NECA faults ban on alcohol sachet package
By NAN The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has faulted the ban on alcohol sold in sachets and small bottles, warning that the policy could worsen smuggling and lead to…
Tax law: NANS asks FIRS chair’s to resign, plans Jan 14 protest at Villa
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has demanded the immediate sack of the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, over what it described as “gross…
Police arrest 22-year-old for alleged rape in Ibadan
By NAN The Police Command in Oyo State says it has arrested a 22-year-old suspect for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl after intoxicating her with a substance. The Command’s Public…
Burst tyre, speed contributed to Anthony Joshua’s accident – Investigators
By AFP A Nigeria traffic compliance agency said Tuesday that preliminary investigations showed the car involved in an accident in which former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua survived had a…
Leadership and restraint: The DSS Story in 2025 under DG Tosin Ajayi
By Deji Adesogan In a country where security agencies are often judged by public drama rather than quiet effectiveness, the Department of State Services (DSS) in 2025 offers a markedly…
Reps propose life jail to replace death sentence for condemned pregnant women
The House of Representatives has proposed a constitutional amendment to safeguard the life of an unborn child carried by a pregnant woman sentenced to death. The proposal followed the adoption…
90-year-old ex-soldier petitions army chief over detention, dismissal without court marshal
Thirty years after an alleged unjust dismissal from active service, a 90-year-old corporal of the Nigerian Army, Danladi Yelwa, who fought during the Nigerian Civil War, has sought the intervention…
NGO backs beneficiary sisters in Abia property dispute, condemns female disinheritance
A non-Governmental organisation, Women and Orphans Rights to Family Assets Foundation (WORFAF), has intervened in a female disinheritance dispute involving two sisters, Kelechi and Chinwendu Okorie, of Eluama Uzuakoli in…
NPF Zone 2 Onikan urges unity, peace at end-of-year celebration
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Zone 2 Command, has called on Nigerians to promote oneness and peace across the country.The appeal was made during the command’s 2025 end-of-year celebration held…
BCPG raises concern over safety of high-rise buildings across Lagos Island
The Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG) Lagos Island Cell has expressed concern over recurring high-rise fires in Lagos Island, most recently the fire incident at the Afriland Building and the…