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Odibo Victory The Muritala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Strategic Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ikeja, has seized over nine tonnes of illicit drugs. The agency also said its men arrested 260 suspects and secured the conviction of 101 offenders from 2025 till date. The Commander of the Command, Mr. Mohammad Ahmad, disclosed this on Friday during the command’s commemoration of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. According to him, the command seized 9,058.543 kilograms of illicit drugs within the period through innovative drug law enforcement strategies. The event had the theme, “World Drug…

Odibo Victory The Ondo State Government has directed that the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results and official school testimonials of 17 students be withheld following their involvement in a viral “sign-out” celebration that sparked public outrage on social media. The affected students are from Oyemekun Grammar School, Aquinas Secondary School, and CAC Grammar School. They were captured in a viral video engaging in disorderly conduct after completing the 2026 WASSCE. Footage from the incident, which circulated widely on social media platforms, showed the graduating students tearing their school uniforms and chanting inappropriate slogans. Following the incident, the…

Odibo Victory A Magistrate Court in Pankshin, Plateau, on Friday sentenced a man to six months in a correctional facility over Point of Sale (POS) fraud. The 34-year-old man, who identified himself as Daniel Anichukwu, was sentenced by the Chief Magistrate, Yebo Dabup, on Friday. It was disclosed that Daniel is a resident of De-Garden Guest Inn, Pankshin. Dabup, however, gave the defendant the option of paying a N200,000 fine after his guilty plea. The magistrate, who quashed the charge of criminal breach of trust, also ordered the defendant to refund the sum of N90,000 to the nominal complainant. Earlier,…

Odibo Victory The Federal High Court in Lokoja has on Friday, set aside an earlier judgment recognizing the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party. Recall that on the 10th of December, 2025, the court directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party. Justice Isah Dashen, who delivered the ruling on Friday, held that all parties with an interest in the matter must be heard before any substantive decision can be made. The court upheld an application filed by the Peace Movement Party (PMP), ruling that it was a…

Odibo Victory The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed a viral report claiming that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Akwukwu Igbo, Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, was suspended due to a faulty registration machine. In a statement issued on Friday, the Head of Voter Education and Publicity in Delta State, Mrs. Nseabasi Udom, described the report as false, misleading, and not originating from the commission. She explained that the CVR exercise is progressing as scheduled under INEC’s approved rotation timetable, noting that the registration team had been deployed to Ibusa on Thursday, where the…

Odibo Victory At least 164 people have been confirmed dead following the twin earthquakes that struck the country, prompting the UN Secretary General, António Guterres to express solidarity. The United Nations (UN) also promised to mobilize support to help the victims affected by the earthquake. This was disclosed by the UN Spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, at the UN headquarters in NewYork, on Thursday, while briefing journalists on the support the global organisation is offering to the country Also, 971 were injured after the powerful tremors hit northern areas late Wednesday less than one minute apart. However, it is not yet known…

Odibo Victory The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) have raised concerns over the risks posed to businesses and national security by the activities of unregistered Point of Sale (POS) operators across the country. The concerns were expressed in Abuja on Thursday when the Chairman of the CAC Board, Senator Ibrahim Adah, paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, at the Commission’s headquarters. This was contained in a statement issued by the EFCC on Thursday. Adah, who was accompanied by members of the CAC management team, sought the…

Odibo Victory The management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has debunked the publication of fake cut-off marks being circulated on social media. The institution urged the public to disregard the fake departmental admission cut-off points, describing it as false and misleading. This was contained in a statement signed by the University’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Effiong Eyo, on Thursday. According to the statement, the fake publication was not authorised as it did not emanate from the university, adding that the cut-off points were false. The management warned guardians and prospective candidates to disregard any such information and refrain from…

Agency Report The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has on Monday, 9,488.186 kilograms of illicit and controlled drugs, arrested 1,587 suspects and secured 71 convictions between July 2025 and June 2026. Mr Anthony Gotar, Commander of Narcotics, NDLEA Plateau Command, made the disclosure on Thursday in Jos at the commemoration of the 2026 United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Gotar said the seizures had significantly disrupted drug distribution networks and prevented harmful substances from reaching communities across the state. He said the command arrested a total of 1,587 suspects in line with the NDLEA Act and…

Agency Report When the ground beneath Venezuela started violently rocking on Wednesday evening, Verónica feared the walls of her Caracas apartment would bury her. I thought I was going to die,” she told BBC Mundo. She was at home celebrating a national holiday with her mother when tremors from two large earthquakes hit the city, seconds apart, around 18:00 local time (22:00 GMT): the first at a magnitude of 7.2 and the second at 7.5. More than 160 people have been confirmed dead so far and hundreds more are injured – but authorities have warned they have not even begun…