Author: Alex Enemanna
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Despite Probe Over Drug Offences, Abba Kyari Should Be Extradited To US Fraud Allegation — Lawyer Inibehe Effiong
A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has said that the Federal Government should not allow the alleged drug crimes linked to suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police and Head, Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force, Abba Kyari, stop his extradition to the United States. Effiong said this on Monday during his appearance on…
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Gov. Yahaya Bello Visits Buhari, Says North Central Deserving Of Presidency Than South East
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on Tuesday said the North-Central region is more deserving of the Presidency in 2023 than the South-East region. Mr Bello made the assertion during a chat with journalists at the State House after a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari. The Governor noted that the North-Central has been the most marginalised…
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School Proprietress, Son Arrested For Allegedly Flogging 19-Month Toddler To Death In Delta
The Delta State Police Command has paraded the owner of Arise and Shine Nursery and Primary School and her son for allegedly flogging a 19-month-old pupil to death in Asaba, the state capital. The proprietress’ son, Emeka Nwogbo, 24, who was a teacher at the school, reportedly flogged the toddler, Obina Udeze, on Thursday,…
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Residents In Shock As Abuja Beggar Arrested With N500,000, $100
A beggar, Hadiza Ibrahim, has been arrested in Abuja with cash sums of N500,000 and $100. The discovery threw residents into confusion. The spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory Administration, Social and Development Secretariat, Shaka Sunday, confirmed that the woman was in the agency’s custody at the Bwari area council. He said the suspect…
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How Police Investigation Linked Suspended DCP Abba Kyari, 4 Others To Drug Cartel Before Arrest
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested DCP Abba Kyari and four other police officers for their involvement in an alleged case of criminal conspiracy, discreditable, unethical, and unprofessional conduct, official corruption and tampering with exhibits in a case of illicit drug trafficking involving a perpetual transnational drug cartel. The arrest of the officers was…
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ASUU Set To Commence One-Month Warning Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared a one-month warning strike. President of the union, Emmanuel Osodeke, announced this at a press conference on Monday after a two-day meeting of the union’s National Executive Council (NEC). According to him, the industrial action, which begins immediately, is “comprehensive and total”. “We don’t like…
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Ex-President Jonathan Hails Gov. Diri Over Inclusive Governance
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, commended Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State for his inclusive approach to governance and his reverence for God. Speaking at the Ecumenical Centre in Yenagoa, during the second anniversary thanksgiving of the Diri administration, Jonathan noted that God had a reason for everything under the sun, saying humans are…
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Alleged Drug Offences: NDLEA Declares DCP Abba Kyari Wanted
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Monday declared suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari wanted over alleged links with an international drug cartel. The decision came amidst the Hupsshippi scandal. The Spokesperson of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, made the announcement during short press conference held in its Headquarters. Details shortly. 209
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Teenagers Who Attempted To Murder Commercial Sxx Worker In Ekiti Remanded In Custody
An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate’s Court, Ado Ekiti, has remanded two teenagers, Oluwatimilehin Afolabi (19) and Kehinde Mustapha (19), in a custodial centre for allegedly attempting to murder a 23-year-old lady. They were arraigned on one count of attempted murder. The charge read, “The defendants, on February 2, 2022, in Ikere Ekiti, did conspire…
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Indian Businessman Arrested For Smuggling 134,700 Bottles Of Codeine Syrup Into Nigeria
An Indian businessman, Vyapak Nutal, has been taken into custody for interrogation by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, over the smuggling of 134,700 bottles of Codeine syrup into the country through the land border between Nigeria and the Niger Republic in Sokoto State. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement…