The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, has deployed over 3,400 personnel across the state to ensure adequate security before, during and after the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations.
The state Commandant, Mohammed Hassan-Agalama, disclosed this in a statement...
The Nigeria Customs Service says it has intercepted and seized 2,437 parcels of cannabis in Ogun, with a total duty-paid value of N131,598,000 from January to date.
The customs area comptroller, Olukayode Afeni, disclosed this while handing over the drugs...
2The Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo and his deputy, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, have been sworn in for a second term in office during a ceremony held at the newly renovated Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka on Tuesday.
Soludo took...
Governor Bassey Otu has expressed concerns over non-adherence to laws governing mining and quarrying activities in the state.
Mr Otu said this in a statement by his chief press secretary, Linus Obogo, in Calabar on Monday.
He said that it was...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has deployed 2,500 operatives across Kaduna to ensure adequate security during the Eid-el-Fitr celebration.
The NSCDC commandant in Kaduna, Panam Musa, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
Mr Musa said the deployment was...
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Tuesday the killing of Ali Larijani, the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, while Iranian media suggested he would release a statement "within minutes."
Israeli media outlets reported that the IDF had...
The Federal Road Safety Corps says 39 people were involved in a multiple-vehicle crash on the Kugbo Furniture Market axis of the AYA–Nyanya route in Abuja. FRSC spokeswoman Felicia Kalu disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
Ms Kalu said...
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Cuba early Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey has said.
It, however, disclosed that there were no immediate reports of damage.
The quake hit at a depth of 11.6 kilometres (7.2 miles) about...
Britain and Ukraine are set to sign a defence partnership aimed at addressing the threat of low-cost drones, Downing Street announced ahead of a visit from Ukraine’s leader on Tuesday.
Since the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran late...
The Oyo government has advised residents to stop open defecation and indiscriminate dumping of waste in streams and waterways to avoid weakening the impact of erosion control.
The commissioner for environment and natural resources, Ademola Aderinto, gave the advice on...