The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has frustrated an attempt by a 24-year-old Thai lady, Ms. Pattaphi Wimonnat, to smuggle 43 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 46.60 kilograms into Nigeria.The NDLEA which disclosed this in a statement on Sunday said the suspect
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) “over the failure to reverse the patently unlawful, unfair, unreasonable and unjust increase in Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transaction fees.”The CBN recently announced that ATM withdrawals made at a machine owned by a
President Bola Tinubu has flagged off the reconstruction and expansion of the Lagos-Ibadan Dual Carriageway, section 1, and section 1 of the Lagos-Sagamu Expressway. Performing the flag-off at Sagamu, Ogun State, President Tinubu said the project, which would be completed in 24 months, would cover underpasses at Kara, Wawa, Magboro,
A gun duel at the Warewa area on the Lagos-Ibadan motorway on Thursday resulted in the neutralisation of four suspected kidnappers, according to the Ogun Police Command.This was said in a statement released in Abeokuta on Saturday by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola.A white Paragon commercial truck with the
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that his administration would immortalize the late Alaperu of Iperu, Oba Adeleke Idowu-Basibo, for bringing unprecedented development to the town during his 23 years of reign.The governor, who spoke at the funeral and farewell service organized for the late monarch at the
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has said that the late leader of the Pan Yoruba group; Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, would be given a befitting burial because he lived and died for the peace, development and unity of Nigeria and Nigerians Akpabio stated this on Friday, when he led
Clerics and traditional rulers have been asked to step up enlightenment efforts against the ‘get-rich-quick mindset’, particularly among society’s youth.Malam Ismail Okunlola, the ‘Amir of the Companions’ for the Ilorin District, issued the request in a statement on Friday in Ilorin. Hafsoh Lawal, a final-year student at the College of
The National President of the Afenifere Youth Council, Eniola Ojajuni was shot and taken by unknown gunmen.According to reports, Ojajuni was shot twice in the buttocks before being captured in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).According to a statement issued by its National Secretary, Abiodun Aderohunmu, the kidnappers are seeking N100
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Pa Adebanjo Spoke Truth to Power With Good Intentions – Akpabio
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has said that the late leader of the Pan Yoruba group; Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo in his lifetime fought for democracy, spoke truth to power and was an advocate for good governance with noble intentions. Senator Akpabio said he would be given a befitting