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The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, on Wednesday raised the alarm over threats to her life and that of the agency’s staff, calling on the authorities to protect the operatives who daily navigate a great deal of hazards while carrying out their assigned […]

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has initiated an investigation into the escalating costs and price disparities of blood pressure (BP) and diabetic drugs across various markets in Nigeria. Speaking at a stakeholders engagement on Wednesday in Abuja, the Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, Mr. Tunji Bello stated that the aim of the […]

An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, on Tuesday sentenced two teachers to 44 years imprisonment for offences bordering on rape of minors and abuse of office. The defendants, Gbenga Ajibola (43) and Ayodele Olaofe (52) were arraigned on 2nd March 2022 on three counts bordering on rape and abuse of office. The charge […]

The Enugu State House of Assembly has introduced a bill aimed at regulating tenancy fees and landlord charges, to protect tenants from excessive costs and unfair practices. The bill, titled The Bill for a Law to Amend the Landlord and Tenant Law, CAP. 101, Laws of Enugu State, 2024, was proposed by Hon. Okey Mbah, […]

Britain on Tuesday said it would pause some bilateral aid to Rwanda and impose other diplomatic sanctions on Kigali over its role in the conflict in neighbouring Congo, a move Kigali termed “punitive”. Rwanda is facing global pressure over allegations it supports the M23 group which, since January, has captured swathes of eastern Congo including […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has reflected on the 2015 general elections he lost to his successor, ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, saying the card reader rejected him, his wife, and his mother, which almost led to chaos in Nigeria. Jonathan stated that the success of any election depends on the conduct of the electoral management body and […]

A federal judge on Tuesday said Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab must face a lawsuit claiming that the Facebook and Instagram parent prefers to hire foreign workers because it can pay them less than American workers. U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in San Francisco said three U.S. citizens who accused Meta of refusing to […]

The Director General of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), Princess Zahrah Mustapha Audu, has clarified that the Federal Government has not scrapped the Visa on Arrival (VOA) policy. This announcement comes amid growing concerns about the status of the initiative, which has been a key component of Nigeria’s efforts to attract foreign investment and ease […]

The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Citizens’ Engagement Committee, Kunle Edun, SAN, has strongly condemned the decision of the Nigerian Senate to summon Ahmed Isah, the host of the popular Brekete Family Radio, over his interview with Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The interview in question followed a heated exchange between the senator and Senate […]

A faction of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, led by late Chief Ayo Adebanjo has announced a former deputy leader of the faction, Oba Oladipo Olaitan, as its new leader. The replacement came a few days after the death of Adebanjo, who passed away at the age of 97. This was contained in a communique […]

Nigerian media personality Chinedu Ani Emmanuel, popularly known as Nedu Wazobia, has served a legal notice to social media critic Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), over defamatory remarks he allegedly made regarding a scholarship fund. The pre-action notice, dated February 24, 2025, was issued by Nedu’s legal representatives, who claim that VDM […]

The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission and its chairman, Mr Hashim Abioye, have filed a lawsuit against the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, at the Federal High Court in Osogbo over the alleged illegal detention of the commission’s staff and the sealing of its office. Also joined in the suit, numbered FHC/OS/CS/41/2025, is the […]Read More