The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says the rate of drug abuse particularly among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North-East is worrisome. According to Dailytrust, the Borno State Commander of the Agency, Iweanjunwa Okechukwu stated this at a press conference held in Maiduguri on Tuesday.
AU Appoints President Muhammadu Buhari Anti-Corruption Ambassador
African Leaders under the African Union have appointed the President, Muhammadu Buhari to lead the fight against corruption in the continent. The leaders took the unanimous decision on Tuesday at the end of the 29th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of AU in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.
Sheriff Blasts Ex-PDP Ministers, Asks Them To Declare Asset
The embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff has accused ex-ministers in the party of contributing largely to the misfortune of the party, requesting them to publicly declare their sources of wealth.
Niger Delta Youths Pledge Allegiance To United And Indivisible Nigeria, Warns IPOB
Niger Delta Youths under the aegis of Niger Delta Youth Congress (NDYC) have warned proponents of Biafra struggle particularly members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) not to include any of the six states of the Niger Delta region in their misguided agitation or map.
INEC Paid To Remove Sen. Dino Melaye - Senate
Some Senators have accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of doing the hatchet job by collecting huge sum of money from interested parties to facilitate the removal of Senator Dino Melaye, Senator Representing Kogi West from the Senate.
Arewa Youths Quit Notice: Audio Recording Incites Northerners To Kill Igbos From Oct 1
Despite efforts by the Federal Government to stem the tide of divisive rhetorics which has dominated national discourse in the past few weeks, an audio message has emerged across news media calling on Northerners to kill Igbos in the north should they fail to leave the area as ordered.
NIS Repatriates 450 Malian, Nigeriene, and Ghanaian Illegal Immigrants from Edo State
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) claimed it has so far arrested and repatriated about 450 illegal immigrants from Edo in the first quarter of 2017. According to the State Comptroller of Immigration, David Adi, who made the assertion during presentation of a refurbished Hilux van by the Management of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc to the Command, in Benin, those repatriated were mainly from Niger Republic, Mali and Ghana.