Author: Adeniyi Daniel

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is strengthening its fight against drug abuse from the rehabilitation front, with more than 100 counsellors undergoing training to improve treatment outcomes and align services with global best practices. The training programme, which commenced at the NDLEA Academy, Jos, Plateau State, is being coordinated by the Directorate of Counselling, Treatment and Rehabilitation (DCTR) and brings together counsellors from the Agency’s formations across the country. The Agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Friday that the exercise was the first Agency-driven capacity-building programme of its kind for NDLEA…

President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Musa Gusau, has resigned from office, with members of the federation’s Executive Committee and General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, also stepping down amid mounting concerns over the state of Nigerian football. Gusau announced his resignation on Thursday during a press conference at the NFF headquarters in Abuja, saying he had decided to give other Nigerians the opportunity to contribute to the development of football in the country. The NFF subsequently confirmed the resignation of Gusau, the Executive Committee and Sanusi in a statement on its official X account. The leadership shake-up comes…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has flagged off the construction of the 670-metre Adebayo-Akinade Road in Igbogbo-Baiyeku Local Council Development Area and approved the immediate commencement of six other road projects in Ajeromi-Ifelodun and Ifelodun councils. The road project was flagged off on behalf of the Governor by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Rural Development, Dr Nurudeen Yekinni Agbaje, at Adebayo-Akinade Street, Igbogbo-Baiyeku. Speaking at the event, Agbaje said the project was one of the numerous infrastructure projects being undertaken by the Sanwo-Olu administration through the Office of Rural Development to extend the dividends of democracy to every…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has challenged the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) to turn gas currently lost through flaring into an economic asset that will support domestic consumption, strengthen the economy and benefit Nigerians. The President gave the charge on Wednesday at the State House, Abuja, when he received members of the NLNG Board led by its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Engineer Adeleye Falade. Tinubu said while he was encouraged by the progress being made by the company in expanding its capacity and increasing revenue, greater attention must be paid to domestic utilisation of the country’s gas resources.…

Lagos State Deputy Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Mr Dotun Oladipo, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Premium Eagle Media Limited, publishers of the popular online news platform, The Eagle Online, who died on Tuesday at the age of 56. In a condolence statement issued by the Deputy Governor, he described the late media entrepreneur as a dedicated professional whose contributions to the growth of digital journalism in Nigeria would be sorely missed. “I received with great shock the news of the passing of…

…Plans to mobilize 3500 leaders from across LG LCDA The Lagos State Directorate of Christian Affairs of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors has intensified its grassroots mobilisation efforts ahead of the 2027 general elections, with coordinators across senatorial districts, local government areas and LCDAs urged to strengthen their structures for effective political engagement. The mobilisation meeting, held on Tuesday at the organisation’s Secretariat, 7B Oduduwa Way, Ikeja, Lagos, focused largely on the accreditation of coordinators, presentation of action plans and strategies for strengthening the directorate’s grassroots operations. The meeting, which commenced at about 12:10 p.m. with more than 30 minutes of…

The Nigerian Ambassador to the United Nations, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, has commended Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, for executing strategic infrastructure projects aimed at driving the state’s economic growth and positioning it for the future. Ibrahim gave the commendation on Monday during a visit to the Gateway International Airport, where he described the facility as a major infrastructure investment and praised Abiodun for demonstrating the vision and political will required to undertake and complete projects with long-term economic value. The ambassador, who expressed admiration for the airport’s aesthetics, quality and overall development, described the facility as one of the…

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested six suspects and rescued two pregnant women and four children during an operation targeting an alleged human trafficking and illegal adoption syndicate in Mowe. The operation was carried out on Monday at about 8 a.m., when operatives of the Mowe Division, acting on sustained intelligence, raided a suspected hideout at Toluwalase Street, Abaren Village, via Gbarinmole, a suburb of Mowe. The suspects arrested were Florence Glory Ogbona, 58; Magdalene Julius, 63; Chidike Egwuonwu, 40; Onyechu Chidike, 35; Stephen Ogbona, 39; and an attending nurse, Oseni Kusamotu Idaya. According to the Deputy…

Troops of the Joint Task Force, North West, have intercepted three suspected gun runners and rescued six kidnap victims in separate operations in Zamfara State. The operations, conducted on Sunday, August 23, were part of sustained efforts by Operation FANSAN YAMMA to disrupt the movement of arms to criminal networks and protect communities and motorists across the state. The Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, North West, Lt. Col. Aliyu Danja, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Danja said troops of Sector 2 first intercepted a vehicle conveying three suspected gun runners along the Kaura Namoda–Shinkafi Road.…

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has warned Nigerians against jungle justice, declaring that the Nigeria Police Force will henceforth treat mob killings as homicide and prosecute all those found to have participated in such acts. Disu gave the warning in a 14-minute video message shared on the official Facebook page of the Nigeria Police Force on Monday, stressing that no individual, community or group has the authority to try, convict or execute a person suspected of committing a crime. He said jungle justice was not an alternative form of justice but a criminal act that undermined the rule of…