Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Health, has donated medical equipment valued at about N30 million to the Primary Healthcare Centre in Owena-Ijesa, Osun State. The donation, facilitated by Senator Francis Fadahunsi representing Osun East, was unveiled at a community event on Tuesday. Speaking through his aide, Bisi Babafemi, Fadahunsi…
In one of the largest pharmaceutical crackdowns in Nigeria’s history, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cleared banned, expired, and counterfeit drugs worth over ₦1 trillion from open drug markets across Lagos, Aba, and Onitsha. The enforcement operation, which ran from February 9 to March 27, 2025, targeted unregistered…
Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, convicted and sentenced one Agudosi Christopher Okechukwu to six months imprisonment for non-declaration of foreign currencies at Lagos Airport. Okechukwu was arrested in December 2024 at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos by operatives of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS for…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has dismissed a widely circulated message falsely claiming the introduction of N5,000 and N10,000 banknotes. On Thursday, the apex bank disclaimed the circular through a statement released on its official X (formerly Twitter) account on described it as, “fake” and urged Nigerians to rely only…
The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed a viral report claiming a surge in kidnapping incidents along Gbagada Expressway, labeling it as fake and recycled misinformation. The command’s spokesperson, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Friday, clarified that no such security alert was issued by the police and urged residents…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano For the second time in recent months, a commissioner in Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s cabinet has stepped down, as the Kano State Commissioner for Internal Security and Special Services, Maj. Gen. Muhammad Inuwa Idris (Rtd), has resigned from his position. Governor Yusuf has accepted the resignation, expressing gratitude for the retired…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Gunmen have ambushed and killed security operatives in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State, following a successful raid on a bandit hideout in Sunke Forest. The attack occurred yesterday after a joint security task force, including personnel from the Nigerian Army and other operatives, stormed the bandit camp, eliminating a…
Twelve inmates escaped in a jailbreak in the early hours of Monday in Kogi State. Kogi State Government confirmed this in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Femi Fanwo. He commended the swift response of security agencies to the jailbreak at the Federal Correctional Center in Kotonkarfe, where 12 inmates…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Lagos State Government has swiftly responded to the recent diphtheria outbreak at King’s College Annexe, Victoria Island, by commencing an emergency vaccination exercise. The exercise aims to protect students, staff, and the wider school community while reinforcing public health measures to prevent further infections. According to the Lagos State Commissioner…
For more than 24 hours, a major power outage disrupted electricity supply, crippling activities in over 53 areas in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), including the Presidential Villa, due to a technical fault affecting critical infrastructure. The outage which surfaced early Friday lingered for over 24 hours. As of the time of going to press…
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