THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 55-year-old suspected drug kingpin and five members of his syndicate at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano. The arrest followed the detention of three innocent Nigerians in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after illicit drug consignments were secretly tagged to …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has ordered immediate arrest of its dismissed officer, Olakunle Folarin, for retaining official property, including an identity card after being sacked for certificate forgery. This is contained in a statement by the EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, on Monday in Abuja,. Oyewale said that …
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 55-year-old suspected drug kingpin and five members of his syndicate at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano. The arrest followed the detention of three innocent Nigerians in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after illicit drug consignments were secretly tagged to …
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North Korea test-fired two new air defence missiles on Sunday morning in response to ongoing US-South Korea military drills near the borders of the two countries. Kim Jong Un has accused South Korea of fermenting tensions between the two neighbouring nations by conducting the military drills that Pyongyang views as …
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US Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that President Donald Trump had used “aggressive economic leverage,” including secondary tariffs on India, in a bid to pressure Russia to end the war in Ukraine. In an interview, Vance explained that the tariffs were part of Washington’s broader strategy to curb …
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Former US President Bill Clinton proposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin a joint effort against international terrorism, including a coordinated strategy to target Osama bin Laden, according to newly declassified records of their first summit. The transcript of the exchange, held at the Kremlin on June 4, 2000, was released …
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THE United Nations Security Council is voting on Monday to decide the future of the peacekeeping mission in the south of Lebanon, which has been objected to by the United States and Israel. The resolution to extend their presence in volatile southern Lebanon by one more year was introduced and …
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Russian forces have struck Ukrainian troop positions near Kramatorsk, a key city in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the Defence Ministry in Moscow said on Monday. The ministry stated that the attack targeted an industrial site in the village of Shablinka, northwest of Kramatorsk, as well as a nearby forest. …
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The foreign ministers of the world’s leading economies (G7) have urged Russia to engage in genuine peace negotiations without preconditions. The Russian side has maintained that fulfilling preconditions is essential for any meaningful and lasting solution to the crisis in Ukraine. The ministers held a telephone meeting for an hour …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, says it has arrested a 29-year-old male suspect, with 7,000 suspected capsules of Tramadol. Mr Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Kano. Muhammad-Maigatari said that the suspect was arrested on Saturday …
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