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By Kingsley Omonobi Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 65 Battalion have intercepted a truck conveying a large consignment of illicit drugs along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road following credible intelligence. Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Musa Yahaya, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying the operation was conducted on July 9, 2026. […]

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—Backs state police, urges Christians into politics By Dayo Johnson Akure The Archbishop of Ondo Province and Bishop of Akure Diocese, Most Rev. Simeon Borokini, has called for the prosecution of all persons involved in the alleged financial mismanagement at the Presidential Intervention and Promotion Council, PFIPC. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the […]

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…Says no Abia Central student should quit school over poverty…Explains PDP exit, defection to ADC By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — A 400-level Medicine and Surgery student of Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu, Godswill Ezennwa, has described as “uncommon” the education grant programme of Senator Austin Akobundu after receiving an instant ₦200,000 bank alert. Ezennwa was […]

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.. says she used son as cover By Kingsley Omonobi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 38-year-old South African woman, Ms. Will Jessica Ann, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 5.75 kilogrammes of heroin into Nigeria while using her three-year-old son as cover. According […]

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By Olasunkanmi Akoni A Lagos State Special Offences (Mobile) Court has sentenced a 67-year-old lawyer, Taiwo Abidemi, to seven months’ imprisonment for violating the state’s environmental laws. Abidemi was convicted after pleading guilty to a three-count charge bordering on breach of peace, indiscriminate dumping of refuse at an unauthorised location and failure to engage the […]

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The National Publicity Secretary of the Berom Youth Moulders Association, Rwang Tengwong, who confirmed the attack, said the assailants struck under the cover of darkness and unleashed violence on helpless residents.

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​The CAN President also applauded Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for his steadfast support to the affected families and his administration’s commitment to rehabilitating the rescued victims.

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Village head critically injured By Golok Nanmwa JOS — No fewer than nine members of the same family, including a two-month-old baby, were reportedly killed in a fresh attack by suspected gunmen on Kum and Wereng-Camp communities in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State late Saturday night. Residents said the attack began at about […]

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The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr. Peter Obi, has urged Africans in the diaspora to remain actively involved in shaping the continent’s future, saying their voices are important whenever things go wrong in Africa. Obi made the call while delivering a keynote address at Mandela Hall, African Union Permanent Observer Mission […]

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…Agency arrests South African woman for alleged heroin trafficking with son as cover By Kingsley Omonobi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a 48-year-old commercial motorcycle rider, Onyechere Daniel Chinadufor, for allegedly ingesting 100 wraps of methamphetamine following his arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The suspect […]

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