…Also arrests wanted drug dealer in church … Another excretes 68 wraps of heroin at Lagos airport A major drug dealer wanted for attempting to export 69.65kgs of cocaine, heroin and cannabis to the United Kingdom through the NAHCO export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, has been arrested at a church in Ojodu, Ikeja area of Lagos state. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, had traced the wanted drug dealer, Stephen Afam Ikeanyionwu, on Sunday 15th August, 2021, to a popular pentecostal church at Mike Ajari street, Ojodu Berger, where they arrested him…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Chairman, Education Committee of Nigeria-British Business Forum, Mrs Ibironke Adeagbo, has appealed to United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Gutteres, to speak out on recurring school kids abductions in Nigeria. Adeagbo, also, Chief Executive Officer, UK Child’s Rights Group and founder, I-A Foundation, made the appeal in Abuja on Sunday. The Education Committee of Nigeria-British Business Forum is a think-thank set up to enable professionals in diaspora to contribute toward economic development of Nigeria. Adeagbo said the appeal to the world body was to draw international attention to “the depressing incidents of kidnappings in Nigeria which has been forcing millions…
The Federal Ministry of communication and digital economy, has said that it is 90 per cent ready to unbundle the Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST). It said that the agency’s 2,000 properties nationwide would be deployed to money spinning ventures. Dr Isa Pantami, the minister disclosed this in its special interview programme, NAN Forum that property and development, logistics, courier and a micro finance company were among the forthcoming ventures. According to him all assets of NIPOST scattered all over the country would be fully utilised to maximise revenue generation for the emerging business enterprises. The Minister had on Aug. 3,…
Fifteen more abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Maraban Damishi in Kaduna state, have regained their freedom, after 48 days in captivity. Rev. John Hayab, the state Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), said this when he spoke with newsmen in Kaduna on Sunday. “Fifteen more students were released on Saturday night and 65 students are still with the bandits, ” he said. Bandits in the early hours of July 5, invaded the school and kidnapped an unspecified number of students. ASP Mohammed Jalige, spokesperson for the police command in the state also confirmed the release of…
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 1,064 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday as the deadly scourge continued its renewed surge in the populous African nation. The public health centre, in its verified website monitored on Sunday, said that 13 deaths were recorded on the date under review. It attributed the recent surge in infections to the spread of the Delta variant in the country. The staggering Saturday figure represented a huge leap compared to the 304 cases announced a day earlier. The NCDC said that the new infections were recorded in nine states and…
The federal government says it has achieved 100 per cent in the production of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards as well as manufacture of many components of cell phones used in the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, said this when featured in a special NAN interview programme in Abuja. He said government was partnering private sectors on the local production of SIM cards, cell phones, tablets and other ICT facilities. Pantami said that the local production was sequel to the national policy on local content signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on the promotion of…
The police have arrested a 22-year-old woman in connection with the series of attacks on security formations and other critical national infrastructure in the South-East. The Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Mr Aremu Adeniran disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. He said the suspect was arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, working with the military and other security agencies. Adeniran said the suspect was arrested over her alleged complicity in the series of deliberate and well coordinated attacks on national infrastructure and killing of security operatives in the South-East. According to him, the suspect was…
In Part 3 of the film ‘Rambo’, there was a scene where the character Rambo, played by Sylvester Stallone who became an instant megastar after he debuted in the film ‘Rocky’, discussed with his Afghan guide. He was supposed to infiltrate a Russian military camp in Afghanistan to rescue some detainees. Each on horseback, Rambo and his supposed Afghan helper, played by Sasson Gabai, an Israeli born in Baghdad, had a brief chat that encapsulates the Afghan spirit. Mousa Ghani, the stage name for Gabai, in faltering English told Rambo: “This is Afghanistan; Alexander the Great tried to conquer this…
By Blessed Emmanuel, Bauchi The Nigeria league of women voters says it will do all it takes to ensure women secure elective positions in 2023. The Bauchi state chairperson, Fatima Zakari gave the assurance at an ActionAid Nigeria-supported one day capacity building and physical interaction held for aspirants to elective positions ahead of the 2023 polls in Bauchi. Mrs Zakari briefed participants that the league has the mandate to help women actualise their political dreams and aspirations in the midst of challenges that the arena poses. She lamented that currently in the Bauchi State House of Assembly and the National…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has rejected the new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) presented by the Federal Government. The NARD National President, Dr Okhuaihesuyi Uyilawa, said this while addressing newsmen at the end of a closed door meeting with the federal government and other relevant stakeholders on Sunday in Abuja. The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) led the striking doctors to a meeting summoned at the instance of President Muhammadu Buhari aimed at resolving the ongoing strike by doctors across the country. The resident doctors embarked on an indefinite strike on Aug. 1 to press home the issues of…