The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said that ongoing investigation of a billionaire drug baron, Chief Afam Mallinson Ukatu, has led to the discovery of how the suspect imported into Nigeria in a single month, October 2019, two containers containing 1,284 cartons of Tramadol with market value of over N22billion.

The Chief of Defence Staff, General LEO Irabor has pronounced and reaffirmed that IGP Usman Alkali Baba has performed credibly during his one year in office as the 21st Indigenous Inspector-General of Police. 

Officials of the Lagos State Building Collapse Agency have begun the evaluation of occupants of a three-storey building showing serious signs of distress in Ebute Metta.

The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its support for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to stabilize the electricity network in some parts of the country.

The death toll from the collapsed three-storey building at Ebute Meta, Lagos, as at Monday morning has risen to five, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officials say.

The African Development Bank (AfDB), says that Africa is currently facing an infrastructure financing gap of between 68 billion dollars to 108 billion dollars annually.

The Abia Command of Nigeria Police on Sunday confirmed the electrocution of a suspected thief popularly called “Bouncer” in Aba while stealing from a church.

A former Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, says Nigeria needs over 100, 000 megawatts of power to address the persistent power problem in the country.

...As he felicitates with Muslims on Eid-El-Fitri 

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has sent a message of felicitations to the Muslim ummah in Nigeria on the celebration of this year’s EId-el-Fitri.

The EId-el-Fitri is celebrated worldwide by Muslims to mark the end of the Ramadan fast. 

A Federal High Court in Abuja granted the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)’s application to review facts of the two defendants who pleaded guilty in the ongoing trial of suspended DCP Abba Kyari and others on alleged cocaine deal.

The Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has offered his felicitations to all workers in the FCT on the celebration of the 2022 Workers’ Day.

• DCP Abba Kyari