Nigeria

The government of Delta State has announced that the state’s entire debt profile is N272 billion.

Prince Dapo Abiodun, the governor of Ogun State, Sunday enlisted the help of the state’s traditional rulers in his ongoing war against cultism, one of the obstacles to Ogun’s economic development.

Mike Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has argued that only a new constitution driven by the people can ensure Nigeria’s progress.

In each of Nigeria’s six geopolitical areas, the federal government has started the process of refining gold, gemstones, and other types of mineral resources.

The activities of a major cocaine syndicate in Lagos were halted over the weekend when a 56-year-old trafficker, Lawal Lateef Oyenuga, was arrested while en route to transport 400 grammes of the class A narcotic concealed in a pair of palm sandals to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The arrest of the wanted renowned kingpin, Wasiu Sanni Gbolahan, better known as Teacher, who recruits mules for the cartel, followed shortly after.

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has urged traditional leaders to persuade their subjects, especially young people, to refrain from any violent behaviour in the run-up to the 2023 elections.

A group of suspected military soldiers invaded the Umuahia Sanitation Court on Saturday, freeing a female accused and more than 50 others.

Mrs Bianca Ojukwu, a former Nigerian ambassador to Spain, has urged young Nigerians to abandon the antisocial behaviours that jeopardise the country’s progress and stability.

Two security guards have been shot and killed in Ikare-Akoko, Akoko Northeast Local Government Area, Ondo State.