The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has thwarted attempts by drug syndicates to export hard drugs sewn into hems of jeans trousers, or stuffed in dolls, buttons, soaps and in beverage tins.
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The Presidency says the raging debate on Social Media about the size of Nigeria’s delegation to the UN Climate Summit COP28 in Dubai is a needless and unnecessary distraction.
NDLEA recovered at least eight tons of Indian hemp and 8,000 bottles of codeine in raids in Edo, Delta, Bauchi, Kaduna, Gombe, Kogi Anambra and the FCT in the last one week.
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has called on the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to disapprove the plan by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike to spend ₦15 billion for the construction of a ‘befitting residence’ for the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima.
While the Nigerian masses wallow in hard living conditions, the federal government has set aside ₦13,805,814,220 for the maintenance of former presidents, vice presidents, chiefs of state, Chiefs of General Staff, retired heads of service, permanent secretaries, and retired heads of government agencies and parastatals in the fiscal year 2024.
The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs. Caroline Adepoju, has ordered investigation into allegations of passport racketeering against personnel of the service in the Southeast.
ASHENEWS reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) has denied allegations of corruption against the Director of the service, Yusuf Magaji Bichi.
ASHENEWS reports that the 10th prosecution witness, PW10, in the trial of Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola, (a.k.a Naira Marley), Dein Whyte, on Thursday, November 30, 2023, told Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos how Visa, a card payment platform, flagged one of the credit card details found on a device belonging to the singer, due to fraudulent transactions.
ASHENEWS reports that the Kebbi state government has confirmed the killing of a notorious kidnapper, Dogo Oro.
ASHENEWS reports that the Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasir Idris has described his victory at the appeal court as a victory for democracy and the people of the state.