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A United States of America-based Nigerian security expert, Dr Sylvester Okere, on Sunday, hailed the Indian-Nigerian partnership, noting that it would help improve security in both countries. Okere, who would be among the personalities to be hosted by the Central Association of Private Security Industry from November 21 to 22, 2024 in India, said the…

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state has initiated a process to establish a drug manufacturing agency to promote access to quality drugs and consumables. Abayomi disclosed this at the opening of the 7th Nigeria Pharma Manufacturers’ Expo in Lagos on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the…

On Monday, Liberian President, Joseph Boakai, appointed  Major General Charles Johnson (retd.), as the  Director of the National Security Agency, pending confirmation by the Liberian Senate His appointment is coming months after his resignation as Minister of National Defence. Before that, he led the Armed Forces of Liberia as its Chief of Staff for six…

•NNPC rations supply to depots, orders operators to prioritise loading to Abuja •Queues spread in Lagos, Ogun, others, stations raise pump prices as black market thrives Despite claims by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited that the logistic issues causing fuel scarcity had been addressed, Nigerians in Lagos and other parts of the country were…

The Nigeria Police Force and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board have warned against the activities of those using fake websites to scam candidates applying for the forthcoming Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The examination will be held across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. This was as the Nigeria Police…

There was a fire outbreak in a section of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital on Thursday. According to a statement posted on the hospital’s X handle, the fire started at the Information and Communications Technology Unit of the hospital. The statement read, “A mild fire started at the Information and Communications Technology Unit of…

The abducted Kuriga schoolchildren in Kaduna State have been released by their abductors after about 16 days in captivity. The state governor, Senator Uba Sani, announced their release on his verified Facebook page in the early hours of Sunday. The governor did not go into details of their release, but commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,…

Veteran Nollywood actor John Okafor popularly know as Mr Ibu has died. Mr Ibu, who was known for his comic roles in Nollywood, died of a cardiac arrest. Paying tributes to the late Okafor, the president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, wrote on his Instagram, “Sad day for the Actors Guild of Nigeria. Kate…

In a post on his Facebook page on Saturday, the cleric was displeased that some artists these days package empty songs like how Asake did in “Only Me”, when the whole world listens to Nigeria and plays Nigeria songs. Rev. Fr. Kelvin Ugwu, a Nigerian missionary priest serving in Gambia, has criticized Afrobeat sensation Ahmed…

The state Commissioner of Police, CP, Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman, who disclosed this while parading the suspects in Minna, said they were intercepted by the military with a truckload of the vandalized items. The military has apprehended at least five individuals suspected of vandalizing railway tracks and sleepers in Sarkin Pawa, Munya Local Government Area of…

As if he had a premonition of his tomorrow, Wigwe had already built a private tomb for himself within the massive expanse of the University environment. Before his tragic death, billionaire business mogul and former Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, reportedly constructed an elaborate private tomb for himself within his university,…