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Month: December 2024

NDLEA intercepts 3.1m pills of opioids in Kano

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested three suspected drug dealers with 2,000 ampoules of pentazocine injection as 3.1 million pills exol-5 in Gadar Tamburawa in Kano State. The Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the suspects aged…

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Tinubu leaves France for South Africa to co-chair 11th Bi-National Commission with Ramaphosa

President Bola Tinubu will leave France on Monday for Cape Town, South Africa, to co-chair the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa. The BNC, scheduled for Dec. 3, will be preceded by a ministerial meeting on Dec. 2, at the South African Parliament Building in Cape Town. Tinubu…

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Lagos govt diverts traffic for emergency maintenance work on Marine Bridge

The Lagos State Government has announced traffic diversion on Marine Bridge for repair work lasting from Dec. 4, 2024, to Feb. 25, 2025. The Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. Osiyemi said that during the repair works, motorists were enjoined to use alternative routes. “Motorists from…

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Tosin Igho’s latest feature, ‘Suspicion’ tops Prime Video’s chart

Prime Video original, Suspicion, directed by Tosin Igho has become the most-watched movie on the streaming platform.  Based on Igho’s 2008 short film The Suspicious Guy, this thriller explores the lives of victims affected by ritual practices.  In an Instagram post, the director announced the impressive feat the film has attained just within a few…

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Brazilian returnee arrested at Lagos airport for burying 700g of cocaine in his stomach

A 50-year-old Brazil-based Nigerian businessman has been detained by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly importing 700g of cocaine. The NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that operatives of the agency on Friday, Nov. 29, arrested and detained the suspect at the Murtala Muhammed…

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Many Nigerians begging for survival, can’t afford food – APC chieftain laments

Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, has said that the cost of food items in the country was becoming worrisome and unaffordable for the masses. Oyintiloye, a member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), said this while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo. He lamented that…

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Rate of accident on newly-repaired Third Mainland Bridge worries FG

The number of accidents recorded on Third Mainland Bridge since its repair is unprecedented and caused by impatience and indiscipline. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Olukorede Kesha, expressed the worry in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Kesha urged motorists to exercise caution and discipline…

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Army destroys bandits camps, recover ammunition in Taraba

The troops of 6 Brigade, Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have destroyed several bandits camps and recovered ammunition in Taraba. This is contained in a statement on Sunday in Jalingo signed by Capt. Olubodunde Oni, Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations. It said the successes were recorded in a series of clearance operations…

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‘We made A Ghetto Love Story because it was affordable’ -Mz Vick

Breakout screenwriter, Victoria Eze ‘Mz Vick’ explained that of all the stories she had in the works,  A Ghetto Love Story was the most affordable project to execute. What happens when a first-time screenwriter steps into Nollywood with a story about love, survival, and a little sprinkle of ‘shit’? You get A Ghetto Love Story,…

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Okocha takes over leadership of Rivers APC as substantive chairman

The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has elected Chief Tony Okocha, its former Caretaker Committee Chairman, as the substantive Chairman. Okocha was elected at the party’s Delegates’ Congress held on Saturday in Port Harcourt. He was elected alongside other State Working Committee members to run the affairs of the party for…

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