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NDLEA arrests 103 suspected drug traffickers

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency), State News Monday, October 8th, 2018

The Edo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has arrested 103 suspects for trafficking illicit drugs. Mr Peter Ogar, Head of Operations and Intelligence in the command, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Monday. Ogar said the suspects, comprised of 88 […]

Guber Primaries: Crisis Engulfs APC In Lagos, Imo, Others …As Party Declares Sanwo-Olu Winner Of Guber Primary

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Governors, Headlines, Party Politics, Rivers, State News Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has found itself in further crisis as party bigwigs flex musles over who picks the governorship ticket of the party in various states. Delegates and some members of National and State Houses of Assembly, yesterday, protested the postponement of Adamawa governorship primary election by the National Working Committee (NWC) of […]

Wike, Atiku, Tambuwal hold talks over PDP convention

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, yesterday, held a consultative meeting with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant and former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar at the Government House, Port Harcourt. The meeting with Atiku came barely 24 hours after another consultative parley with the Sokoto State Governor and another PDP presidential aspirant, […]

Mikel Excused From S’Eagles, Libya Clash

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

Captain John Mikel Obi has been “excused” from Nigeria’s latest squad because he needs time to recover from injury, according to the country’s football federation, the NFF. He was the most notable absentee from the Super Eagles squad for back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers with Libya this month. The 31-year-old, who plays for Chinese […]

US First Lady Melania Trump arrives Accra, Ghana

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines, State News Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018

Melania Trump on Tuesday arrived in Ghana on the first leg of her maiden, solo tour of Africa that has been billed as a chance to carve her own diplomatic path. The US first lady stepped off an overnight flight from Andrews Airforce Base near Washington and onto a red carpet at Accra’s Kotoka International […]

The last thing Achebe told me – Chimamanda Adichie

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, September 29th, 2018

When Chimamanda started out as a writer at Nsukka, she began as a poet and playwright, but she soon found she wasn’t cut out for the stage and the bardic universe. She tried her hands on prose fiction, and hit a goldmine. “I was trying to find my voice, and I found it in […]

Chimamanda Adichie collaborates with Trace for new writing workshop

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, September 29th, 2018

Chimamanda Adichie has announced the return of her annual Creative Writing Workshop.Sponsored by Trace Nigeria, it will run from November 20 to November 30, 2018. Said Adichie, “The workshop, which is currently in its 11th year, will continue to provide me the opportunity to contribute to the growth of the writing community in Nigeria. It will […]

Plateau killings: Jang cries for UN intervention

Posted by admin Headlines, Plateau, State News, United Nations Saturday, September 29th, 2018

Plateau killings: Jang cries for UN intervention Gyang Bere, Jos The senator representing Plateau North in the National Assembly and a PDP Presidential aspirant, Dr. Jonah David Jang, has called on the United Nations (UN) to urgently intervene in the killings in Plateau Statebbefore the people are wiped out. Sen. Jang, in a press statement […]

Buhari meets Ghana President, discuss attacks on Nigerian traders

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Friday, September 28th, 2018

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana on Thursday addressed the attacks on Nigerian traders in Ghana. Akufo-Addo assured Buhari that Nigerian traders were being taken care of. He stated this at a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in New York on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly. Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to […]

Two Nigerian Air Force planes crash in Abuja

Posted by admin Air Force, Armed Forces, Headlines Friday, September 28th, 2018

Two fighter jets have crashed in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. The jets belonging to the Nigerian Air Force crashed around Mashafa area of Mpape, Abuja. An Eyewitness told DAILY POST that, ” It just happened and we are all running to the place.” Confirming the incident, the Director of Public Relations and Information, […]