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Nigeria's war against illicit drug trafficking moved a notch up as National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) nabbed 55-year-old alleged drug kingpin, Mohammed Ali Abubakar (alias Bello Karama) and five members of his syndicate. NDLEA said they were rounded up over the arrest of three Nigerians currently detained in Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking. Saudi Arabia has zero tolerance for drug trade and routinely executes persons found guilty of the offence by their courts. At a press conference today, August 25, in Abuja, the Nigeria capital, NDLEA said the suspects, who operated at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano,…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has reminded lawyers that the law is more than a profession, as it also serves as the nation's conscience. Mbah, who spoke during the opening of the 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC) of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Enugu, on Sunday, also restated his administration's commitment to justice sector reform, saying that it remained the cornerstone of his government. “Let me say this: the theme of this year’s conference, ‘Stand Out, Stand Tall,’ is a timely reminder of the responsibility we bear as lawyers…

*Lawmakers Elect Emberga As New Speaker,Sworn In By our reporter Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has distanced himself from current goings-on in the State House of Assembly where the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aondona Dajoh, resigned from the position today. The governor's spokesman, Tersoo Kula, stated that Alia has no hand in the power shift in the legislature as goings-on there are internal affairs of the lawmakers. On the heels of the resignation of the Speaker, the Assembly swiftly elected a replacement. He is Hon. Alfred Emberga, lawmaker representing Makurdi North constituency. Emberga, who was sworn in during an emergency plenary…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Olubadan-designate, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, has enjoined mogajis (family heads) and baales in Ibadanland,Oyo State, to report anything that can cause security breach to law enforcement agents on time. Ladoja also advised them to be security conscious at all times. He gave these admonitions when mogajis and baales in Ibadanland visited him. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Olubadan, Chief Solomon Olugbemiga Ayoade, and made available to journalists today, noted that the Olubadan-designate said the mogajis and baales were the chief security officers in their various domains. The Olubadan-designate admonished the…