NDLEA SEIZES ‘JIHADI DRUG’, MILLIONS OF OPIOID TABLETS WORTH OVER N6.2BN IN LAGOS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted consignments of captagon, popularly known as the “Jihadi drug”, and millions of opioid...
FIRE GUTS EDA PLAZA IN ABUJA, DESTROYS GOODS WORTH MILLIONS OF NAIRA
Agency Report A fire outbreak in the early hours of Sunday destroyed several shops and goods reportedly worth millions of naira at Eda Plaza, a...
TINUBU DEPARTS ABUJA FOR THREE-WEEK ANNUAL LEAVE IN EUROPE
By Aishat Momoh. O. President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Europe to begin a three-week annual leave, with London, United Kingdom, as...
TUNJI-OJO TO ATIKU: NIGERIA’S LAND BORDERS ARE ALREADY OPEN
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has dismissed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s pledge to reopen Nigeria’s land borders if elected...
VENEZUELA RETAINS OIL OWNERSHIP UNDER NEW US DEAL – RODRIGUEZ SAYS
Agency Report Venezuela retains ownership and sovereignty over its oil resources despite a new agreement granting the United States significant access to the country’s vast...
NIGERIAN SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS IN US PRISON FOR $7.5M CHARITY EMAIL FRAUD
By Aishat Momoh. O. A Nigerian national, Olusegun Adejorin, has been sentenced to eight years in prison in the United States for defrauding two charitable...
LAGOS DEMOLISHES STRUCTURES UNDER HIGH-TENSION LINES IN IKOLA OVER SAFETY RISKS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Lagos State Government has intensified safety operations in Ikola community with the controlled demolition of structures erected beneath high-tension electricity...
CHELSEA SIGN ARGENTINA GOALKEEPER EMILIANO MARTINEZ FROM ASTON VILLA
By Aishat Momoh. O. Chelsea have completed the permanent signing of Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa, the Premier League club announced on Sunday....
NEPAL-TIBET FLOODS, LANDSLIDES DEATH TOLL RISES TO 750, OVER 3,000 MISSING
Agency Report The death toll from devastating floods and landslides near the Nepal-China border has risen to 750, with more than 3,000 people still missing...
BAUCHI POLICE ARREST 70-YEAR-OLD MAN OVER ALLEGED DEFILEMENT OF EIGHT-YEAR-OLD GIRL
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 70-year-old man, identified as Abubakar, over the alleged defilement of an eight-year-old girl...