A major drug cartel behind the production and distribution of deadly psychoactive substance, methamphetamine, popularly called ‘mkpuru mmiri’ has been taken down by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, following the arrest of the leader of the syndicate, 42-year-old Joachin Chikaodi Mbonu and his associate in his mansion tucked in his Umuomi village, Uzogba-Ezenomi autonomous community, Ikeduru local government area of Imo State. The cartel with operational bases in Imo and Rivers state became a target of the Agency following intelligence indicating it is responsible for the distribution of substantial quantity of methamphetamine in South East, South…
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A staff of the Kano State Hisbah Board, Idris Ahmed Gama, has been arrested for condemning the arrest of some members of a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer organisation. The Commander General of the Board, Sheikh Aminu Daurawa, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Kano on Monday. He said the state government has already banned any group or association that promotes LGBTQ. According to him, the agency has clamped down on many groups promoting LGBTQ in the state under the guise of empowerment. SPORTS EXTRA: Review Of Ongoing Euro 2024 Group Stage0:15 / 1:01 keep watching He stressed that…
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government to suspend the implementation of the Samoa Agreement over the alleged Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender clause. This is as the legislative chamber directed its Committee on National Planning to investigate the agreement within four weeks and report back for further legislative action. The House resolution was sequel to a motion of urgent public importance brought on the floor of the green chamber by the Minority Leader, Aliyu Madaki, and 87 others during plenary on Tuesday. The Samoa Agreement is the overarching legal framework for the European Union’s relations with…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions of the University of Abuja on Tuesday commenced protest over the failure of the government to release the four-month salaries of the university workers during the period they embarked on strike in 2022. Addressing the press at the start of the protest, the chapter president, Nurudeen Yusuf, described the action of the government as “provoking.” The Nigerian government withheld the salaries of both academic and non-academic staff in Nigerian universities for taking part in an industrial action that grounded the universities…
The management of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, says it has expelled 175 students for various offences. This was announced in a statement issued by KWASU’s spokeswoman, Saeedat Aliyu, on Tuesday. The university management said that the expulsion approval followed the recommendations of the Students’ Disciplinary Committee, which held sittings between October 2021 and March 2024. The management said the expelled students were penalised for offences ranging from examination malpractice, theft, using fake results to gain admission, assault, fraud, belonging to unregistered associations, and possessing a firearm. ”The management of KWASU wishes to reiterate its zero-tolerance…
The vice-chancellor of Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina, Armaya’u Bichi, has alleged that some of the university’s staff serve as informants to the bandits. Mr Bichi, who disclosed this to journalists in Katsina on Tuesday, said the contacts of the suspected employees were given to a security agency for further investigation. The suspected bandits have been attacking the area, kidnapping students and staff members of the university as well as their family members. A recent attack which led to the death of one of the university’s staff had prompted his colleagues to stage a peaceful protest over insecurity. Mr…
A Federal High Court in Kaduna on Monday adjourned till July 17, 2024, for hearing a suit instituted by the immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, against the state House of Assembly and the state Attorney General. PUNCH Online reports that El-Rufai had urged the court to quash the report of the state House of Assembly indicting him of N423bn theft. In a suit filed by his lawyer, Abdulhakeem Mustapha, the former governor had said the assembly breached his right to a fair hearing by not inviting him in the course of the probe. He is urging the court…
A joint operation between the Nigerian Army’s 21 Armored Brigade and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency intercepted a shipment of illicit substances destined for Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State. According to security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, via X on Tuesday, the joint team, acting on intelligence, conducted a swift operation in Konduga Local Government Area, resulting in the seizure of 163 bags of a psychoactive substance known locally as “Goom” or “Akusukura”. The total haul amounted to an impressive 2.5 tonnes of the illicit drug. Makama via X on Tuesday revealed that the operation…
The Chief Magistrate Court, Yaba, Lagos State on Monday remanded 42-year-old vulcaniser Saheed Azeez for allegedly selling a car worth N10m that he was asked to sell and converted the money for personal use. He was arraigned by the Lagos State Police Command before Magistrate O.Y. Adefope. He was charged with two counts of behaving in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace by selling a vehicle that did not belong to him, and theft. The charges alleged that sometime in 2021, at Alagomeji, Yaba, Lagos, he stole one Toyota 2008 Model car worth N10,000,250 belonging to one…
The Executives (leaders) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akure North Local Government , have passed vote of confidence on the leadership of Ondo State, His Excellency Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The meeting, which was at the invitation of the Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Hon. Saka Yusuf-Ogunleye, who hosted all party local government Executives and ward Executives at his residence in Oba-Ile. Yusuf-Ogunleye affirmed that APC in Ondo State is doing tremendously well under the leadership of His Excellency, Hon. Lucky Ayedatiwa and related this with the party’s ability to hold onto continuity in governance. The commissioner said it…