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By Michael Olugbode The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has smashed drug syndicates in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nasarawa and Edo States in a major clampdown during the Easter. In Nasarawa State, a notorious and most wanted drug baron, Sami Ashoko, was nabbed during the Easter festive season. His warehouse filled with skunk was also raided and 100 bags of the illicit drug weighing 1,095.3 kilogrammes seized. In Edo State, during the same period, members of another cartel were arrested in Iyamho, Etsako West Local Government Area of the state with their illicit consignm...

Michael Olugbode in Maiduguri Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has felicitated with all Christians in the state on the Easter season and urged them and the Muslims in the state to live in peace.. Zulum, in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, also said he was very proud of Christians and Muslims in Borno State for maintaining peaceful coexistence in all the 27 Local Government Areas of the State, despite facing tough situations from Boko Haram since 2009, whose fighters have undertook numerous attacks on places of worship. Zulum said: “As Christians all over the worl...

Michael Olugbode in Abuja A 40-year-old Goodluck Igbineweka Odeh has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja with two kilogrammes of heroin, which has a street value of N564 million. Odeh, who concealed the drug in the lining of false bottom of his suitcase, is from Ikpoba Okha Local Government area of Edo state. He was arrested at the departure lounge of the Abuja airport during an outward clearance of Ethopian aircraft 911 enroute Abuja-Addis Ababa-Italy. According to a statement issued yesterday by the Head, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi, under inter...

By Michael Olugbode With the latest arrival of a new batch of 418 Nigerians from Saudi Arabia, the figure of those returning to Nigeria from the Arab country in the last three days has risen to 1,071. While leading the inter-governmental agencies to receive the returnees, the Director, Consular and Legal Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bolaji Akinremi, disclosed that 255 and 398 returnees arrived in Nigeria last Monday and Tuesday respectively. Akinremi said the reintegration exercise was made possible through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mu...

By Michael Olugbode The Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has felicitated with all Christians in the state on the Easter season. Zulum, in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, also said he is very proud of Christians and Muslims in the state for maintaining peaceful coexistence in all the 27 local government areas, despite facing tough situations from Boko Haram since 2009, whose fighters have undertaken numerous attacks on places of worship. Zulum said: “As Christians all over the world mark this year’s Easter celebration, which began Friday, I felicitate with my Chri...