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Nigerian drug baron flees South Africa, arrested in Imo mansion

A drug baron on the wanted list of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, identified as Joachin Mbonu, has been arrested. Mbonu was arrested by operatives of the NDLEA in his village mansion in Imo State on July 5. A statement on Tuesday by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said Mbonu was arrested along with his associate. He stated that Mbonu belongs to a drug cartel behind the production of […]

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Fuel crisis lingers as NNPC seeks fresh $2bn crude-backed loan

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is in talks for another oil-backed loan to boost its finances and allow investment in its business, the Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC, Mele Kyari, has said. Sources familiar with the situation said the oil firm aims to raise at least $2bn through the proposed new loan. In August 2023, NNPC announced that it had secured a $3.3bn emergency crude oil repayment loan from […]

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Man in China caught smuggling 100 live snakes in his trousers

A man has been caught trying to smuggle over 100 live snakes into mainland China by cramming them into his trousers, according to the country’s customs authority. The unnamed traveller was stopped by customs officers as he sought to slip out of semi-autonomous Hong Kong and into the border city of Shenzhen, China Customs said in a statement on Tuesday. “Upon inspection, customs officers discovered that the pockets of the […]

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Russian strikes kill three in Ukraine

Russian strikes killed three people in southern Ukraine, including at the Black Sea port of Odesa, authorities said on Wednesday. Russia has carried out nightly attacks on cities across Ukraine since launching its invasion in February 2022. “The aggressor targeted port infrastructure in the Odesa region. Unfortunately, two people were killed — a security guard and a truck driver,” governor Oleg Kiper said. It was unclear whether the deaths were […]

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BUSINESS

Govt moves to translate Lagos laws into Yoruba with AI

The Lagos State Law Reform Commission has organised a three-day workshop to harness Artificial Intelligence in translating the laws of Lagos State into the Yoruba language. This was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Jubril Gawat, posted on his X account on Tuesday. According to the statement, the theme for the three-day event was “Unlocking AI Powered Translation: Enhancing Access […]

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Plateau holds LG election October 9

Plateau State has fixed October 9, 2024, for the conduct of local government elections. The Chairman of the state Independent Electoral Commission, Plangji Cishak, disclosed this on Wednesday during an ongoing meeting with leaders of political parties held at the commission’s headquarters in Jos, the state capital. Plangji said the council poll would be conducted across the 17 local government areas of the state, which are currently under the management […]

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Varsities boil again as FG, ASUU meet, workers protest Tuesday

The Academic Staff Union of Universities said it will be meeting with the Federal Government on July 25, 2024 over its unmet demands. This was as non-academic staff of universities declared on Sunday that they were set for a one-day protest on Tuesday on campuses over their withheld four-month salaries. The one-day protest would be a prelude to a nationwide protest planned for July 18. The National President of ASUU, […]

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Enugu police clarify viral video of alleged organ harvesting

The Enugu State Police Command has clarified a viral video that sparked rumours of organ harvesting at a hotel in the state. The video, which surfaced on X.com on Sunday, showed two women being rescued from a hotel room, allegedly saved from having their organs stolen. One of the women in the video claimed the men were with guns. It was also said that she was rescued when she attempted […]

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Truck accident kills female biker in Lagos

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority on Monday said a containerised truck killed a female biker in the Sifax inward Iganmu Bridge area of the state. It was gathered that the truck driver lost control of the vehicle while in motion and the truck fell on a female biker while descending the Bridge. LASTMA’s Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq revealed this in a statement via the authority’s […]

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