Brazilian Returnee Excretes 92 Wraps Of Cocaine

A  Brazilian returnee and father of two, Okolie Paulinus Nwabueze, was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja for importing 92 wraps of cocaine. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said Nwabueze had ingested and, eventually, excreted the cocaine wraps after days under observation in the agency’s facility. Femi Babafemi, Spokesman of the agency on Sunday in Abuja said the 53-year-old trafficker, who hails from Mmaku village, Awgu Local Government...

FCTA Demolishes Structures At Apo Resettlement In Abuja

ABUJA — The Department of Development Control officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and security personnel have removed illegal structures on road corridors and cashew plantations within Apo Resettlement in Abuja. On Sunday, the officials stormed the area with bulldozers and pulled down structures of hundreds of artisans, food vendors, and petty traders whose structures encroached on roads. The cashew plantations near Urban Shelter and Angwan Tiv were marked for demolition in 2021....

Troops Apprehends Foreign Terrorist Logistics Supplier, Arms Dealer

By Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)   ABUJA —Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested a terrorist informant in the Asokoro area of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja and a foreign terrorist logistics supplier and arms dealer Mallam Abatcha Bukar, and 13 other terrorists in Borno State. Maj-Gen. Musa Danmadami, Director of Defence Media Operations who disclosed this during the biweekly update on the Armed Forces of Nigeria operations between 25th August – 8th September 2022, added...

Disappearance Of Mace Halt Sitting At Ogun State House Of Assembly

LAGOS — Sittings at the Ogun State House of Assembly (OGHA), Abeokuta was suspended three times on Friday following the sudden disappearance of the mace. The mace, which is the staff of authority of the state’s legislative arm, was allegedly stolen overnight to prevent the lawmakers from impeaching the embattled Speaker, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo when the House was scheduled to hold its plenary session at the assembly complex. The lawmakers missed sitting for the...

President Buhari, Senator Binani, Governor Fintiri Mourns Ace Broadcaster

By Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)   YOLA — President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the Government and people of Adamawa State over the passing of an illustrious son, ace broadcast/Journalist Chief Timawus Mathias. Mathias who served the country as a broadcaster, writer, and media consultant for more than fifty years died at the age of 73 on Friday at Modibbo Adama Teaching Hospital, Yola after a protracted illness. Buhari in a statement by his...

Parading Suspects Is Unconstitutional- NHRC

By Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)   The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has urged the Nigeria Police Force, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and other security agencies to stop the unconstitutional act to stop parading suspects. Tony Ojukwu, the NHRC Executive Secretary, while addressing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja, said it is illegal as they have not been convicted, adding that even the Court had also condemned such act of parading pre-trial...

Nigerian President Joins World Leaders To Mourn Queen Elizabeth II

By Hassan Umar Shallpella   Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has joined other leaders across the globe to commiserate with the Royal Family, the people of the United Kingdom, and the entire Commonwealth to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II who died on Thursday at her country home in Scotland. Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity in a statement on Thursday said the President received with immense sadness, the...

DSS Found Incriminating Materials In Terrorists Negotiator’s Residence

By Hassan Umar Shallpella   The Department of State Services (DSS) has recovered incriminating materials in the residence of Tukur Mamu, the negotiator between the Nigerian government and terrorists who abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers. Recall that terrorists abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers on March 28 and Mamu the publisher of Kaduna-based Desert Herald newspaper was negotiating with the terrorists leading to the release of many held captive. Peter Afunanya, DSS Public Relations Officer Thursday said security...

African Democratic Congress Suspends 17 States Chairmen Of The Party Over Alleged Anti-Party Activities

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) during its emergency meeting and Critical Stakeholders’ Meeting on Tuesday held at the party’s National Secretariat on Tuesday has appointed Dr. Mani Ibrahim Ahmed, as the new Board of Trustees (BOT) Chairman of the party. The appointment of the former presidential candidate in the 2015 poll followed the suspension of Alhaji Ibrahim Manzo, former National Vice Chairman, northeast of the party. In a statement signed Wednesday in Abuja by...

Over 2,000 Doctors Left Nigeria For Europe, Saudi Arabia, Canada- Dr. Dokun

The president of the association, Dr. Noel Dokun National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP), Tuesday, said over 2,000 doctors had left Nigeria for Europe, Saudi Arabia, and Canada as of June this year. He disclosed this in Abuja during the National Executive Council meeting of the association, saying the doctors left for countries where their services were better appreciated, especially Britain. Dr. Dokun emphasized the need for the federal government to...

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