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Oct

06

2022

At last, Tinubu returns from UK, lands in Abuja [VIDEO]

Health, Politics2023, All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, arrived in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria, on Thursday evening. Tinubu has been away from the country for almost 12 days in the United Kingdom. His long absence has led to rumours about his health. However, his campaign spokesman, Festus Keyamo, confirmed his return in a Twitter post. Keyamo posted a video of Tinubu alighting from a plane and wrote: “The Eagle has landed”. https://twitter.com/fkeyamo/status/1578077291443257346?t=UboSlkMHTDR-zwKO28FqBw&s=19

Oct

03

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

NDLEA arrests Lagos billionaire, impounds 13million pills of Tramadol in VGC

Health, Lifestyle, MetroCrime, Drugs, Health, Lifestyle, Metro

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a large consignment of drugs in Lagos. The substances are contained in hundreds of cartons kept in a house in Victoria Garden City (VGC). The estate, mostly occupied by the rich, is located along the Lekki-Ajah corridor. NDLEA Director of Media, Femi Babafemi announced the operation Monday morning. “Another VGC drug bust! As massive and beautiful this mansion located in highbrow VGC Lekki Lagos, pictured here looks, it’s not occupied by humans. “Used to warehouse over 13million pills of Tramadol 225mg by another billionaire drug baron now in @ndlea_nigeria net”, Babafemi…

Oct

03

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Kwara Doctor kills girlfriend, housewife, buries corpses in office

Health, Lifestyle, MetroCrime, Kwara State, Metro, Nigeria, Security

The Kwara State Police Command said its operatives arrested a medical doctor, Adio Adeyemi, of Kaiama General Hospital, over the alleged kidnap and murder of two ladies. Adeyemi was alleged to have kidnapped and killed his girlfriend identified only as Ifeoluwa, and another housewife, Nofisat Halidu, in 2021. Ifeoluwa was declared missing in the Tanke area, while Nofisat, a housewife in Kaiama, was reported missing by her husband, Mr. Halidu. The police confirmed the incident in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, on Sunday. The statement read in part, “On assumption of office as Commissioner…

Sep

20

2022

By Freeman

Nnamdi Kanu suffers gastrointestinal disorder in DSS custody, lawyer reveals.

Health, NewsBiafra, Freedom, Health, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Metro, Nnamdi Kanu

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, counsel to the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said his client has been diagnosed with gastrointestinal disorder. In a statement on Monday, Ejiofor said the development followed a persistent heartburn earlier experienced by the freedom fighter. According to the lawyer, despite the order of Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja that Kanu should be given serious medical attention, the Department of State Services, DSS has been acting on the contrary. He raised the alarm shortly after visiting the IPOB leader at the DSS Headquarters in Abuja on…

Apr

26

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Abba Kyari: Drug baron with 103 bank accounts nabbed at Lagos airport

Health, MetroAbba Kyari, Crime, Health, NDLEA, Nigeria, Police

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested Chief Afam Ukatu, who it described as the billionaire drug baron behind the N3bn tramadol deal involving a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police and former leader of the Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari. A statement on Monday by the spokesperson for the agency, Femi Babafemi, said he was arrested “after months of surveillance and evading arrest.” According to Babafemi, Ukatu, who is the chairman of Mallinson Group of Companies, was nabbed onboard a flight to Abuja at the MM2 terminal of the Lagos airport, Ikeja, on Wednesday, April 13. He said, “Investigations…