PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AMBASSADOR ENIKANOLAIYE ON HIS BIRTHDAY. (PHOTO).
PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AMBASSADOR ENIKANOLAIYE ON HIS BIRTHDAY President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, on his birthday. A statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, indicates that the President describes Ambassador Enikanolaiye as a distinguished diplomat, accomplished administrator and dedicated public servant whose career reflects professionalism, patriotism and a deep commitment to Nigeria. Ambassador Enikanolaiye served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from August 1982 to August 2017, rising through the ranks to become Permanent Secretary. He later served as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and International Relations before he was appointed Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. President Tinubu commends the celebrant’s significant contributions to Nige...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,NDLEA,have arrested a 47-year old man,who attempted to export 270 grams of cocaine to Madagascar.The suspect,Odili Onyekwere,was nabbed at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport,Lagos,during the outward screening of passengers on a Kenyan Airways flight to Ivato International Airport,Antananarivo,Madagascar.The NDLEA Commander at the Lagos Airport,Ahmadu Garba,said ''This is the first arrest and seizure in the year of a passenger heading to Madagascar from this airport.The suspect,Odili Onyekwere,successfully excreted 25 wraps of cocaine,which he ingested,while under close observation.He is cooperating with our team of investigators and the case will soon be charged to court''.During interrogation,the River State born suspect said he went into drug trafficking out of frustration.The father of two,who trade in footwear in Lome,Togo, said ''I am married with two children and I sell shoes in Lome,Togo.As a result of the economic downturn,my capital kept depreciating until I lost everything.It was the fraustration of not being able to provide for my wife and two children that made me go int smuggling of cocaine.It is my first time.They promised to pay me $1,000,which is over N400,000,going by the present exchange rate.''.Commenting on the arrest,the Chairman/Chief Executive of the agency,Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah,said with the use of latest technology in drug control,the agency would continue to disappoint those hoping to get rich quick from drug trafficking.
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