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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 42-year-old man said to be transporting thousands of concealed opioid pills to an insurgents’ enclave in the Banki area of Borno State. The suspect was among the 24 people accused of trafficking drugs across the country, NDLEA spokesperson, …

Herbert Wigwe, the co-founder of Access Bank and the founder, Wigwe University, has reportedly died in a helicopter crash in California, United States.   Wigwe was also the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Access Holdings, the parent company of Access Bank. He was reportedly on board the chopper with his …

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, have issued a 14-day nationwide strike notice to the Federal Government.   Their grouse is the non-implementation of the 16-point agreement between organised labour (NLC and TUC) and the Federal Government on October 2, 2023. Leaders of …

Google on Thursday announced a major rebrand of Bard, its artificial intelligence chatbot and assistant, including a fresh app and subscription options. Bard, a chief competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, is now called Gemini, the same name as the suite of AI models that power the chatbot.     Google on …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday the time had come to change the country’s military leadership in the war against Russia, replacing army chief General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi.   Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said separately that the decision had been taken to change the military leadership. The statements follow days …

Armed bandits, who abducted women accompanying a newly wed bride to her matrimonial home at Damari, Sabuwa LGA of Katsina State, have issued threats to remarry the bride and sell off the other women.   The audacious bandits carried out the abduction last Thursday, targeting the bride and her companions …

He identified the facility as ‘Mother and Child Hospital and Maternity located on a road along the Tansian University, Umunya. Five pregnant girls have been rescued following a raid of a baby factory by security operatives at Umunya in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State. The rescue efforts followed …

UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak has wished King Charles a ‘full and speedy recovery’ after he was diagnosed with a form of cancer.   The Prime Minister said he had ‘no doubt’ the monarch would be ‘back to full strength in no time’ as well wishes poured in from politicians …

The Minister of Finance and coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun on Tuesday said that the nation economically is in a much better place than it was on May 29, 2023.   This is even as the minister assured Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu is committed to making life …

Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi has said that President Bola Tinubu has directed cement companies in the country to revert to their old price.   Addressing newsmen in Sokoto on Thursday, February 29, Umahi said Tinubu gave the directive to achieve his massive housing programme and concrete roads plan. He …