The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a convicted cocaine trafficker who allegedly reinvented himself as a herbal tea businessman while masterminding illicit drug shipments to Saudi Arabia. The suspect, 34-year-old Dunu Bethel Ebubechukwu, was arrested in a sting operation at Article Market, opposite Trade Fair Market, in the Ojo area of Lagos, on Friday, September 4, 2026, following weeks of intelligence-led tracking by operatives of the Agency’s Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI). His arrest followed the interception on July 31 of 1.2 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed inside phone chargers at a courier company in Lagos.…
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By Segun Adewale in Bauchi A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State and loyalist of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Khamis Musa Darazo, has said that the governance style of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai, affected people across the state and was not limited to Southern Kaduna. Darazo made the clarification while speaking with journalists on Saturday in Bauchi against what he described as attempts by some commentators to give a sectional or religious interpretation to recent remarks by the Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, during an interview on Channels Television. He said the Minister’s reference…
By Segun Adewale in Bauchi The APC Youth Parliament has announced plans to sponsor the education of 60 underprivileged children for one year as part of activities marking the 60th birthday of Vice President Kashim Shettima. The Chairman of the group, Mr Kabiru Garba Kobi, disclosed this on Friday, 4 September, 2026, in Bauchi while speaking with journalists on the significance of the Vice President’s birthday. Kobi said the initiative was conceived as a gesture of appreciation to Allah for the life and service of Shettima, whom he described as a leader committed to the development of the North-East and…
Following 17 months of sustained security operations, the Enugu State Police Command on Saturday, 5 September, 2026 disclosed that the command detained 6,240 suspects, recovered 156 firearms and 1,486 rounds of assorted ammunition, and rescued 211 kidnapped victims, reports thegazellenews.com. The Enugu State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, made this disclosure in Enugu, the state capital on Saturday, 5 September, 2026 through statement issues on behalf of the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Mamman Giwa. Giwa, who disclosed the figures while receiving the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 13, AIG Miller Dantawaye, during a working visit to the…
The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority(NCAA), Michael Achimugu, on Saturday, 5 September, 2006 sought to establish the whereabouts of a 37-year-old Nigerian woman who has been unreachable since arriving in Doha, Qatar. The woman, who travelled from Lagos to Doha aboard Qatar Airways flight QR1408 on Tuesday, September, 2026 reportedly lost contact with her family after communicating with her brother via WhatsApp shortly before the aircraft landed. Achimugu said on Saturday, 5 September, 2026 that the airline had confirmed through CCTV footage that the woman arrived safely in Doha, collected her luggage…
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu on Friday, 4 September, 2026 announced N500 million presidential relief package for 18 business owners affected by the August 22 fire at the SPAR shopping mall in Calabar, Cross River State. The August 22, 2026 fire at the shopping mall affected several businesses and left owners facing substantial financial losses.. Tinubu made the announcement on Friday, 4 September, 2026 during the launch of the South-South zonal phase of the National Community Food Bank Programme in Calabar. The First Lady said the relief package was intended to provide immediate assistance to the affected entrepreneurs and support their…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Saturday, 5 September, 2026 announced the release of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results of candidates who were below the prescribed admission age for viewing, reports thegazellenews.com. However, JAMB clarified that viewing the results does not automatically qualify the candidates for admission into tertiary institutions. The Acting Director, Public Affairs and Protocols of the board, Fabian Benjamin, who this disclosure through a statement on Saturday, 5 September, 2026, said an underage candidate was any applicant who would be below 16 years by September 30, 2026. Benjamin, who said said the release was…
In what is seen as part of efforts to wage war against diphtheria, the Kano State Government on Friday, 4 September, 2026 inaugurated a Special Committee on Diphtheria Outbreak Response, reports thegazellenews.com. The Public Relations Officer, Kano State Ministry of Health, Nabilusi Abubakar Ahmad, who made this disclosure through a statement made available to media houses on Saturday, 5 August, 2026, said the committee was inaugurated on Friday, 4 September, 2026 by the Commissioner of Health, Dr Abubakar Labaran Yusuf. “The committee was established to ensure a stronger and coordinated response to the disease and to prevent its further spread across…
The North Central Development Commission (NCDC) on Friday, 4 September, 2026 disclosed that President Bola Tinubu, Vice-President Kashim Shettima and governors of the North-Central states are expected to be part of the stakeholders who will map out a 20-year economic, infrastructural and social development plan for the region during a two-day summit slated for September 14 and 15, 2026, reports thegazellenews.com According to NCDC, also, former Heads of State, including Gen. Yakubu Gowon, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, all retired, are expected to grace the occasion.. The Head, Media and Corporate Communications of NCDC, Dr Makut Macham, made this…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to embrace the spirit of giving and volunteerism towards the vulnerable and less privileged, as the world marks the International Day of Charity 2026. Tinubu made the call in a statement issued on Friday, 5 September, 2026, via the official X handle of the Office of the First Lady, @statehouse_Fl. She said the occasion served as a reminder of the power of kindness, compassion and generosity in building a more caring and inclusive society. Describing charity as more than giving, the First Lady explained that it involved…