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NDLEA detains nursing student for ‘attempting’ to ingest 76 wraps of cocaine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has detained for prosecution, a 26-year-old nursing student at Noida International University in India, for allegedly waiting to ingest 76 wraps of cocaine. NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said this on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the suspect was to swallow the wraps of cocaine, hours before…

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You can speak truth to power but don’t antagonise govt – Shettima tells media

Vice President Kashim Shettima has implored media professionals to focus on objectivity rather than antagonising the government. Shettima made the call on Saturday at the public presentation of a book titled, “Persona Non Grata,” authored by Ismail Omipidan, in Abuja. While drawing the distinction between antagonism and speaking truth to power, he urged journalists to…

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Gov Adeleke commends DSS for smashing Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorist cell in Osun

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for the arrest of 10 suspected members of Boko Haram/Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Ilesa-Osun. In a statement by Malam Olawale Rasheed, the Governor’s Spokesperson, made available to newsmen in Osogbo on Saturday, Adeleke hailed the alertness of the DSS…

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Assailants behead father, daughter over land dispute in Delta

Two people have been brutally murdered by a suspected land grabber in Delta State over a land dispute. The tragic incident happened in the Amai community, Ukwuani Local Government Area of the oil-rich State. The victims, a 70-year-old man, Aghanti, and his 50-year-old daughter, Mrs Atagoshi, were reportedly decapitated by their murderer. They were said…

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Soludo promises N5m for whistleblowers who identify kidnappers, armed robbers

Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has announced a reward that could be as much as N5 million for a whistleblower who gives information that will lead to the arrest of kidnappers and armed robbers. It is also available for anyone with information that would lead to the discovery of their campsites and their round-up…

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Senator Yari donates N23m, food items to families of Zamfara airstrike victims

Senator Abdulaziz Yari has donated N23 million to the families of those who lost their lives and the victims of the recent mistaken airstrike in Maradun LGA in Zamfara. The gesture also included 105 bags of assorted food items. This is contained in a statement by Sen. Yari’s Political Organisation in Gusau on Saturday. Each…

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I faced torture and hunger – abducted corps member recounts ordeal in captors’ den

Miss Abasifreke Joseph, a Corps Member, kidnapped on Jan. 9, along Enugu-Ezike Road, on her way to Kogi, says she faced torture and hunger at the hands of her captors. Joseph who was released on Jan. 13, gave the narration in Abak on Sunday, when Sam Pepple, the NYSC Coordinator in Akwa Ibom visited her….

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Nigeria accepts invitation to join BRICS as a partner country

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Saturday that Nigeria has accepted the invitation to join BRICS as a partner country. The ministry disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja by Kimiebi Ebienfa, Acting Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to the statement, the partnership will help align Nigeria’s aspirations for inclusive…

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Bello Turji’s son killed in operation as troops close in on notorious bandit kingpin

Troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the Navy’s Special Boat Service, NBBS, have reportedly neutralised the son of Bello Turji, a notorious bandit leader, in a major offensive in Zamfara State. The operation, codenamed Operation Fansan Yanma, involved a coordinated assault utilising both ground and air forces to dismantle key bandit hideouts in…

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80 buried as death toll from Niger tanker explosion increases to 86, 55 injured

The death toll in the Dikko tanker explosion has risen to 86, with 80 of the victims buried in a mass grave. Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, the Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Sunday. He said five of the victims…

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