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NDLEA intercepts 1.9million tablets of Tramadol, Codeine at Lagos airport . Arrests drug kingpin behind Ghana-bound 11.913kg Cocaine Operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have seized over 1.9 million tablets of Tramadol and Codeine imported into the country from Pakistan and United Kingdom through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos. Of the total seizures, 40 cartons of Co-Codamol, a brand of paracetamol with Codeine, which is classified as Opioid, were seized from a freight agent, Eraikhueme Ehis. The seizure made on Thursday March 10 translates to 349, 800 tablets weighing 336kg. The consignment came from London, UK as a consolidated cargo through the SAHCO Import Shed of the airport. The consolidated cargo was declared as personal effects but was discovered to contain some medicaments.  In the same vein, no less than 1, 584,000 tablets of Tramadol were recovered on Tuesday 15th March by NDLEA operatives in collaboration with Aviatio...

  Caption; President Buhari meets with the Progressive Governors Forum at the Statehouse, Abuja. 22nd March, 2022. Photos; Tolani Alli Caption; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo SAN, COS to President Buhari Prof. Gambari, SGF Boss Mustapha present as President Buhari meets with the Progressive Governors Forum at the Statehouse, Abuja. 22nd March, 2022. Photos; Tolani Alli. More photos below. 

Court Jails Micheal Jackson for Internet Fraud In Lagos  The Lagos Zonal Command of the EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of an internet fraudster, Michael Jackson, a.k.a. Ella-Ellywood, before Justice Tijani G.Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.   Justice Ringim sentenced the convict to three months imprisonment on March 21, 2022 who was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on impersonation contrary to and punishable under Section 22(2)(b) Of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, ETC) Act 2015. He pleaded guilty to the offence.   

Court Jails Fake Lawyer in Lagos The Lagos Zonal Command of the EFCC on March 23, 2022 secured the conviction of one Emmanuel Adekeye Adekola before Justice Sherifat Solebo of a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos for offence bordering on impersonation. Operatives of the EFCC had on January 11, 2022 arrested him when he came to the Lagos Command of the Commission posing as a lawyer to secure the bail of a suspected fraudster who was in the Commission’s custody. Nemesis caught up with him, when investigators dug in further to verify the documents he tendered to secure the bail.   

SOLUDO AKWETE REVOLUTION GAINS MOMENTUM AS PDP GOVERNORS ADORN THE LOCALLY MADE FABRIC IN THEIR MEETING IN ABIA STATE By Christian ABURIME  The revolution of patronising our locally made fabrics and products which Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo, Governor of Anambra State spearheaded has started yielding dividends  In their on-going PDP Governors' meeting in Abia State, all the Governors who were at the meeting were seen all cladded in the locally-woven Akwaete.  All the Governors were looking splendid as they step out from their meeting wearing neatly woven Akwaete clothes  Governor Soludo has been largely credited with the promotion and marketing of the Akwaete fabrics. In his recent interview with Arise TV, Soludo asserted that his promotion of the local fabric has shot up the demand for it.  This assertion has been proved right with the PDP Governors who stepped out fully cladded in the locally made fabric today The 13 Governor’s of the PDP are H.E Aminu Waziri...

COAS COMMISSIONS SOLAR POWERED BOREHOLES AND STREET LIGHTS AT ISALE EKO, RESTATES COMMITTMENT TO IMPROVE CIVIL MILITARY COOPERATION In a continued effort to improve Civil-Military Cooperation between the public and the Nigerian Army (NA), the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya today 23 March 2022 commissioned solar and electric powered treated boreholes as well as streetlights in Ojiu Olokun general area of Isale Eko community of Lagos state.   Commissioning the project, the Army Chief disclosed that the notion behind the COAS' Special Intervention Civil Military Cooperation Project is to give back to communities, whose sons and daughters serve the nation and have through a dint of hardwork and diligence attained the pinnacle of their career as serving Generals of the NA. He noted that the project was approved at the instance of Maj Gen Kamilu Olayinka Kadiri, the   Commander Corps of Engineers, Nigerian Army, who hails from Lagos State. W...

March 23, 2022 Press Statement  You Are Afraid of Your Own Shadows, PDP Replies Buhari, APC …Says It Will Not Succumb to Blackmail The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are running from their shadows and haunted by their failures in governance. PDP’s position is predicated on the outburst by the Buhari Presidency on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 against our Party for asking President Muhammadu Buhari to address the lingering fuel crisis and cautioning that the unrelenting culture of arrogance, impunity, suppression and corruption by the APC administration was akin to “kneeling on the necks of Nigerians.” From the outburst of the Buhari Presidency, Nigerians now realize that the APC administration does not care about the suffering, agony and life discounting experiences encountered by our citizens daily as a result of APC’s thoughtless and inhumane policies.  If there is anybody seeking to destabilize our nation, it is t...

Senate Asks IGP To Investigate Maltreatment Of Nigerians By Foreigners  The Nigerian Senate says I'll just is urgent need to check the alarming trend of inhuman treatment and torture of Nigerian citizens by foreign nationals in the country.  The Senate during plenary, called on the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to investigate the maltreatment and torture of Nigerians by foreign nationals living in Nigeria.  Presenting the motion, Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo (Bayelsa East) noted that in a bid to get a confession from victims alleged to have stolen iron rods, a Lebanese ordered some of his Nigerian subordinates to gag the mouths of one Mr. Anayo Friday Ndubuisi and a Chadian who later died with rags to stifle any noise from them. According to him, they were beaten mercilessly with iron rods, tied to a car and driven round their premises adding that the Lebanese also set his dog upon the victims and the said dog attacked them. Senator Biobarakuma lam...

Enugwu-Ukwu Community Flags Off Farming Season, Holds Exhibition Enugwu-Ukwu Community, in Njikoka Local Government Area, has kicked off its 2022 farming season with exhibition of farm inputs. The event, held at Obu Umunri Enugwu-Ukwu, has become an annual affair that looks at the year gone-by and prepares people of the community for the year's agricultural engagements. The exhibition arena looked more like a harvest field, as farm produce including yam, cocoyam, vegetables, plantain, cassava stick, among numerous others caught the eyes. The traditional ruler of Enugwu-Ukwu, Igwe Ralph Ekpeh, joined by his Umuawulu counterpart, Igwe Joel Egwuonwu, members of his cabinet and other dignitaries, graced the occasion, which also aims at encouraging both the young and the old in Engwu-Ukwu to go into agriculture. In his speech, Igwe Ekpeh said he is happy that Engwu-Ukwu is doing impressively in agriculture, stating that the community is blessed with fertile land that makes farming enjoy...

PHOTOS: GOV. BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU FORMALLY LAUNCHES 1000 CARS FOR LAGOS RIDE TAXI SCHEME AT THE SPORTS GROUND, LAGOS HOUSE, IKEJA, ON WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022  PIX 1 L-R: Oloja of Epe, Oba Kamorudeen Animasahun; Lagos Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Federic Oladeinde; Ambassador of China to Nigeria, Amb. Cui Jianchun; Chairman, Choice International Group, Chief Diana Chen; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his Deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Chief Executive Officer, IBILE Holdings Limited, Mr. Abiodun Amokomowo and House Committee Chairman on Transportation, Lagos House of Assembly, Hon. Temitope Adewale, during the formal launch of 1000 Cars for Lagos Ride Taxi Scheme, at the Sports Ground, Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, on Monday, 23 March 2022. PIX 2: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu cutting the tape, flanked by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat (right), Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Federic Oladeinde (left) and others during the formal launch of 1000 Cars for La...