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By Michael Olugbode The Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said that the criminal element terrorising the country are just as ordinary and uniform like the rest of Nigerians, calling on security agencies to step up to the plate of addressing the security challenges pervading the nation. Aregbesola, reading a speech titled: “Make A Big Difference” at the decoration of Deputy Controllers General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) and the Deputy Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) with their new ranks in Abuja, sa...

By Michael Olugbode The Shalom Nursery and Primary School owned by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Damaturu, Yobe State, has been razed by a mysterious fire. Eyewitnesses told THISDAY that the fire started from the primary school block wreaking havoc on the books and desks in the class, burning the entire block down. Addressing journalists on the incident, the Head Teacher of the school, Mrs. Kemi Bature, said the staff and management of the school were still confused and could not yet determine the cause of the fire. She said the school uses a prepaid electrical billing system...

By Michael Olugbode The Director General/CEO, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr. Rufus Ebegba, has said there is no genetically modified beans or fruits on sale in Nigerian market. Addressing the media on the state of Biosafety in Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja, Ebegba said: “I want to restate here that the fruits and beans available in the Nigerian market presently are not genetically modified as insinuated rather, they are either hybrids or improved.” He added that the federal government through NBMA is always poised to protect the health of its citizens and the environment b...

By Michael Olugbode Freshly baked cakes made with cannabis sativa (marijuana) were recovered by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in a raid on some eateries in Jos, the Plateau State capital. Also recovered were some assorted psychotropic substances weighing 48.7 kilogrammes. According to a statement on Monday by the spokesman of the anti-drug agency, Femi Babafemi, some of the drug joints raided within the Jos metropolis included KNL Lounge located along Lamingo road and another branch along Mining Quarters, Rantya Low Cost Estate, as well as Tuscany Lounge on Az...

Michael Olugbode in Abuja A 47-year-old drug trafficker, Chigbogu Obiora has excreted 97 wraps of cocaine after his arrest and being placed under observation by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA,) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos. The street value of the drugs weighing 1.55 kilogrammes is put at N360 million. A statement yesterday by the spokesman of NDLEA, Femi Babafemi disclosed that Obiora was arrested at about 1:16p.m. on Sunday 25th April, 2021 during the inward clearance of Ethiopian Airline. Babafemi said Obiora had arrived Lagos on...