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NDLEA, US DEA bust global drug syndicate, arrest billionaire kingpin, two female accomplices
Stanley Ihedigbo Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), working closely with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Lagos Country Office and other international law enforcement agencies, have dismantled a major transnational criminal organisation involved in laundering drug proceeds worth hundreds of billions of naira across Europe…
Read More »Ardo faults INEC, judiciary over NDC recognition, calls it ‘Systemic breach’
Michael Olumide Controversy surrounding the registration of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) has taken a sharper legal and political turn, as promoter of the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), Dr. Umar Ardo, launched a scathing attack on both the judiciary and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), describing the process that…
Read More »Sowore rejects ADC alliance, says he alone can defeat Tinubu in 2027
Michael Olumide Human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has declared that President Bola Tinubu will be defeated in the 2027 presidential election, insisting that the victory will come through his candidacy rather than any coalition of opposition political figures. Sowore asserted during…
Read More »Too many parties, too little ideology — Oni advocates political system overhaul
Michael Olumide Former Ekiti State Governor, Segun Oni, has issued a stark warning about the state of Nigeria’s democracy, cautioning that the country is gradually slipping into what he described as “organised opportunism” under the guise of a multi-party system. Speaking during an appearance on Frontline, a current affairs programme…
Read More »Onayemi speaks on Ogun APC crisis, insists OGD was never suspended, alleges political exclusion
Michael Olumide Political tension within the Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has escalated following fresh revelations surrounding the alleged exclusion of former governor and serving senator, Gbenga Daniel (OGD), from a stakeholders’ meeting in Ijebu-Ode. The controversy, which reportedly unfolded at the Adeola Odutola Hall during…
Read More »$516m loan: Reactions trail rising debt profile
Camillus Nnaji As Nigerians react with shock to another foreign loan proposal by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, concerns continue to mount over the Federal Government’s latest $516 million loan request approved by the Senate. According to Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, the loan facility, sourced through Deutsche Bank, is intended…
Read More »Group alleges moves to subvert APC governorship primaries in Nasarawa
Michael Olumide A civil society group, the Nasarawa United Forum (NUF), has raised alarm over an alleged plot to manipulate the forthcoming governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State. In a statement issued on Monday by its Coordinator, Abdulaziz Abba, the group claimed that certain individuals…
Read More »IGP Tunji Disu: Urgently reorganize Delta State Police Command
Okechukwu Nwanguma From the events that ignited the #EndSARS, to recurring reports of unlawful raids, to the unresolved outrage over the extrajudicial killing of Mene Ogidi, Delta State has become a troubling epicentre of police abuse and impunity. Now, these fresh allegations from Oporikoko Police Station – of women stripped…
Read More »Police Welfare Group condemns alleged killing by officer Usman Nuhu, demands open trial
Chinedum Ukaegbu Movement for Improved Welfare for Nigeria Police Force (miwNPF) has strongly condemned the alleged unlawful killing of a suspect by a police officer identified as Usman Nuhu, describing the incident as a grave violation of human rights and a setback to ongoing police reform efforts in Nigeria. In…
Read More »Stakeholders push low-salt diets at Mirror Conference to tackle health risks
L-R: Founder/Chief Executive Officer, Advantage Health Africa, Ms. Abimbola Adebakin; Secretary -General, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Otunba Femi Oke; Director, Rail Transport, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Engr. Olasunkanmi Okusaga; Spiritual Father of the day, Grand Chief Iman of Oyo Land, Sheikh Al-Imam Barrister Bilal Husayn Akinola…
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