Gom Mirian In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested Okechukwu Ogala, an alleged notorious drug kingpin on Friday in Okota, Lagos State. Ogala, 56, is accused of exploiting and recruiting young citizens to export methamphetamine to Asian countries. Spokesperson for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, in a statement…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested Okechukwu Ogala, an alleged notorious drug kingpin on Friday in Okota, Lagos State. Ogala, 56, is accused of exploiting and recruiting young citizens to export methamphetamine to Asian countries. Spokesperson for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, in a statement…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has urged the government to ensure that Nigerians living with disabilities have access to education, employment and better healthcare. Obi made this known in a statement released in an X post on Sunday. He said, “Living with a disability should…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The Kaduna State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said it arrested 90 suspects and demolished 13 illicit drug joints in Kaduna in the month of November. This is according to the NDLEA’s State Commander, Samaila Danmallam, in a statement released on Sunday. Recounting the successful operations conducted by…
Gom Mirian The Green Climate Fund (GCF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and World Health OOrganisation WHO) have launched a plan to provide support to developing countries facing the impact of climate change on health. Covering 14 countries across Africa, Asia and Southeastern Europe, the initiative was unveiled at the World Climate Action Summit’s Leaders’…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The federal government has said it is collaborating with the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the Global Fund to end the infection in Nigeria. The Secretary to the Government of Federation, Senator George Akume, disclosed this during the ceremony of the World AIDS Day 2023 theme, ‘Communities: Leadership to End…
Favour Ozioma Ogbodo The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has inaugurated a new passport office in Igobogbo community, Ikorodu, Lagos State. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) disclosed this on its X page. Unveiling the new office on Friday, 1st December, the Comptroller General of NIS, Caroline Adepoju, reassured Nigerians that their passports would be processed and…
As the world marks the United Nations (UN)’s 16 Days of Activism against gender based violence (GBV) from November 25 (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to December 10 (Human Rights Day), Juliet Jacob Ochenje writes on the factors pushing women to tragic deaths in the hands of their lovers….
Gom Mirian On 2023 World AIDS Day, a critical issue is being highlighted – the urgent need for $8 billion funding to fully support the AIDS response in low and middle-income countries. In a message to mark the 2023 AIDs World Day, tagged: ‘Let Communities Lead’, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said though the fight…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Agribusinesses and Productivity Enhancement (SSAP), Kingsley Uzoma, has predicted that the number of Nigerians facing food insecurity is set to reach a staggering 94.5 million if drastic measures are not taken address the matter urgently. He delivered this alarming projection during a policy dialogue in…
