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Agency Report The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), says it has intercepted 128 parcels of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis at the Tin-can Seaport in Lagos. NDLEA Spokesman Femi Babafemi said, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, that the drugs weighed 63.75 kilograms. Babafemi said that the NDLEA operatives on Friday, Feb. 28 discovered the drugs concealed in two mattresses in the trunk of a Toyota Venza car imported from Canada. He said that the discovery of the consignment was made during a joint examination of a targeted container from Montreal, Canada, by NDLEA, Nigeria Customs…
Halimah Olamide The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has said he will not be moved and be distracted from his present assignment by the comments about him made by former governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. Ribadu was reacting to comments made by El-Rufai during his interview with Arise TV Monday night. The NSA said he is too preoccupied with his National assignment than engage in media fight with the former Kaduna governor. While admitting to have never spoken ill of El-Rufai owing to the respect he had for him, Ribadu, however, urged the public to disregard what he…
Awaits Pick Up By Ogun Command Days after being declared wanted by the Ogun State command of the Nigeria Police, singer Habib Okokiola popularly called Portable, on Wednesday submitted himself to the Nigerian Police’ State Criminal Investigations Department in Lagos. Portable, according to information available to the NPO Reports showed up at the Panti office of the SCID over allegations made against him by the Ogun state government and for which he was declared wanted. His decision to surrender is coming days after giving various excuses for not surrendering to the authorities. Portable is wanted over various allegations chief of…
A former Federal Commissioner for Information and leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Development Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark has died at the age of 97. The death of prominent Ijaw leader was announced via a statement signed a family member, Prof C O Clark. The statement read, ” “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo Town, Delta State, wishes to announce the passing of Chief (Dr.) Sen. Edwin Kiagbodo Clark OFR, CON on Monday 17th February, 2025. The family appreciates your prayers at this time. Other details will be announced later by the family.” The late Clark was a lawyer, administrator,…
Safiu Kehinde Lawmakers Force their Ways Against DSS Operatives Invasion Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have reaffirmed their support for the new Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, as they passed vote of confidence on her on Monday. The Assembly, which had been under leadership crisis since the return of ousted speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, drummed support for Meranda at the plenary sitting on Monday. After the initial invasion of the House by security operatives earlier in the day which prevented plenary, the lawmakers later ushered her into the floor where they passed the vote of confidence on her Meranda. The…
By Halimah Olamide There is tension in Osun State as members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party and the opposition All Progressive Congress face off on Monday as loyalists of the later seek to take over council secretariats in the state. This was sequel to a directive by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, who told the chairmen and councillors earlier sacked by the court in 2023 that they should go and resume on the premise of a Court of Appeal ruling which said the chairmen and councilors were validly elected in a “Yes” and “No” election…
By Halimah Olamide Acknowledges Role in His Election as President President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has acknowledged the roles played by the former Governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai in his election in 2023. Tinubu, while congratulating the former Governor, said El-Rufai’s roles in the formation of the All Progressive Congress and the successes of the elections the party won in 2015, 2019 and 2023 cannot be ignored. These, the president stated, on the occasion of El-Rufai’s 65th birthday today. The statement congratulating him comes amidst lingering disagreement between El-Rufai and the government of Tinubu. NPO Reports that the former…
By Halimah Olamide As Adeleke, PDP Insist Appeal Court Never Reinstated Council Chairmen Indications of possible mayhem in Osun emerged at the weekend as Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, assured chairmen of local governments in the state who were sacked by the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke to go and resume in their respective offices. Oyetola, a former Governor of the state, while addressing the chairmen in Osogbo said policemen would accompany the chairmen as they resume in their local government offices asking them not to be afraid of any intimidation. This is sequel to the outcome…
Safiu Kehinde The Yoruba political leadership lost one of its own on Friday as leader of the Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo died. Adebaho reportedly died in his sleep at his Lekki Lagos residence in the morning of Friday at the age of 96. He died peacefully this morning, Friday, February 14, 2025, at his Lekki, Lagos Nigeria home at the age of 96,” the statement read. Adebanjo, a distinguished lawyer, former organising secretary of the Action Group, and the national leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, is survived by his 94-year-old wife, Chief Christy Ayo-Adebanjo, along with children, grandchildren,…
Halimah Olamide A Police Assistant Superintendent Simply identified as Lanre who allegedly defiled a teenage girl at the Ogudu Area Command premises last year was on Tuesday arraigned by a Lagos court. Lanre was arrested last year after he allegedly has forced sex with ten girl within the premises of the police facility. He was however said to have been transferred out of the command and outside the state before his crime was brought to public attention Since the Lagos Sexual Abuse agency took up the matter, the agency had insisted that the policeman must face face the consequences of…