NAFDAC blacklists Indian drug manufacturer, Mars Remedies over falsification

…delists pinnacle Nigeria ciprofloxacin 500mg The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) By Chioma Obinna The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) weekend banned all products manufactured by Mars Remedies PVT Limited, India over falsification of Ciprofloxacin Tablets BP 500mg with NAFDAC registration number NO C4-0498 for Pinnacle …

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Self-determination of Yoruba nation is our priority — ONALA

…YWC changes name to ONALA By Gabriel Olawale The umbrella body of all Yoruba socio-cultural and self-determination group within and outside Nigeria, Ilana Omo Oodua, ONALA, formerly known as the Yoruba World Congress, YWC has said that the quest for Yoruba Nation self-determination is non-negotiable. Speaking during the stakeholders virtual meeting where YWC changes its …

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Happening Now: Normalcy returns to Lekki area of Lagos

Motorists driving pass the Admiralty Toll Gate, Lekki Phase 1 on Monday. Normalcy has returned to the Lekki-Ajah area of Lagos State, as commuters and residents now ply the road with little or no obstruction. The New Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Correspondent reports that commuters were seen driving through the Admiralty and Ikoyi-Link Bridge Toll Gates …

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JUST IN: Fire guts Abuja building materials market in Dei Dei

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja A section of the international building materials market in Dei-Dei, Abuja has been gutted by fire. The section, known as “New Market” is located in the Abuja Municipal Area Council AMAC of the Federal Capital Territory FCT. ALSO READ: Be at alert, deal decisively with any attack in your duty locations – Buratai charges Soldiers Although …

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Be at alert, deal decisively with any attack in your duty locations – Buratai charges Soldiers

By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja ..Says Army was privy to Grand Design by Sponsors of the protests to drag it into crisis – Buratai. …Says detractors and international Collaborators mischievously and deliberately misrepresented troops efforts to ensure compliance with curfew imposed by legitimate civil authorities. ..Order’s PSOs, GOC, Field Commanders to respond quickly and decisively, to …

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#EndSARS: PFN sues for peace, urges transparency in government

Dr. Felix Omobude, PFN President By Ozioruva Aliu, Benin-City The National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Rev. Dr Felix Omobude yesterday charged the #EndSARS protesters nationwide to withdraw from the streets, saying that their agitations have since reached the authorities in the country. Omobude, however, called on the government to ensure transparency in …

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Group condemns looting, destruction of structures

By Perez Brisibe, Ughelli The youths in a statement yesterday by the NDYC coordinator, Comrade Israel Uwejeyan and secretary, Raymond Alaibe, said they are disassociating themselves from the violent protests and described the perpetrators of the lootings and burnings as criminal elements and hijacked the genuine course of the #ENDSARS protesters. ALSO READ: Return looted items or …

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Return looted items or be arrested, FCT minister warns looters

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has asked those who looted warehouses in the territory to return their loot, directing security agencies in the territory to go after them and ensure their arrest and prosecution. Warehouses including those privately owned had come under raid in various parts …

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30 suspects arrested for vandalising, looting Dogara’s residence in Jos

The Special Military Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), maintaining peace in Plateau and environs, has arrested 30 suspects for vandalising and looting valuables at the Jos residence of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara. The Commander of the task force, Maj.-Gen. Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, presented the suspects to newsmen on Sunday …

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War as hoodlums exchange gunfire with security officers for 1hr in Kogi

…Armed hoodlums invade ADP, private warehouses in Kogi, cart away fertilizers, rice …As robber attack bank ATM stand …Journalist Hits by stray bullets …Police arrest suspects By Boluwaji Obahopo LOKOJA Some armed hoodlums on Sunday night burgled the Kogi State Agricultural Development Project warehouse and carted away the fertilizers. The hoodlums invaded the ADP premises at …

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FCT minister vows arrest looters, asks for return of looted items

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has asked those who looted warehouses in the territory to return their loot, directing security agencies in the territory to go after them and ensure their arrest and prosecution. Warehouses including those privately owned had come under raid in various parts …

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#ENDSARS: We need N5bn to fix vandalised centre – Cross River Govt

Governor Ben Ayade, of Cross Rivers state Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River says the state will require N5 billion to repair the Calabar International Conference Centre (CICC) vandalised by hoodlums. Ayade made this known on Monday, while reaffirming the curfew imposed on Calabar and its environs. The hoodlums had on Friday and Saturday took advantage of the …

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Hoodlums attack warehouse, loot COVID-19 palliatives in Abuja

…As angry mob storms FCT aluminum market, Idu Industrial Layout  By Luminous Jannamike Hoodlums on Monday attacked a warehouse where COVID-19 palliatives are kept at Secretariat road, Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja. After the hoodlums gained entrance into the warehouse, they looted some COVID-19 palliatives, a resident in the area said. The warehouse, located near West …

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Plateau Govt gives looters three days to return items

By Marie-Therese Nanlong Hoodlums who took advantage of the #ENDSARS protest in Plateau State to loot public and private premises in the Jos and Bukuru metropolis have been given a grace period of three days to return all looted items to the nearest local government office in the State before being found out. The hoodlums who …

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Soldiers take over roads in Osogbo, as Banks, businesses shut down over curfew

Soldiers Residents of Osun have deserted major streets in different towns as banks and businesses, remained closed on Monday, in compliance to the curfew imposed by the state government on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent reports that joint security personnel were enforcing the curfew imposed on the state as roads were deserted, vehicular …

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Lagos records zero new COVID-19 case

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Lagos state the nation’s epicentre of the COVID-19, on Sunday recorded zero infection. The NCDC, on its verified Website, said it recorded 62 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The centre said with the 62 new infections, the country now has 61,992 confirmed cases of COVID-19. …

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Over 80 in custody, as police begin arrest of looters in Calabar

The looters vandalising a UN vehicle at the agency’s premises in Calabar, Cross River State. By Ike Uchechukwu,Calabar The Cross River State Police Command on Sunday began the arrest of those who vandalized various government property in the state capital. The Command also apprehended those who looted private offices, homes as well as those who invaded …

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VIDEOS: Ongoing looting of warehouse in Abuja

There is ongoing looting of a warehouse in Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory FCT, Abuja. Some of the looters said it would take them two days to be able to empty the warehouse. Watch videos below: https://www.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WhatsApp-Video-2020-10-26-at-11.50.33.mp4 https://www.vanguardngr.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FCT.mp4 The post VIDEOS: Ongoing looting of warehouse in Abuja appeared first on Vanguard News.

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Edwin Clark is a true Nationalist, Governor Bala Mohammed

…Says Chief is his Father any time, any day … Pays Tribute to Late Prof. JP Clark …Says his works will outlive him By Henry Umoru GOVERNOR Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has described former Federal Commissioner for Information and South South Leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark as the most misunderstood personality in the country, especially …

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FCT: Hoodlums invade COVID-19 palliatives warehouse in Gwagwalada

By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja Hoodlums on Monday attacked a warehouse where COVID-19 palliatives are kept at Secretariat road, Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja. After the hoodlums gained entrance into the warehouse, they looted some COVID-19 palliatives, a resident in the area said. The warehouse, located near West African Examination Council (WAEC) office, is said to contain …

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