Detectives in India have arrested a Nigerian Esther Iyanuoluwa Olajide for peddling cocaine hidden in bread loaves on the Streets. The Times of India which reported the arrest said “Sleuths from the Central Crime Branch (CCB) have arrested a 29-year-old Nigerian national for trafficking cocaine, taking recourse to a rather unusual method: She had concealed the contraband inside bread loaves to evade detection.” According to the report: Police seized 121 grammes of cocaine, valued at approximately ₹1.2 crore, from the accused, highlighting a growing trend among smugglers using everyday food items to transport drugs. Although she had arrived in New…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
By Immaculate Oluwanisola Following the devastating collapse of the “EMAAR” digital investment platform, a coalition of aggrieved investors has announced plans to file a class-action lawsuit against Moniepoint Microfinance Bank. The legal action accuses the fintech unicorn of gross negligence, failure to protect users, and providing the primary financial infrastructure that enabled a shadowy syndicate to defraud over 4,000 Nigerians of billions of naira. The controversy centers on a Moniepoint account held under the merchant name “CreditB-24H.” Investigative reports from Saturday PUNCH reveal that this single account served as the collection point for thousands of victims who believed they were…
Local government workers in Lagos State have been comparing notes on the Christmas and New Year packages by their newly sworn-in Chairmen and there has been praises for some while others received bashing from the workers, reports thegazellenews.com Workers have been praising the likes of Prince Idris Balogun, Egbe-Idimu Local Council Development Area; Usman Akanbi Hamzat, Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government; Akinpelu Ibrahim Johnson, Alimoso Local Government; Jimoh Olawale Saliu, Apapa-Iganmu LCDA; Idowu Adejumoke Senbanjo, Apapa LG; Olusegun Olowa, Ibeju-Lekki LG; and Oluseyi Lawal Jakande, Odiolowo-Ojuwoye LCDA among others. Thegazellenews.com learnt that Balogun approved N60,000 each and 10kg of rice for all…
A petrol tanker on Sunday, 21 December, 2025, rammed into the convoy of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, killing a police dispatch rider, Ibrahim Hussaini. Akpabio announced the pässing of the dispatch rider on Tuesday, 23 December, 2025 during the plenary, where he condöled with the family of the decæsed. Dispatch riders, often police officers, usually ride government-branded motorcycles as part of public officeholders’ convoys. The Senate President, who entered the red chamber minutes after proceedings started, informed senators that Hussaini was buried on Tuesday morning, 23 December, 2025. Although Akpabio did not disclose the exact location, he said the incident…
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi TINUBU has called on Nigerians to tow the path of peaceful coexistence citing the Holy Bible which underscores it as a prerequisite for prosperity. She stated this in Kaduna during the annual distribution of food items to the Christian Northern Nigeria Political Forum (CNNPF) for Christmas and New Year Celebrations. According to Senator Oluremi TINUBU, whatever the narrative in the world presently, she was optimistic it is for the good of the Nation. “Let us all stay and make Nigeria great again. “Good things are already happening in this country,” she said. She…
The 50 percent discount Yuletide Train Ride approved by the Federal Government commenced today, Tuesday, 23 December, 2025, nationwide, recording a large turnout of passengers across major railway corridors as Nigerians took advantage of the 50% fare reduction to travel for the Christmas and New Year celebrations, reports thegazellenews.com At major stations along the Lagos–Ibadan, and Abuja–Kaduna, as well as key narrow gauge routes, passengers turned out in large numbers, with several train departures operating at near full capacity as early bookings reflected strong public response to the 50% discount initiative. The festive rail service, being implemented by the Nigerian…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will, on Wednesday, 24 December, 2025, arraign Yakubu Adamu, Commissioner of Finance, Bauchi State, over alleged N4.6 billion money laundering Adamu, alongside a firm, Ayab Agro Products and Freight Company Ltd, will be arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite at the Federal High Court in Abuja on a six-count money laundering charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/694/2025 Although Adamu and his co-defendant were to take their plea today, the case could not proceed due to the absence of the EFCC’s lawyer and the defendants. However, the defendants’ team of lawyers, led by Chief Gordy Uche, SAN, was…
The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has assured Nigerians that electricity supply will be rapidly restored following the recent decline caused by a temporary shortfall in power generation. He disclosed that the situation is expected to be resolved within the next 24 to 48 hours. The drop in power supply followed an explosion on the Escravos–Lagos Gas Pipeline (ELP), compounded by acts of vandalism on critical gas infrastructure, which disrupted gas supply to several thermal power plants across the country.The Minister’s assurance comes in response to a statement by the National Independent System Operator (NISO), which informed the public…
By Abimbola Tooki The Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja has hosted countless meetings, speeches and ceremonies. But on that memorable day of the 15th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the hall did not merely host another political gathering, it hosted a moment.A moment thick with confidence.A moment soaked in conviction. A moment pregnant with political destiny.As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu walked into the hall, it was clear to even the most distracted observer that this was not a man burdened by doubt. This was a president in firm control of the…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Tension flared on Tuesday, 16 December, 2025, in Adeshina Village, Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, as residents accused Huafa Forest Resources Development of Nigeria Co. Ltd of operating illegally on their farmlands despite a pending fundamental rights case before the Ogun State High Court in Ilaro. The situation unfolded as workers of the Chinese-owned company were reportedly seen on farmlands adjoining the Eggua Forest Reserve, even as a fundamental rights enforcement suit remains pending before the Ogun State High Court sitting in Ilaro (Suit No. HCL/94/2025). Consequently, their continued presence reignited tension within…