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The Chairman and Chief Executive of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have said that the agency seized drugs worth over N130billion in the last one year. The chairman, in a stock-taking briefing, also told newsmen that 10.4million kg of drugs has been seized within the one year of his stewardship. Marwa marked one year in office. The briefing is part of activities to celebrate the successes recorded by the agency. The NDLEA boss noted that the agency was in a bad state when he took over. “NDLEA was a forgotten agency, under-funded and under-staffed. There was no promotion.” Details…

Eze Onyekpere The guarantee of the right to life is the most fundamental of the fundamental human rights. It is the fulcrum upon which other human rights revolve. The first and most basic duty of the state and government is the maintenance of law and order, which principally protects the rights to life and property. With the background of these premises, this discourse reviews the deteriorating security situation unfolding under the retired Major General Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government. It provides recommendations for action. At the time Buhari was sworn in as president and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of…

• Only co-contestants at primaries can sue on candidates’ certificates, credentials – Ex-INEC director A new amendment to the Electoral Act has precluded the possibility of voters challenging credentials submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission by candidates, The PUNCH has learnt. The proposed law, if signed by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will allow only those who participated in the party primary to challenge in court, the school certificates, the birth certificate and other credentials of a co-contestant. Currently, Section 31(5) of the Electoral Act reads, “Any person who has reasonable grounds to believe that any information given by…

It is generally agreed that all economies especially those heavily dependent on the market system experience all the phases of a typical business cycle: peak (boom), decline, trough (recession) and recovery. A prolonged recession would result in a depression. Apart from the Great depression of the 1930s, the global economy in recent times experienced a recession in 2007 – 2008 as a result of the collapse of the mortgage system in the United States of America. Because the recession was global and affected all countries (for some as a client), it is often labelled the Great Recession. There are often…

A country that has consistently grappled with low revenue generation cannot continue to waste huge resources subsidising fuel consumption, writes Obinna Chima In Nigeria, arguments over fuel subsidy removal have a long history. In the past few days, this age-long debate has resurfaced. While the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), most state governors and multilateral institutions have been raising the alarm that the country cannot continue with the policy, members of the organised labour appear to be standing their ground, resisting the elimination of the policy. Already, members of the organised labour are preparing for what they described as…

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has again condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s style of governance, stating that Nigerians are unhappy with him and regretted voting him as president. Governor Ortom stated this on Arise News yesterday, saying that the president is oblivious of his surroundings and that it has led to needless economic hardship and insecurity in the country. Ortom said to the handlers of President Buhari: “Nigerians are not happy, they regret voting him as president.” Benue governor, who has been a critic of Buhari’s handling of the farmers-herders crisis in his state, said he has advised the president…

*Shock, anger as murderer narrates how he slayed 5-year old abductee with rat poison President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Abdullahi Ganduje have both promised justice for little Hanifa Abubakar, the five-year old girl abducted and murdered by her teacher in Kwanar Dakata, Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano State. The teacher, Abdulmalik Tanko, who is also the proprietor of the school (Noble Kids Academy), collected ransom from the parents of Hanifa, but still killed the little girl and buried her body in the school’s premises. The corpse of Hanifa, who was abducted in November last year, was discovered in a…

• Threatens To Prosecute Uncooperative Banks Ahead of the 2023 general election timetable, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to beam its searchlight on politicians and political parties in a bid to track the sources of funds for their campaigns. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the plan public at a conference on political campaign finance organised by The Electoral Forum in Abuja yesterday. According to Yakubu, the commission will set up teams to monitor election spending ahead of the polls. Represented by Prof. Ajayi Kunle, who is INEC’s National Commissioner in charge of the party monitoring committee, the INEC…

Senator Orji Kalu, the Senate’s Chief Whip, said he decided to run for the office of president after leaders from the six geopolitical zones approached him. This comes after he revealed that he had previously told other presidential candidates, including former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu, former Senate President Pius Anyim, and Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi, that he would not run. Kalu, in an interview with Silverbird Television on Friday which was monitored by The Guardian, said the leaders cited his capability and experience, adding that he changed his mind about not contesting after due consultations and a request…

Lawmakers from the North-east geopolitical zone, under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), have endorsed the 2023 presidential aspiration of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. Their endorsement is coming after their colleagues in all the North-central states endorsed Governor Bello for president, during their one-day extraordinary meeting in Abuja last week. In a communique issued on Thursday after an extraordinary meeting of the forum of APC State Legislators of the North-east zone held at Hazibal Suite, Yelwa Road, Bauchi, the state Assembly legislators declared their total support for Bello’s presidency. They also called on the leadership…