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Operatives of the National Drug law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested two women and two men wanted in connection with over 16,000 kilogrammes (16 tons) of illicit drugs intercepted in Lagos, Abuja and Netherlands.

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested four wanted drug dealers in connection with trafficking 16,000 kilogrammes (16 tons) of illicit drugs across Nigeria. This was stated in a statement shared on Twitter by the agency on Sunday, disclosing that the arrested dealers are two men and two women.

Four persons wanted in connection with over 16,000 kilograms of illicit drugs have been intercepted by operatives of the NDLEA

'You' crooner Jesse Powell died 'peacefully in his Los Angeles home,' according to a statement posted on Instagram by his sister, Tamara Powell.

One of the first women signed by Motown, Mable John later became a minister and an advocate for homeless people in Los Angeles.

Christine Ohlman takes us through the roster of The Queens of Soul: Aretha Franklin / Irma Thomas / Etta James / Dionne Warwick / Tina Turner / Dusty Springfield / Mavis Staples / Ann Peebles

Mabel John has been a Los Angeles community preacher for more than twenty years, but she earned fame as an R&B singer with both Motown and Stax Records. Her family of ten children grew up singing gospel music together and later the blues. Mabel's brother, Little Willie John, is famous for his song, “Fever.” When Mabel was an R&B singer, she met Martin Luther King.

A fake soldier, police officer and a youth corps member are among 667 drug traffickers and users were arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency

Among the 663 suspects arrested were a youth corps member, a police officer and a soldier, all suspected to be fake. | Pulse Nigeria