The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a Saudi Arabia-bound consignment of skunk at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano State. The agency announced this in a statement by its Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the drugs which were …
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Kaduna North Federal Constituency lawmaker Mohammed Bello El-Rufai have called for urgent action following the abduction of Ahmed Abubakar Zakka, his wife and their infant daughter in Kaduna State. The abducted man has appealed to Nigerians for assistance in securing the family’s release after …
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An 83-year-old ex-convict has again been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with methamphetamine and Colorado, barely a year after her previous arrest and conviction. A statement by the NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja stated that the drugs were concealed around her waist. …
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it seized large consignments of illicit drugs between September and early October in seven states of the federation. The agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, named the states as …
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered a remand of Arinze Nwogba in Kuje Correctional Centre for allegedly impersonating Prof. Segun Aina, Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Justice Salim Ibrahim, in a short ruling, held that Nwogba would be in custody pending the ruling …
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, has arrested two suspected car thieves and a suspected vandal in separate operations in the state. The NSCDC State Commandant, Mr Mohammed Hassan-Agalama, made the disclosure at a press conference on Friday in Kano. Hassan-Agalama said the two suspected …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigation of a suspect arrested with the sum of 265,000 dollars at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano State. Its Spokesperson, Delele Oywale said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja According to him, the suspect, Adam Musa …
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A 71-year-old man who spent 41 years on death row in the United States after being convicted of murdering a woman has been released on bail after prosecutors said newly analysed DNA evidence did not link him to the crime. Douglas Stewart Carter was convicted of killing Eva Olesen in …
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The Edo State Special Criminal Court has sentenced four men to death on multiple counts for their involvement in the kidnapping of a woman at the Vegetable Market along Airport Road in Benin City, Edo State. The judgment was delivered on Tuesday in the court’s maiden judgment in a kidnapping …
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The United States Supreme Court has rejected a last-minute bid by death row inmate Christa Pike to halt her execution in Tennessee, clearing the way for her lethal injection on Wednesday. Pike, 50, is scheduled to be executed at 11:00 EDT (15:00 GMT) at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, …
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