The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on Friday criminals in countries in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions generate an estimated $400 billion annually from drug trafficking. The UNODC Country Representative for Nigeria, Ousmane Touré, disclosed this at the end of a long-week meeting of the 5th Lake Chad Governors’ Forum…
A couple were seen making out on a packed beach in full view of families with young kids, causing a police officer to intervene. Footage of the couple’s steamy make-out session on a Brazilian beach went viral after it was posted online. It showed a bikini-clad woman sitting on top of a heavy-set man at…
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) said on Friday the country’s non-oil exports reached $5.4 billion in 2024. This figure was $939 million or 20.79 percent higher than the $4.5 billion recorded in 2023. The Executive Director of NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, disclosed this when she briefed the media on the sector’s performance in Abuja. She…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has directed all senior police officers who have exceeded 35 years in service or are above 60 years of age to proceed with retirement immediately. This decision was announced on Friday, January 31, following rising controversy over the tenure extension granted to Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, after he…
The former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, warned on Friday that the 2027 elections would be disastrous for the former ruling party unless its leaders unite and wield the big stick on characters bent on pulling down the structure. He gave the warning at a news conference at…
Russia on Friday, January 31, condemned President Donald Trump’s plan to develop a missile shield reminiscent of the “Star Wars” initiative, warning that it could turn space into a battlefield. Trump’s executive order on Monday, January 27, called for the creation of an “Iron Dome for America” to address ballistic and hypersonic missile threats,…
