The United States has promised to support the ongoing war against drug trafficking and illicit substance abuse in the country. The promise was given on Monday, 28 April, 2025, by the United States Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL), which commended the operational successes of the Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and assured its Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd). The promise of more support as well as further collaboration in the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking, were given by the Director of INL in Nigeria, Ms. Candace Spradley who led…
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Three years after, justice has been served in the case of the murder of gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu. Justice Nwosu-Iheme of a FCT High Court Wuse Zone 2 in Abuja on Monday, 28 April, 2025, sentenced her husband, Peter Nwachukwu, to death by hanging. Nwachukwu was found guilty of culpable homicide resulting in the death of the deceased (his wife) on April 8, 2022. The judge held that the prosecution had proven the burden of proof placed on it by the law and subsequently found the defendant guilty. Nwachukwu was arraigned on June 3, 2022 by the Office of Attorney-General…
In a major crackdown, operatives of the Sokoto State Police Command have arrested several suspects over illegal possession of firearms and alleged links to terrorism, reports thegazellenews.com. The Sokoto State Police Command spokesman, DSP Ahmed Rufai, who confirmed the development to newsmen, said the detectives from the State Intelligence Department apprehended Bello Ibrahim, popularly known as ‘Bello Currency’, alongside with Alhaji Muhammad Danlato, Alhaji Abun Buhari, Alhaji Faruku Alhaji, and Abubakar Furniture. According to Rufai, investigations revealed that Bello Ibrahim allegedly sold fabricated revolvers to the others under the guise of self-defence without valid firearm licenses, in violation of the…
Kenneth Okonkwo, a former presidential spokesperson for the Labour Party (LP), has stated that no single candidate can defeat President Bola Tinubu in 2027, just as he added that the only choice before the opposition leaders in the country is a coalition. Speaking on the wave of defections by politicians across party lines, with political heavyweights switching allegiance to the ruling party, Okonkwo said politicians moving to the APC are doing so for personal gains. Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Okonkwo expressed confidence that the coalition would be formed, though he could not specify who would…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Yemi cardosohas admitted that the reforms implemented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government in the past eighteen months are not easy but are delivering results. This is according to Cardoso’s excerpts released upon the closure of the 2025 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., in the US. CBN boss explained that Nigeria’s delegation attended the meetings to showcase economic reforms under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. “Thanks to the steps taken over the past 18 months, we have strengthened our monetary buffers and positioned Nigeria to better withstand external shocks,” Cardoso…
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has commenced payment of ₦46.6 billion as the first tranche of liquidation dividends to depositors of the defunct Heritage Banks with funds above the insured limit, reports thegazellenews.com The Acting Head of Communication & Public Affairs, Hawwau Gambo, who made this disclosure in a statement, said the move is to ensure that depositors of the defunct Heritage Bank are fully reimbursed. According to Gambo, the NDIC has declared the first tranche of liquidation dividends totalling ₦46.6 billion from the proceeds of sales of the defunct bank’s assets and recovery of debts owed to the defunct…
Federal Government of Nigeria on Sunday, 27 April, 2025 raised alarm over the growing threat of cyber-slavery in West Africa. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, made this disclosure through a statement issued by the Ministry’s spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa. Tuggar expressed concern over the alarming rise in cases of cyber-slavery across parts of West Africa, which he said “primarily targets Nigerian citizens, especially vulnerable youths.” According to the minister, many young Nigerians, including underage teenagers, are being lured out of the country with false promises of lucrative employment opportunities abroad, particularly in crypto-related operations. “In reality, these individuals are trafficked…
Operatives of the Jigawa State Police Command have arrested 20-year-old groom, Auwal Abdulwahab and his three friends for allegedly killing his bride through gang-rape, reports thegazellenews.com. The Jigawa State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Lawan Shiisu Adam, who made this disclosure through a statement made available to newsmen, said the incident happened on Saturday, 26 April, 2025 at about 2200hrs in Tungo village, Albasu District in Sule Tankarkar Local Government. According to Shiisu, the newly married man is suspected of orchestrating the incident against his wife within days of their wedding. “The groom is alleged to have conspired with his…
We, Concerned Youths of Eti Osa, write with great sense of responsibility and humility to express our displeasure and grievances by one of our father and leader in Eti-Osa LGA APC in person of OMOOBA MURPHY ADETORO who is hell bent on imposing his daughter ALIMAT ADEOLA ADETORO the current vice chairman Eti-Osa LGA. Information at our disposal reveals that OMOOBA MURPHY ADETORO and some party stalwarts in Eti-Osa have intention to impose his daughter as the party candidate/flag bearer in the forthcoming Local Government elections slated for 12th July 2025. We would like to call on all party leaders…
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Emeritus Is-haq Oloyede, has encouraged students to make a good use of their time, noting that the most important things in life are often limited in supply. Oloyede gave this advice while making his remarks at the maiden matriculation of the African School of Economics (The Pan-African University of Excellence) in Abuja. The JAMB Registrar noted that regardless of the students’ courses and departments, one important lesson that being students of the university should remind them of is the need to put value on what is limited because economics…