A 101-year-old great-grandmother, Esther Ogunmabo, has explained why she started selling drugs, saying she turned to the trade after fire destroyed her provisions shop. Ogunmabo was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Ilisan, Ogun State, with 90 grammes of skunk, a strain of cannabis, packed …
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Former Kogi West Senator Dino Melaye has vowed to challenge in court the appointment of Nigeria Revenue Service Chairman Zacch Adedeji as Deputy Director of Fundraising in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 Presidential Campaign Council. Melaye, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress in Kogi State, said Adedeji’s role in Tinubu’s campaign …
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The Federal Government has expressed support for private sector investment in advanced medical technologies such as robotic surgery, saying the development would help improve healthcare outcomes and reduce Nigerians’ dependence on overseas treatment. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, stated this at the …
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A former National Secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing Senator Abdul’Aziz Abubakar Yari to lead the 2027 Tinubu/Shettima re-election campaign council. Shinkafi, who is also an aspirant for the Zamfara North Senatorial District seat in the 2027 …
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Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi has commended the Henry Adetayo Foundation for remodelling the Local Government Secondary School, Oke-Agi, in Mopamuro Local Government Area of the state. Ododo gave the commendation on Saturday at the commissioning and handing-over ceremony in Oke-Agi, where he said education remained one of the most …
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 101-year-old great-grandmother for dealing in illicit drugs and also intercepted cocaine concealed in edible cassava flour popularly known as fufu. In a rare and startling development, NDLEA operatives on Saturday, August 15, arrested a 101-year-old woman, Esther Ogunmabo, …
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The Kogi Commissioner of Police, CP Naziru Kankarofi, has urged youths to reject political violence, digital thuggery, misinformation and criminality. Kankarofi made the call on Saturday while delivering his welcome address at the command’s commemoration of International Youth Day 2026. The event was held under the theme, ‘Different Contexts, Common …
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Mr Bosun Olabiyi-Agoro has been elected National President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). Olabiyi-Agoro was elected at the first Quadrennial National Delegates Conference of PENGASSAN on Saturday in Abuja. He succeeds Mr Festus Osifo, who served as the association’s National President for six …
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike said reviving and completing capital projects abandoned under previous administrations for decades was the hallmark of his three-year tenure. Wike said his administration’s focus on reviving abandoned projects, completing critical infrastructure and delivering new projects had transformed Abuja since he assumed …
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The Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, and the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Chris Najomo, have received the Nigeria Most Influential Awards (NMIA) for their contributions to national development. Newsextra24 reports that they received the awards at the 10th anniversary of the annual NMIA …
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