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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency seized not less than 739,040.46kg of illicit drugs between January and June 2024, PUNCH Online has learnt. The agency also arrested 8,228 (7,330 males, 898 females) drug traffickers; 2,554 (2,436 males, 118 females) cases charged to court, and 1,823 (1,699 males, 124 females) convictions secured within the period. It […]

A  non-profit Christian organisation, New Life Research Foundation, has stated its commitment to helping people to hone their talents for academic and research pursuits for spiritual revival, preparing them for effective service in the world. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by NELIREF. According to the statement, NELIREF is dedicated to propelling interdisciplinary, […]

The Vice-Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Prof Edward Olanipekun, said on Wednesday that the university had promoted 70 academic staff of the institution to the rank of professor and 60 others to reader cadre. Olanipekun, who spoke in Ado Ekiti during a chat with journalists, said the institution would soon begin new programmes, […]

Russia on Wednesday battled a major cross-border incursion from Ukraine for a second day, the most serious attack on Russian territory by Kyiv’s forces in months that prompted both countries to evacuate several thousand civilians. A local state of emergency was introduced in Russia’s Kursk region on Wednesday evening, 36 hours after Ukrainian soldiers, tanks […]

The late Gen. Sani Abacha’s Chief Security Officer, Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha, says Western democracy is not working for Nigeria. According to him, Nigeria must develop a system of government that suits its purpose rather than copy what is being practised in America. Describing himself as a democrat now, Al-Mustapha also condemned those calling for a […]