NDLEA seizes N80m worth of drugs, arrests 134 suspects in Q3

NDLEA seizes N80m worth of drugs, arrests 134 suspects in Q3

The Federal Capital Territory command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has seized 3,988.74 kilograms of assorted drugs with a monetary value of N80 million. The FCT commander, Commander of Narcotics, Kabir Tsakuwa, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja. Tsakuwa, however, said that 134 suspected drug traffickers, peddlers and abusers were also arrested in the same period. He named the […]

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Bandits free kidnapped Plateau pharmacist

The Secretary of the Plateau state chapter of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Pharmacist Kim Bot, who was kidnapped on Wednesday by bandits has been set free.

October 6, 2023 52

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Mob attacks man, cops over alleged organ disappearance in Abuja

There was apprehension on Thursday evening in the Dei Dei area of the Federal Capital Territory after a mob attacked policemen attached to the Gwagwa police division. The policemen numbering about five had gone to rescue a man identified as Mubarak who was almost lynched over an allegation of manhood disappearance.

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Five die after tree crushes bus in Sri Lanka capital

Five passengers were crushed to death in Sri Lanka on Friday when a large tree fell on a state-run bus in the heart of the capital Colombo, police said. Another nine were rescued from the wreckage and admitted to hospital where their condition was listed as stable. There were about 20 passengers on board at the time. “The bus had stopped at the Kollupitiya stand to pick up more passengers […]

October 6, 2023 113

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Mixed reactions greet Tinubu’s daughter over independence day speech

Mixed reactions greeted Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, the first daughter of President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Day speech. Tinubu-Ojo, the Iyaloja-General of Lagos State, in a now-viral video on Monday, urged citizens to “keep the hope” alive for a better Nigeria, despite the challenges that abound in the country. She added that she believed “Nigeria would still work for every Nigerian.” “Happy Independence celebration to every Nigerian, especially my beloved father, Mr. President, […]

October 3, 2023 120

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NAF airstrikes neutralise terrorists in Lake Chad

The Nigerian Air Force on Monday said it neutralised several Boko Haram and Islamic States of West Africa Province terrorists in air strikes on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno State. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Gabkwet said the air strikes obliterated the terrorists’ hideouts and destroyed their structures and strategic logistics base […]

October 3, 2023 103

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Ooni begs Nigerians to be patient with Tinubu

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has pleaded with Nigerians to exercise patience with President Bola Tinubu’s administration given the current economic situation. The Ooni made the appeal during the visitation to his family compound as part of activities to mark the grand finale of the Olojo Annual Festival in the Oketase area, Ile-Ife on Monday. The monarch admitted that Nigeria is currently at its trial period […]

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Chicago varsity releases Tinubu’s records to Atiku

Chicago State University, United States of America has released to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar the academic records of President Bola Tinubu. The CSU released the documents to Atiku on Monday in compliance with the order of a United States District Court in Northern District of Illinois. In ordering the CSU to release Tinubu’s academic record, a US district judge dismissed the President’s objection. The judge ruled: “For the foregoing […]

October 3, 2023 104

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Labour faults FG’s meeting, insists on indefinite strike

The National Deputy President of the Trade Union Congress, Tommy Etim, said nothing would stop the strike, noting that Nigerian workers were disenchanted with the Federal Government. He stated that the unions had given the government sufficient time to address their demands, stressing that the workers would not allow themselves to be deceived any longer.

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