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British authorities on Friday said they had found more than 12,500 pounds of cocaine hidden in a shipment of bananas, shattering the record for the biggest single seizure of hard drugs in the country. The National Crime Agency said 5.7 tons of cocaine were found in a container of bananas …

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday announced Washington would issue more than 500 new sanctions targeting Russia as the United States seeks to increase pressure on Moscow to mark the second anniversary of its war in Ukraine.   The United States will also impose new export restrictions on nearly 100 …

Former National President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Olumide Akpata, has emerged as the Labour Party, LP, governorship candidate in Edo State.   Akpata won the LP primary election held in Benin City, the state capital, on Friday.   He was declared the winner of the primary after polling …

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, said his administration would be reducing public servants working days as part of plans to cushion the cost of living crisis in the country.     “We want to start with our public servants, immediately from next week, Civil servants from the …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of DCG Kemi Nanna Nandap to serve as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service.   According to a statement by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday, DCG Nandap takes over from Mrs. Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju, whose term in office expires on …

The Senate has passed a resolution urging the federal government to maintain the electricity subsidy in light of the prevailing hardship in the country.   The lawmakers also kicked against the plans by the Ministry of Power to increase the electricity tariff. The Senate’s stance on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, …

Amid the continuing depreciation of the value of the Naira, a former lawmaker and social critic, Shehu Sani, has asked Nigerian Muslims and Christians pray for a miracle.     In a post on his X handle on Wednesday, Sani advised adherents of both religions to fast if the miracle …

There was a mild drama on Tuesday as the Senate resolved to revisit the N30 trillion Ways and Means it approved for the Federal Government under former President Muhammadu Buhari, the details of which it said were never provided for scrutiny.     Specifically, the Red Chamber alleged that reckless …

In a significant development that brings relief to many federal civil servants across Nigeria, the Federal Government has commenced the disbursement of the November 2023 wage awards.   This move comes as part of the agreement reached between organised labour and the government to alleviate the impacts of the subsidy …

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters, Mohammed Monguno, on Monday said the National Assembly was concerned and shared the citizens’ distress over the current security challenges in the country.     The senator who decried the situation noted that the security sector had a huge …