred at about 6:46 p.m. on June 21, 2026, near the NNPC Pipeline axis, where a failed portion of the road had reportedly become a hotspot for criminal activities. The Edo State Police Command has foiled a kidnap attempt along the Benin-Abraka Road and rescued all passengers in a commercial bus attacked by suspected...
Oluremi Tinubu Unveiled As Grand Matron Of Nigerian Red Cross Society
The First Lady, who described the honour as a greater call to service, acknowledged the enormous role being played by the Red Cross in Humanitarian efforts in the country. First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has been decorated as the Grand Matron of the Nigerian Red Cross Society. At the ceremony, which took place at the State House, Abuja, the First Lady...
TCN Restores Benin–Egbin Transmission Line After Grid Instability Disrupts Power Supply In Lagos
It said engineers from its Benin and Omotoso subregions were working to repair the remaining fault on the Benin–Omotoso 330kV transmission line to ensure the full restoration of bulk power supply to Lagos as quickly as possible. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored the Benin–Egbin 330kV transmission line following a power disruption that affected Lagos and...
NDLEA Seized 9.4 Tonnes Of Illicit Drugs, Arrested 1,587 Suspects In One Year — Plateau Command
The NDLEA operatives said it also recovered 486 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition, 12 rounds of 9mm ammunition, three locally fabricated pistols and two pump-action guns. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Plateau State Command, says it seized more than 9.4 tonnes of illicit drugs and arrested 1,587 suspects for drug-related offences between July 2025 and June 2026. The Plateau...
Ekiti Court Jails Two For 25 Years Each Over Kidnapping
The convicts, Ibrahim Abubakar, 44, and Abdulahi Abubakar, 41, were sentenced by Justice Lekan Ogunmoye after they were found guilty of kidnapping Omoboade Adesina An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced two men to 25 years’ imprisonment each for kidnapping. The convicts, Ibrahim Abubakar, 44, and Abdulahi Abubakar, 41, were sentenced by Justice Lekan Ogunmoye after they were...
Zulum Closes Borno IDP Camp In Bama
Governor Babagana Zulum said that the Gwoza camp would be closed in the next few week Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has ordered the immediate closure of the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Bama, the largest displacement facility outside the state capital, Maiduguri, while also hinting that the Gwoza camp would follow suit. The governor announced this on Thursday...
Police Recover Two Suspected Stolen Vehicles, Arrest Suspects In Edo
Preliminary checks, according to the police, revealed that the vehicle’s documents were forged. The Edo State Police Command has recovered two suspected stolen vehicles and arrested suspects linked to the alleged theft during a routine stop-and-search operation in Benin City. In a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoadem, said operatives attached to the Textile Mill Road Division intercepted...
