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Michael Olugbode A 36-year-old lady, Chioma Afam, who used multiple identities and wore hijab to evade security scrutiny, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Benue State along with her partner, Peace Chidinma Caleb, 22, for trying to smuggle a total of 296,000 tablets of Diazepam and Exol-5 from Onitsha, Anambra State to Gombe State. Chioma, who used such names such as Amina, Uzoamaka and Ifunaya to cover her criminal activities was arrested on Saturday 17th July, 2021, along with the 22-year-old Peace Chidinma Caleb, who also wore hijab as a...

Michael Olugbode in Abuja Nigeria will be hold the fourth international conference on the Safe Schools Declaration in October, 2021. The conference, the first in Africa with the theme: ‘Ensuring Safe Education for All: From Commitment to Practice’, is a hybrid event with participants attending in person at the ECOWAS Secretariat in Abuja, as well as attending virtually. Addressing a briefing on the preparation towards the event yesterday in Abuja, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said Nigeria is ready to host the rest of the world during this iconic event. A statement is...

Michael Olugbode in Abuja The French and German Governments have donated money to the United Nations World Food Programme (UN/WFP) humanitarian projects in the North-east region of Nigeria. A statement issued yesterday by the two embassies of the countries in Nigeria said €400,000 has been donated to support humanitarian projects in the Nigeria’s troubled region. The statement read: “On behalf of our respective governments, France and Germany have decided to make a voluntary contribution of 200,000 euro each to support the continued operations of the United Nations Humanitarian Air Serv...

Michael Olugbode The French Institute in Nigeria has reopened its library in Abuja. The library located at the centre of the town within the institute, is open to the members of the public. Ms. Onyinye Madu, a Press Officer with the French Embassy in Nigeria, in a statement, said the library was reopened after a year of hard work to renovate the building and to acquire more than 200 new French books. According to her, “the new library is aimed at the general cultural boost of the institute’s activities. “The new Médiathèque aims to become a laboratory for innovation, cultural collabor...

Michael Olugbode The Nigerian Ambassador to Gabon, Raymond Brown, has presented his letters of credence to the Gabonese President, Ali Bongo Ondimba. The ceremony took place yesterday at the presidency in Gabon, which lasted for ten minutes. Brown said the Gabonese president, having received his letters and exchange pleasantries, stated that Nigeria and Gabon have a lot of work to do in the areas of fighting insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea, piracy, fight against terrorism and Boko Haram, as well as further broadening the relations between both countries. He expressed his joy to President Muh...