
Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Sunday 15th October 2023
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NDLEA Detains Two Wanted Drug Barons, Intercepts 2$4.8m Fake Currencies
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have taken into custody two wanted heads of transnational criminal organisations with a multi-billion-naira worth of illicit drugs. The anti-narcotics agency also seized assets from the traffickers after weeks of intelligence-led operations within and outside the country. This was made known in a statement by…
New Telegraph.
Calabar Carnival: GRSG Appeals To NIS To Facilitate Tourists Entry Into State
Cross River State Government has appealed to the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to do everything possible to encourage tourists to attend this year’s Carnival Calabar. Commissioner, Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Chief Abubakar Ewa, who made the appeal also assured NIS of his ministry’s readiness to collaborate with the federal agency as preparations for…
New Telegraph.
Benue PDP Expresses Worry Over Alia’s Silence On Herdsmen Killings
…Alia: I mustn’t speak to media for PDP to know my security feat The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State on Sunday expressed concern over the intractable silence of Governor Hyacinth Alia over the recalcitrant attacks and gruesome murder of innocent people of the state by suspected invading Fulani militants. The party said the…
New Telegraph.
Antenna Crew Records Debuts, Set To Discover, Nurture Next Rated Music Icons
A new music label in Nigeria, Antenna Crew Records, has announced its desire to create a veritable platform for budding talents in Nigeria, with the intent to positively disrupt the creative industry. In an interview with the label owner, Bolaji Bayo Habeeb, he said that Antenna Crew Records was created by a passion for music…
New Telegraph.
Kolawole Pulls Out Of Race To Succeed Tunji-Ojo At Nat’l Assembly
A House of Representatives aspirant for Akoko Northeast/Northwest federal constituency, Mr Oluwaseyi Kolawole has pulled out of the race to succeed Minister of Interior, Hon Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo at the National Assembly. Tunji-Ojo was reelected as a House of Representatives member before he was appointed as a Minister of Interior by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Since…
New Telegraph.
2023 Trade Fair Will Showcase Osun Local Products For Business Opportunities
The Osun State Chambers Of Commerce, Industry, Mines And Agriculture (OSUCCIMA), has urged Local Government Councils in the state to showcase the products in their respective council areas at the 2023 trade fair in Osogbo, the state capital. The President of OSUCCIMA, Dr Olu Olujide said this would enable prospective customers, suppliers and investors to…
New Telegraph.
Plateau Police Wades Into Farmers, Herders’ Crisis
The Plateau State Police Command has met with religious and community leaders to proffer lasting solutions to the lingering crisis between farming communities and pastoralists. This latest meeting is part of a series of gatherings convened by stakeholders in an effort to reestablish peace between the warring parties in the state., particularly in the aftermath…
New Telegraph.
Abbas Mourns Ex-Senate President Lawan’s Mother
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has commiserated with a former President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, over the death of his mother, Hajiya Halima (Baba) Ibrahim. Abbas, while describing Hajiya Halima as a successful mother, said she was a worthy example of womanhood going by the significant roles…
New Telegraph.
SERAP Wants Akpabio, Abbas To Reject Bill Seeking Regulation Of Social Media
…Says social media not Nigeria’s problem A human rights group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has charged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to reject the recently reintroduced social media regulation bill which if passed would unduly restrict the rights to freedom of expression and…
New Telegraph.
Key PDP National Officer, Alhassan Resigns, Dumps Party
Hon. Magaji Alhassan, a chieftain and National member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) representing Kaduna State has resigned from his position and also withdrawn his membership of the party. Hon. Alhassan made his position known in a letter dated October 5, 2023, which was directed to the Acting National Chairman of the PDP, Umar…
New Telegraph.
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