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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger Command, has arrested one suspect with 1,072 kg of substances suspected to be marijuana in Mokwa Local Government Area of the state. The NDLEA’s Commander in the state, Mrs Sylvia Egwunwoke, made this known in an interview with NAN in Minna on Saturday. Egwunwoke said the 56-year-old suspect is from Bangi village in Mariga Local Government Area. Egwunwoke disclosed that the suspect, who had just finished his jailed term on October 8 for similar offence, was arrested following through intelligence report that the suspect was transporting the prohibited weeds to Sokoto state.…

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Sunday congratulated Senator Smart Adeyemi for his victory at Saturday’s Kogi West re-run Senatorial District poll announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Muhammed issued in Lokoja, described the victory ”as a collective manifestation of intellectual, moral and cultural virtues, and mandate given by the good people of Kogi West”. Bello commended the APC supporters and the people of Kogi West for exercising their civic rights in a peaceful manner. He also lauded INEC officials and security agencies for doing their best…

Fire on Sunday destroyed 15 shops and damaged other property at the Owode-Oniri Market in Lagos State. The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, told NAN at the scene that the fire started at 10:27 a.m. NAN reports that a LASEMA team was on hand to put out the fire. The director-general said that the fire emanated from one of the several lines of shops in the market. “The cause of the fire is still unknown as there is no power supply within the market. Ex-Boko Haram fighters not recruited into military – DHQ “No life…

The Defence Headquarters has dismissed the alleged recruitment of de-redicalised Boko Haram ex-fighters into the Nigerians military. The acting Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Nwachukwu described the information being peddled on social media as false and misleading, urging Nigerians to disregard it in its entirety. According to him, DHQ wishes to state that the claims are not only bereft of truth, but laced with mediocrity emanating from poorly researched and uninformed position. “Contrary to his claims, no Boko Haram ex-fighter has been recruited into the Nigerian military and no…

Leicester City inflicted the cruelest of blows on beleaguered Everton manager Marco Silva as Kelechi Iheanacho’s stoppage time winner – awarded after VAR – kept the Foxes on the heels of Premier League leaders Liverpool. Silva appears to be managing Everton on a game-by-game basis after the club’s power-brokers met to discuss his future following the dismal home defeat to Norwich City – and it looked like he would claim a precious point here until just seconds before the end of a pulsating game. Iheanacho placed a composed finish past Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford with the linesman’s flag raised for…

Lautaro Martinez scored twice as Antonio Conte’s Inter Milan edged past SPAL to move top of Serie A after champions Juventus drew. The Argentine striker, 22, fired in a 16th-minute opener from the edge of the area and headed in the hosts’ second four minutes before half-time. Mattia Valoti responded for SPAL after the break, while goalkeeper Etrit Berisha denied Martinez his hat-trick. Arsenal draw at Norwich in Ljungberg’s first game Inter are one point above defending champions Juventus, who drew 2-2 with Sassuolo earlier on Sunday. In-form Martinez has now scored five goals in three games and has 12 in his…

President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to present the name of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu to the 9th Senate for confirmation. Millenium Auctioneers Association of Nigeria said that the confirmation of Magu was important so as to empower him to further consolidate on the achievements in the fight against corruption and financial crimes in the country. The chairman of the association, Allwell Erastus said this while briefing newsmen on Sunday after an emergency meeting of the executive body of the association in Abuja. Speaking after the adjournment of the Executive Meeting…

Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, has said that opponents of the Hate Speech Bill are ignorant of the dangers that loom if the bill is not passed into law. In a signed statement on Sunday, Senator Abdullahi said the opponents are only pretending to protect ‘Freedom of Speech’ by misinforming Nigerians on the intent of the legislation before the National Assembly. The lawmaker, therefore, warned Nigerians to beware of “false information being spilled out by some persons and groups parading themselves as serving the interest of the nation”. Citing a report by the United States…

Arsenal’s winless run continued with Freddie Ljungberg’s first Premier League game as boss ending in a draw against struggling Norwich. The Gunners, with Ljungberg at the helm on an interim basis after Unai Emery was sacked on Friday, have not won for eight games. The result leaves Arsenal eighth in the Premier League, seven points off a place in the top four, while Norwich remain 19th, three points from safety. While Arsenal started brightly, familiar defensive failings resurfaced as Teemu Pukki ended his eight-game goal drought with a shot that deflected off Shkodran Mustafi. The hosts’ lead only lasted eight…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has predicted a blissful future for Nigeria as God will bless and prosper the country in the coming year. Osinbajo spoke with State House correspondents shortly after the End of Year Thanksgiving Service held at the Aso Villa Chapel on Sunday in Abuja. “My message is found in the Scriptures, Psalm 65: 11; it tells us that God is going to crown the end of this year with his goodness and with his abundance and he will give us the fatness of the land. “So, I believe very strongly that God will bless and prosper this…