The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted parcels of Loud and a strong strain of cannabis concealed in microwaves imported from Thailand. It also recovered wraps of cocaine built into ladies lipsticks going to Guinea at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in a statement issued Sunday said the Loud consignment was part of a consolidated cargo that came in two tranches on an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Bangkok, Thailand through Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He noted: “Based on credible intelligence, the cargo was subjected to thorough search during which 23…
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The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Bayo Ojulari, has hinted that the Warri, Kaduna and Port Harcourt refineries may be sold after the ongoing review is concluded. He added that the NNPC is in the process of reassessing its refinery strategies, with plans to conclude the review by the end of the year. Ojulari disclosed this while speaking in an interview with Bloomberg on the sidelines of the 9th OPEC International Seminar in Vienna, Austria. He acknowledged growing complexities in the effort to revamp Nigeria’s state-owned refineries. TheHintsNews reports that the Port…
The president of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has said that the Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries may never operate properly again in spite of the $18 billion invested in their rehabilitation. He added that his 650,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery was constructed after the government of late President Umar Yar’adua declined to sell the refineries to him. TheHintsNews reports that the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo had sold the Port Harcourt refinery to Dangote, but it was revoked by the administration of late President Umar Yar’dua. Dangote stated this on Friday while hosting members of the Global CEO Africa,…
Troops of Operation safe haven have neutralised a notorious kidnapper and also arrested one other with the sum of N13.7 million cash. The Media Information Officer of Operation Safe Haven, Maj. Samson Zhakom in a statement issued Saturday said the incident occurred on Wednesday, July 9, along the Wamba–Jos Road at Agameti, in Sanga Local Government Area of the state, as part of the ongoing Operation Lafiyan Jama’a. He explained that the troops mounted a snap checkpoint along the route when they intercepted a Volkswagen vehicle with registration number JJN 336 YZ carrying three occupants. Zhakom added: “Two of…
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has said no fewer than 900,000 Nigerians have benefited from the loan scheme and Conditional Grant initiatives of President Bola Tinubu. Idris made this known on Thursday in Minna, Niger at the quarterly meeting of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) with Commissioners of Information from All Progressive Congress (APC) governed states. “Over 900,000 Nigerians have already benefited from the Presidential Conditional Grant and Loan Scheme, supporting small businesses, traders, artisans, and young entrepreneurs. “Also, over 300,000 students are currently benefiting from the unprecedented Students’ Loan Scheme, ensuring that no young Nigerian…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says two persons died, while 11 victims were rescued from a fatal crash that occurred on Thursday in Kano. The accident occurred in the early hours of Thursday at exactly 10:40hrs with 10 people sustaining varying degrees of injuries. The corps in a statement issued Friday revealed that the head-on collision which involved two commercial Volkswagen Golf with registration numbers KMC 220 KU and ABC 80 ZE occurred at Ringim-Kano, near the former IGP Farm. It said out of a total of 13 people — six males, three females, and one female child…
Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army deployed at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Wukari have arrested gunrunning syndicate operating within the Southern region of Taraba State. Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade, Capt. Olubodunde Oni in a statement issued Friday said, acting on credible intelligence regarding the activities of gunrunners at a settlement in Byepi Village along Tsukundi Road, in Wukari Local Government Area, the troops swiftly conducted a tactical operation that resulted in the arrest of two suspects, 55 years old Buba Idi and 29 years old Isiyaka Yusufa. He added that subsequent interrogation and follow up…
The air component of operation Fansan Yamma has neutralised scores of armed bandits in a series of precision airstrikes conducted on 9 July 2025, targeting a migrating convoy along the Kebbi–Zamfara axis. Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Cmdr. Ehimen Ejodame in a statement issued Thursday said the strikes were based on real-time intelligence, which revealed the movement of close to 150 motorcycles in batches, each carrying about 2 armed terrorists near Yarbuga in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. He noted: “In a major offensive under Operation Fansan Yamma, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has neutralised…
The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Abubakar, has said that the Ajaokuta Steel Company needs a technical audit to re-evaluate the comatose state of the project. He, however, added that Ajaokuta, which is the bedrock of the nation’s industrialisation, has achieved 90 per cent completion. The minister disclosed this while addressing a press Thursday in Abuja. He also revealed that President Bola Tinubu would attend the maiden edition of the National Steel Summit, scheduled to hold July in Abuja. The summit, he said, aimed at rebuilding, renewing and unlocking Nigeria’s steel potential, with a focus on collaborative action for…
Ahead of the 2027 elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it is introducing a political party registration portal which is a module in our Party Financial Reporting and Auditing System (PFRAS). The electoral body also revealed that since last week, seven more applications have been received, bringing the total number so far to 129, adding that all the requests are being processed. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun in a statement issued Thursday said the introduction of online registration would make the process faster and seamless. Olumekun noted: “Unlike the manual…