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NDLEA warns travellers against accepting luggage without knowing its content
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has warned travellers against accepting to take along luggage from anyone while travelling without knowing its content. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, passed the warning via his X handle on Sunday. He disclosed that two students, including a PhD student, ran into trouble when bottles of codeine syrup were…
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Eno urges residents to safeguard public facilities against vandalism
By Innocent Raphael Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has urged the residents to safeguard public facilities against vandalism. Eno emphasized the importance of safeguarding public facilities, stating that the government cannot continuously invest in repairs. Speaking at the April edition of the Government House monthly prayer service in Uyo, he stressed the need for communities to protect these…
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UPDATED: Kwara govt seals market over sale of contaminated meat
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The Kwara State Ministry of Environment has sealed the abattoir in Mandate Market over sale of contaminated meat. The State government said it would used the period to fumigate and carryout general cleaning of the facility. Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr. Abubakar Ayinla, said the steps were part of the efforts to protect members of the…
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NDLEA nabs international drug syndicate in Lagos
By Innocent Raphael The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended key members of an organized criminal network operating across Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, Europe and America . This is coming in the wake of the recent seizure of the largest heroin consignment at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. A statement issued on Sunday by the Agency’s…
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Lagos Police arrests grandmother for locking up grandchildren
Police operatives in Lagos State have arrested a grandmother for locking up three of her grandchildren. Spokesman for the Lagos Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin said the suspect’s neighbours alerted them about the development. “All thanks to vigilant neighbours who alerted the police, these children were rescued by police officers from Ikotun Division after being locked up in a room for…
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SERAP threatens to sue Wike, 36 governors over FAAC allocations
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to drag the 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nyesom Wike to court if they failed to provide with documents how they spent trillions of FAAC allocations received by their States and the FCT since 1999. SERAP also urged them “to invite Independent Corrupt Practices and…
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Governorship primary: APC is making mockery of our democracy- Ondo PDP
The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Ondo State, describing as an “anticlimax and mockery of democracy.” A statement signed by the Ondo PDP Publicity Secretary, Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, alleged that election did not hold in many of the centres where it was scheduled to hold.…
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APC crisis: New ward executives suspend Ganduje
The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken another twist, as another group has emerged as the “authentic members” of Ganduje ward in Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State, suspending the National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje. It would be recalled that last week Ganduje was suspended by a faction of the party executives in his ward led by…
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4 dead, 7 injured in Ogun auto accidents
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Saturday confirmed that four persons lost their lives in two separate accidents in Ogun State. The first accident, according to a statement made available to newsmen by the spokesperson Ogun State sector of FRSC, Florence Okpe, occurred late last night on Ijebu Ode-Ore expressway after Ogbere junction at about…
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Ogun: Obaship dispute gets fierce as hoodlums kill security operative
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta A long-standing Obaship conflict in the Oluke community, located in Ogun State, has escalated dramatically, resulting in the shooting of two local chiefs and the tragic death of a member of the Ogun State Security outfit, known as So-Safe-Corps. The dispute over who rightfully holds the traditional leadership in the town has sparked unrest, leading to…
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