A press statement signed by President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero and made available to Blank NEWS Online reads: “We want to inform all Nigerians that we have just risen from a meeting with the federal Government where…
Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory was agog on Monday as hundreds of people marched against human trafficking. The march brought staff of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) from across 23 states of the country to Abuja…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested an artistes’ manager and an accomplice notorious for distribution illicit drugs to fun seekers at VIP night clubs and lounges in parts of Lagos. A statement by the spokesman of NDLEA,…
*says lockdown bring untold Hardship, Hunger to the People The Apex body of Udu kingdom, known as Union of Union Communities (UUC) has urged the state government to relax the military lockdown ordered in Aladja Community to enable people to go out…
The European Union (EU) has called on the coup plotters in Niger to vacant office and return government to democratically elected representatives, insisting that the government they formed would never be recognized. The EU also announced its readiness to join the Economic…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has called for collaboration between ECOWAS Commission and the African Union (AU) in order to strengthen collective regional security operations within West Africa that would ward off the constant threat of coup d’etat…
The European Union (EU) has condemned in the strongest terms the coup in Nigér, insisting that the events in the West African country in recent days constitute a serious attack on stability and democracy. It also warned that that any abuse of…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has condemned the coup d’etat in the Republic of Niger that ousted the Administration of the democratically elected President of the country, Mohamed Bazoum on Wednesday. The FG, in a statement yesterday by the spokesperson of the…
In 20 years, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has secured 624 convictions for trafficking in persons offenses, the Director General of the agency, Prof Fatima Waziri-Azi has disclosed. Speaking at the ceremony to celebrate the 20…
Delta State Deputy Governor, Sir Monday Onyeme, has said that the Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration is putting up measures to mitigate the effects of flood. Following the predictions of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA,…
A call has been made on all relevant organisations to work in synergy to ensure maximum protection of civilians and human rights in the country The call was made on Tuesday by stakeholders at a two-day workshop and photo exhibition in Abuja,…
–BY SUNNY A. DAVID: Chief Pius Nweke, the Proprietor of Best Aluminum, has regained his freedom. Recalled that a Federal High Court, Awka presided over by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba had on 14th June 2023 sentenced Chief Pius Nweke (Ikemba) to ten (10)…
Nigerian and South African anti narcotics agencies have met to forge stronger operational ties that will enhance the war on drug syndicates operating between the two countries. A signed press statement on Tuesday by the spokesman of the Nigerian anti-narcotics agency, Femi…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it has impounded two trucks conveying large quantities of stolen railway sleepers, arrested 12 suspected vandals and clamped down on two illegal warehouses with vandalised railway sleepers in the last two weeks. A…
The Commandant General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, mni, OFR, has expressed willingness to work collaboratively with local and international partners to enhance effective and successful implementation of the Safe Schools programme in…
The Centre for Media and Peace Initiatives (CMPI) has called for massive awareness campaigns across the country to sensitize Nigerians on sustainable practices to arrest growing threats of climate change. CMPI is a nonprofit organisation that seeks to promote conflict-resolving media practices…
Wife of Delta State Governor, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori has visited the family of two-year-old, Ivan Omorhiakogbe slain by stray bullets from operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at Okpanam area of the State, on Thursday, July 14, 2023. Deaconess…
-By Michael J. Ekokoruwe: The president general of Oleh community, Chief comr. Believe Alakri says, the ongoing protest by Oleh community over the marginalization of employment slots by Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited management, will continue until the demand raised by the…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori on Monday visited the family of two-year-old Ivan Omorhiakogbe killed by stray bullets from operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Okpanam area of the State capital on Thursday, 13th July. Oborevwori…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja have arrested a 19-year-old student, Benjamin Daberechi for attempting to export 7.2 kilogrammes of methamphetamine concealed in crayfish to Europe where he was going for undergraduate…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said that it is investigating a shooting incident involving its officers during the raid of a drug joint at Okpanam area of Asaba, Delta state, where a young person was hit by a stray…
–BY SUNNY A. DAVID: Anambra State Police Command have arrested some boys in Anam Community in the Anambra West Local Government Area who allegedly specialised in gang raping girls and using the pants for rituals. The mother of a victim said, “they…
Barely 24 hours after the the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), commenced a total clampdown on illegal sale and use of nitrous oxide, otherwise known as laughing gas, which has become the latest source of abuse as recreational drug, operatives of…
Piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) have posed significant challenges in recent years. While 2022 saw a massive reduction in piracy incidents, UNODC in partnership with the Bayelsa State Government and with the financial support of the Government…
ECOWAS Court has awarded N60 million in damages against the Nigerian government for the torture of Sunday Olaniran Ayodeji by a police officer. Ayodeji, leg was amputated as a result of gunshot by a Police Officer in Kaduna State and had his…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has imposed an indefinite ban on metal scavenging activities in allnooks and crannies of the state. According to a statement by the spokesman of the government, Mallam Isa Gusau, the governor’s ban aims to forestall continued…
–BY SUNNY A. DAVID: Barrister Sly Ezeokenwa the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has pleaded with the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu for the release of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra,…
No fewer than 4,560 kilogrammes of skunk have been seized in interdiction operations in Lagos, Adamawa and Osun by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in the last few days. The Operatives also raided a skucchies factory in Ogun…
The Federal government has cautioned Nigerians to refrain from dumping waste indiscriminately and to promote good hygiene practices in order to arrest the ravaging flood. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) had recently raised an alarm that 14 states and 31 communities…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has promoted 3,248 officials, including seven senior personnel to the position of Deputy Commander General and Assistant Commanders General. The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd) personally decorated the three…
The Federal Government is planning big on revenue from evolving a policy on minimization of carbon emission in the country, issuing a strong warning to carbon emission reduction traders to adhere to all rules guiding the trade or face the wrath of…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, and the National Crime Agency of the United Kingdom have both recommitted to taking the battle against drug to the doorsteps of drug cartels as part of efforts to stamp out serious organized crimes in…
The United Nations has condemned the burning of Holy Quran in front of a mosque in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden. A statement on Thursday read that: “The High-Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), Mr. Miguel Moratinos expresses his…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)has promoted 7, 000 officers across different ranks and departments in the service as approved by its Board. A statement from Acting Public Relations Officer of NIS, Kenneth Kure, disclosed that the promotion was contained in a letter…
The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Audi on Monday said the corps has zero tolerance for accidental discharge of riffle by any personnel, insisting that officers must be grounded in arms handling. Audi, made…
Nigerians have been advised to accept freed ex-prison inmates back into the society without suspicion as they have been made to go through reformatory and rehabilitation programmes that have made them no longer dangerous. The advice was given by the Permanent Secretary,…
-BY ONORIODE ETATSEMI: Four inmates in the Kwale Custodial Centre have regained their freedom from the prison by the Delta State Chief Judge, Honourable Justice Theresa Dai while additional four were granted bail. Speaking during the second quarter prison visit to Kwale…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a secret laboratory producing deadly illicit substance, methamphetamine, in a residential community located in Ikeja, Lagos state. According to a statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi…
The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Audi has read the Riot Act to Commandants in the Niger Delta States to get of economic saboteurs, vandals, criminals, oil thieves in the area, even as he…
By: James Bwala I anticipated that this article could involve treading on some sensitive ground. But I am aware that standing up for the truth may also be heroism. Nigeria will be a better country when those with the proper minds stand…
