Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have seized cocaine consignments worth N4bn at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. The NDLEA said its operatives recovered the 845 wraps of cocaine weighing 18.72 kilogrammes from an international drug syndicate that operates between Brazil, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. “The drug consignments worth […]
Ezinano Community in Awka has condemned the recent massacre in Nibo community in Awka South Local government area which claimed 16 lives during a traditional festival, placing N10 million reward for anyone who can provide information on the perpetrators. Ezinano, which shares affinity with Nibo, was particularly affected as it lost some of its […]
Suspected gunmen have reportedly killed a man and his two sons in a farm in Amaeze, Ishiagu in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. A source told Sunday Vanguard that following intensive search when they did not return home from their farmland; their bodies were found in the farm in the early hours […]
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), yesterday, disclosed that troops conducting counter-insurgency operations have arrested a notorious and wanted terrorist leader in the North-West known as Abubakar Bawa Ibrahim aka Habu Dogo who is responsible for killings and kidnappings in Sokoto State. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major-General Edward Buba, said Habu Dogo was arrested in […]
Over 6,500 stranded Nigerians were repatriated from no fewer than seven countries in two years, SUNDAY PUNCH reports. These countries include Libya, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Ghana, Niger Republic, and Chad. Data from the International Organisation for Migration, the National Emergency Management Agency, and Nigerians in Diaspora Commission revealed the extent of this large-scale […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, on bail. The embattled cross-dresser was stopped and removed from an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos late Thursday night while attempting to leave the country for London, the United Kingdom. He quickly […]
Governor Alex Otti’s Labour Party lost the local government election held on Saturdayin Abia State to the Zenith Labour Party and the Young Peoples Party. The ruling LP got nothing as the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP won 15 local government chairmanship positions while the YPP got two seats. Announcing the results, the Chairman of […]
Sunday 03 November 2024, N15m bribe claim: Bobrisky released on bail after denying voicenote Libya begins mass arrest of Nigerians after CAF verdict Why we’re probing gay claims against youth pastors – RCCG Mixed feelings as British-Nigerian woman emerges UK party leader Inflation forcing hotels to shut down, operators lament Rivals race to tape as […]
Three brothers from the same mother have fallen victim to the relentless cult violent attacks in Awka, the Anambra State capital. The latest casualty, Nonso, was killed in broad daylight on Saturday afternoon near Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku, Awka. According to a close family source, Nonso’s killing is linked to the […]
Former British Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has emerged as the new leader of the Conservative Party, defeating Robert Jenrick in the final round of voting. Badenoch is the first black woman to lead a major political party in the United Kingdom and takes charge of a Conservative Party reeling from its worst-ever election defeat. […]
