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Stakeholders carpet Fintiri for abandoning Nyako’s electricity project

The administration of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has received several bashes from not a few Adamawa stakeholders, including residents and business operators in the state for abandoning the Kiri dam electricity projected conceived, initiated, and embarked upon by…

2024-11-12 01:19

NDLEA uncovers cross-border drug syndicates, arrests six suspected kingpins

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have dismantled two major cross-border drug trafficking syndicates. The agency said six suspected drug kingpins from Adamawa, Anambra, and Lagos states, as well as Cameroon were arrested wit…

2024-11-11 08:38

NDLEA uncovers cross-border drug syndicates, arrests six kingpins

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have dismantled two major cross-border drug trafficking syndicates and arrested six drug kingpins from Adamawa, Anambra, and Lagos states, as well as Cameroon. According to a statement released on Sunday …

2024-11-10 12:16

Grid collapses: States ramp up plans for power plants

Amid the incessant national grid collapses that have continued to throw the country into darkness for days, some states have intensified push for independent power plants for a stable and affordable power supply. Saturday PUNCH gathered that while some states…

2024-11-09 01:23

Rector of minor seminary in Nigeria released after 10-day captivity

Father Thomas Oyode, the rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Nigeria’s Diocese of Auchi was abducted on Oct. 27, 2024, and regained his freedom after 10 days. / Credit: Diocese of Auchi ACI Africa, Nov 7, 2024 / 15:30 pm (CNA). Father Thoma…

2024-11-07 20:30