Author: Vincent Osuwo

In a bid to eradicate illicit drugs and substances in the country, the Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have stated that they have intercepted two consignments of Loud, a strong variant of cannabis, having a combined weight of 5,344.1 kg along Epe-Lekki, in Lagos. The NDLEA disclosed this in a Sunday, June 25, 2023, press release signed by Femi Babafemi, the commission’s Director, Media and Advocacy. The NDLEA stated that this was carried out as a result of intelligence gathering about the nefarious activities of these unscrupulous drug traffickers. NDLEA arraigns American returnee Stanley Nwora for…

Six Nigerian pilgrims participating in the 2023 Hajj in Saudi Arabia have been confirmed dead by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The head of the NAHCON Hajj medical team, Usman Galadima, confirmed this on Saturday during a meeting of the commission in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. He stated that out of the deceased, the delegations from Osun and Kaduna States for the 2023 Hajj recorded two deaths each, while Plateau State recorded one. Uzodimma sponsors Hajj for Muslims, first in 10 years  Galadima also stated that 30 of the pilgrims were diagnosed with mental challenges. According to him, they…

A federal high court in sitting in Bayelsa State has affirmed Ikechukwu Ukaegbu as the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Imo state, for the forthcoming off-cycle election. The election is slated to hold on November 11. Delivering ruling on Friday, Emma Akko, the presiding judge, said Ukaegbu also known as Ikenga, is the rightful candidate having won the gubernatorial ticket in the primaries conducted by the Lamidi Apapa constituted electoral panel in the state on April 16. Peter Obi closes petition against Tinubu with 13 witnesses Akko said the primaries conducted by the Julius Abure-led faction of…

According to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 114 Nigerians who applied for refugee status between January and June 2023 were denied. Since the start of January 2013, 12,035 Nigerians have been rejected under the system, according to data from gotten from the IRBC’s Refugee Protection Division. The IRB awards refugee protection in Canada if the RPD determines that an applicant or claimant fulfills the UN definition of a convention refugee, “which has been incorporated into Canadian law, or that the applicant is a person in need of protection.” The 1951 UN Convention on the Status of Refugees defines…

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Taoreed Lagbaja, has approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers of the Nigerian Army (NA) to command, instructional and staff appointments across NA formations and units. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Saturday, said this was in an effort to reposition the Nigerian Army for operational efficiency and functional administration. Those reshuffled in the recent redeployment include some Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) of the Army Headquarters (AHQ) General Officers Commanding (GOCs), Corps Commanders, Commandants of training institutions, Brigade Commanders, Commanding Officers, amongst others.…

John McKenna, 22, of Scotby FC, died after falling from a hotel balcony in Ibiza, Spain. McKenna, who hails from Carlisle, Cumbria, in England, died following a fall on Friday morning at his three-star hotel in San Antonio, Spain. Josh Dixon, a friend and former Carlisle United player, said he was heartbroken to have lost one of his closest friends, whom he had known for a long time. Done Deal? Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid for €250m He said, “Wherever you went, you would put a smile on someone’s face. Will be a huge miss to us all. Rest easy,…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has instructed commercial banks and other financial institutions in the country to regularly monitor the accounts of political office holders in the country. This directive was stated in its circular to banks and other financial institutions on Friday titled ‘Guidance Notes on Politically Exposed Persons’, which was signed by the Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Chibuzor Efobi. In the circular, it stated that, “PEP accounts should be subject to periodic reviews as may be determined by the FI in line with risk assessment. “Frequency of the periodic reviews should be determined by the risk…

The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), an Igbo youth organization, claims to have discovered illegal cattle grazing herdsmen in farmlands in Imo communities, causing difficulty for farmers. The organization stated that no sort of open grazing will be permitted throughout Igboland while also asking for the arrest of some herders who they claim carry automatic rifles while grazing their cattle. In a press release signed by the President General of the group, Mr. Goodluck Ibem, the coalition urged the Department of State Services (DSS) to move without delay and arrest the marauding herdsmen. Suspected herdsmen kill vigilante in…

Kiriku, an infamous Commander of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), has reportedly died after he was bitten by a poisonous snake in the Sambisa forest of Borno State. Terrorists set to attack worship centres during Eid-el-Kabir – DSS According to sources, Kiriku was bitten twice by a ‘highly venomous’ brown snake last Tuesday in one of their hideouts near Agikur Mosque in Damboa Local Government Area. The infamous ISWAP Commander, who died on June 23, 2023, three days after the incident, is reported to have died owing to a lack of medical treatment.

Following her successful Guinness World Record-breaking display in a 93-hour cook-a-thon, Chef Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly called Hilda Baci, has been nominated to be inducted into the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Hall of Fame. The motion was moved during Thursday’s plenary session of the House of Assembly, in which the members unanimously concurred with a motion sponsored by the member representing Nsit Ubium state constituency and deputy leader, Rt. Hon. Otobong Bob. Bob, in his motion, recalled that Bassey, on completion of the 93 hours and 11 minutes cook-a-thon, had created more than 55 recipes and over 100…