No fewer than 50 Nigerians have been arrested in one of India’s largest coordinated operations targeting a transnational narcotics network. The suspects were believed to be linked to a sprawling drug-distribution and hawala-laundering syndicate operating across several major Indian cities. According to a report by NDTV on Thursday, the crackdown was led by the Delhi…
The Technical Working Committee (TWC) of Northern Cross River Agricultural and Cultural Festival (NORTHFEST), has concluded a high-level, two-day strategy review meeting outlining an ambitious five-year (2026-2030) development strategy masterplan aimed at revolutionizing the agricultural sector of the Northern Senatorial District. The event which was held at the State Library Complex in Calabar, between November…
The Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has called for the withdrawal of police officers assigned to the National Assembly. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday, Ndume praised President Bola Tinubu’s recent directive to remove police escorts from very important persons and urged that it be implemented effectively. He, however, expressed disappointment…
By Nsan Ndoma-Neji Two youth leaders in Effi, Okuni community, Ikom local government area of Cross River State, Comrade Alobi Ndifon and comrade Ojong Oyongha, have charged Executive Director Rainforest Resources and Development Center (RRDC), Prince Odey Oyama, to tender payment evidence for N40m compensation money that he allegedly received from the Cross River State…
By Ovat Abeng The Group Managing Director of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), Engr. Dr. Ernest Mupwaya, has stated that the reforms introduced by the Electricity Act of 2023 have fundamentally redefined the structure, governance and long-term growth trajectory of Nigeria’s electricity sector. Mupwaya made the remark on Thursday during the presentation of the…
The Nigeria Police Force’s Mobile Force, 50 Squadron in Kubwa, Abuja, has issued urgent instructions for all personnel assigned to provide security for high-profile individuals to report back to base by 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 27, 2025. The directive, issued under reference AB: 4087/FCT/50PMF/VOL.10/ by the Squadron Commander, specifies that the order applies to…
The Netherlands should recruit workers in emerging countries such as Indonesia and Nigeria to prevent an economic downturn, government advisory body WRR has said. The Dutch economy relies on labour from Eastern Europe and on products made in China but the ageing population in those countries will make products scarcer and workers more expensive, it…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria and ex-President of Mozambique, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, were among top dignitaries held up in Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday after the military in the West African country announced that they had taken over power. Although THISDAY confirmed that the African leaders were safe in their hotel rooms as of last night,…
By Kelvin Obambon During the Senate debate on escalating insecurity, Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong delivered an address on Wednesday, urging the Federal Government to implement immediate and uncompromising reforms to fortify Nigeria’s defense and protect its populace. He began by emphasizing the unprecedented unity among Senators across party and geopolitical lines on the need to tackle…
The crisis rocking the Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) deepened significantly this week, as a wide coalition of party officials, including 18 vice chairmen and 196 ward chairmen, publicly threw their weight behind the demand for the immediate resignation of the State Party Chairman, Barrister Alphonsus Eba. The officials cited…