According to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, 15 drug kingpins out of 3,412 drug offenders successfully tried and convicted in 2023 received a total of 168 years in jail. The NDLEA Chairman, Retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, revealed this on Wednesday in Abuja while addressing the agency’s commanders and officers during an award and recognition…
President Bola Tinubu has inducted two freshly purchased T-129 ATAK helicopters and a King Air 360ER Beechcraft into the Nigerian Air Force’s Order of Battle (ORBAT). AVM Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Information of the NAF, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja. Tinubu, who was represented at NAF Base Makurdi by Vice President…
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has called for the punishment of anybody who intentionally commit election fraud anywhere in the country. Governor Ahmadu Fintiri said “As for those who connived with the REC to make us pass through those democratically embarrassing moments, I want to assure you once again, that we owe it a…
Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze has challenged his teammates to give their all when they meet South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in the semi-finals of the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast today. “It’s going to be a tough game. Bafana Bafana is not a small team,” Chukwueze told Hot Sport’s Toyin Ibitoye…
The Labour Party (LP) has encouraged President Bola Tinubu to seek assistance with the rising cost of living and challenges in the country before they become uncontrollable. The party expressed serious worry over how millions of Nigerians have been dealing with the situation of food shortages since the turn of the year. This comes as…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s Ilorin Zonal Command, EFCC, has detained 41 people and seized 12 vehicles in Kwara State for allegedly transporting various types of solid minerals illegally. The offense is punished by life imprisonment under Section 1(8)(b) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, Cap M17, 1983, according to an anti-graft agency statement issued…
South African defender Terrence Mashego believes the Bafana Bafana are battle-ready for their semi-final match against Nigeria. Hugo Broos’ squad is aiming to reach the final of Africa’s greatest soccer championship for the first time since 1998. On Wednesday night, the Bafana Bafana will face Nigeria, the three-time champs, at the Stade de la Paix…
David Adeleke, nicknamed Davido, a Grammy-nominated Nigerian artist, has promised not to quit up after failing to win the prize. David Adeleke, nicknamed Davido, a Grammy-nominated Nigerian artist, has promised not to quit up after failing to win the prize. However, addressing his followers via X, Davido underlined his love for them, telling them that…
Ademola Lookman, a Super Eagles and Atalanta winger, has acknowledged feeling the strain of putting on Nigeria’s green and white shirt. Lookman transferred allegiances from England to Nigeria, and FIFA allowed him to play for Nigeria at the senior level in 2022, after representing England at the U-19, U-20, and U-21 levels. The 26-year-old is…
Charly Boy, a veteran Nigerian singer and activist, has revealed how he interfered in Eedris Abdulkareem’s spat with American rapper 50 Cent in 2004. In the most recent episode of The Honest Bunch Podcast, Charly Boy stated that he was curling his hair when he received a call from Eedris informing him that he had…