The ongoing implementation of the Cybercrime Act 2024 may face hurdles if the judges are not adequately trained. According to some judicial workers, training is necessary due to technological advancements and the delicate provisions of the Act. Even though the National Judicial Council (NJC) and some lawyers have disagreed over how and why judges should […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced the seizure and destruction of over N120 billion of substandard and falsified medicines (SFs) and unwholesome food products between July and December 2024. In its intensified crackdown on counterfeiters, the agency recorded significant achievements across the country. Key highlights include: the destruction […]

A commercial bus lost control and rammed into a Christmas procession in Gombe on Christmas Day, injuring 22 people, police have confirmed. The Tumfure community celebrants were en route to the Government House and Gombe Emir’s Palace for homage when the accident occurred. Buhari Abdullahi, the spokesperson for Gombe State police, stated that the injured […]

A fire yesterday engulfed the Yar-Dole motorcycle market in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital.The fire which broke out in the evening left traders and residents devastated as several shops and stalls burned uncontrollably. Eyewitnesses said the fire spread rapidly through the market popular for motorcycle and spare parts. “We don’t know the cause of the […]

Residents of 16 communities under the Itesiwaju Omu Arogun Area Community Development Council in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State have decried the lack of basic amenities that could ease their daily struggles and multiple taxation by the LGA officials. Speaking with our correspondent at the combined Annual General Meeting of the communities […]

In its avowed commitment to ensure that more Nigerians are attracted to the capital market, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rolled out an enlightenment initiative tagged #investnigeria. Speaking at the official rollout at the weekend, director-general of SEC, Dr. Emomotimi Agama said the aim is to promote investment in the capital market through […]

The Senator representing Abia South senatorial district in Abia State, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has said that Igbos are the most disenfranchised and marginalized people in Nigeria. Abaribe lamented that there is an imbalance within the nation’s political environment, insisting it’s unfair to allocate only five states to the South east. The Senator stated this in Abuja […]

…Amb. Bianca, Uwazuruike, others seek Igbo unity, release of Nnamdi Kanu The late Igbo leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu was a legend in life, and has remained so even 13 years after his transition. The 13th edition of Ojukwu memorial anniversary tagged Ojukwu Day held at the Arcade of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Memorial Library, […]