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Cocaine worth billions of naira hidden in sturdy car steering knuckles and Ghanaian fabric, Kente, among others, have been recovered in a nationwide operation conducted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) In a statement released on Sunday, the spokesperson for the anti-drug agency, Femi Babafemi, while revealing that the operation was intelligence-led, noted that 2.32 kilograms of cocaine …

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has reacted to reports circulating that corps members will soon start receiving the new minimum wage of N70,000 approved by the federal government. The news stated that corps members’ bank accounts were being increased to accommodate the new minimum wage. However, the NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations revealed that the story was …

On Thursday, August 8, 2024, at exactly 3:36 p.m., the Editor of the online newspaper VeracityDesk, Mr. Emmanuel Ajibulu, drew my attention to a documentary on Arise TV about my late elder brother, Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo, fondly called by those of us close to him as Captain Hosa. He not only drew my attention but also sent me the …

Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Thursday night killed at least 30 people in Ayati community, Ukum local government area, Benue State. Residents told reporters that the herdsmen stormed the community at 11:30 p.m., fired sporadically, and chased the victims into the bush where they were killed. The attack was linked to a land dispute between farmers and herders that …

The Katsina state government has eased the curfew in the state. The state’s acting governor, Faruk Lawal-Jobe, last week imposed a 24-hour curfew in the state after #EndGovernance protests in the state turned violent. He later relaxed the curfew to allow free movement of people in the state. READ ALSO: Katsina govt reviews curfew in Dutsinma LGA The Director of …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday demanded the prosecution of public officials in Nigeria. The former president spoke as former chairman of the House of Representatives Downstream Petroleum Committee, Ugochukwu Chinyere, led six lawmakers who promoted the six-year single-term bill at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State. He argued that many public officials in this country deserve …

Plateau Governor Caleb Mutfwang has further eased the 24-hour curfew imposed in the Jos-Bukuru metropolitan area. This is the third time the governor will ease the curfew imposed in the area last Sunday. Mutfwang imposed a curfew on Jos-Bukuru metropolis following the looting of public and private assets by hoodlums in Jos North local government area of ​​the state. On …

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Troops of the 6 Brigade have arrested seven suspected bandits and seized a number of weapons in Taraba State. Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade, Captain Olubodunde Oni, in a statement on Saturday in Jalingo, said a suspected bandit, Yusuf Musa, was arrested with an AK-47 rifle and 20 rounds of 7.62MM special ammunition. He added that 118 …

Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tolawon won the gold medal in the men’s marathon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Saturday, August 10, while Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge fell short of achieving his dream of a third consecutive Olympic crown. Tolawon’s victory etched his name in history by becoming the first Ethiopian to win a gold medal in the men’s Olympic marathon in …