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Europe-Bound Newlywed Excretes 72 Wraps Of Cocaine At Enugu Airport

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A 25-year-old newlywed businessman, Lovely Chukwulobelu, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, for allegedly attempting to traffic 72 wraps of cocaine to Portugal. Chukwulobelu was intercepted at the airport’s departure hall on Thursday, September 25, 2026, while attempting to board an Ethiopian Airlines flight to Portugal via Addis Ababa. The Agency, in a statement signed by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja,Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, September 27, 2026, said the suspect had ingested the cocaine and was subsequently placed under excretion observation, during which he egested all 72 wraps of the Class A drug. The suspect reportedly told investigators that he was into car decoration business at the Trade Fair Complex, Ojo, Lagos, before relocating to Portugal in May 2023. He said he returned to Nigeria recently and got married on September 13, but allegedly resorted to drug traffick...
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MURIC Faults Nigeria’s Position On Palestine At UNGA

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The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has criticised Nigeria’s position at the 81st United Nations General Assembly, accusing the Federal Government of failing to sufficiently address the Palestinian question. In a statement on Saturday, MURIC Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, also faulted Nigeria for not joining delegations that walked out of the UN General Assembly hall during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address on September 24. Dozens of delegations left the chamber as Netanyahu began his speech, in a protest over Israel’s military actions and the situation in Gaza. Reports put the number of delegations that walked out at 77. MURIC alleged that Nigeria failed to include the Palestinian question in its position paper at the General Assembly and described the country’s conduct at the event as regrettable. The group also criticised Nigeria’s decision not to participate in the walkout, urging the Nigerian human rights community to speak out on what it described a...
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IGP Disu Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From St. Gregory’s College Old Boys

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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the St. Gregory’s College Old Boys Association in recognition of his career in public service and policing. Disu was honoured on Saturday, September 26, 2026, alongside the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso, at a grand reception held in Lagos. The award recognised the IGP’s more than three decades of service to the Nigeria Police Force, as well as his professional accomplishments since completing his secondary education at St. Gregory’s College in 1985. According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, the recognition highlighted Disu’s career in frontline policing, criminal investigation, intelligence operations, international peacekeeping and senior command responsibilities. Disu joined the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1992 and has served in several operational and leadership positio...
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Oyo Police Arrest Suspected Armed Robber, Recover Pistol, Live Cartridge

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Operatives of the Oyo State Police Command have arrested a suspected armed robber and recovered a locally made pistol and a live cartridge during an intelligence-led stop-and-search operation along the Ibadan-Ife Road. The operation was conducted at about 5:30 p.m. on September 25, 2026, near Ajia Junction, by officers attached to the Command’s Safer Highway Patrol. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, operatives intercepted a white Mazda bus travelling from Ibadan towards Ondo State and subjected it to a search. One of the passengers, identified as Emmanuel Kingsley Odoh, was subsequently arrested after the firearm and ammunition were allegedly found in his possession. The recovered pistol and cartridge have been secured as exhibits, while the suspect was taken into custody for further investigation. The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga, directed that the case be transferred to the Violent Crime...
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54-Year-Old Teacher Arrested Over Alleged Defilement Of 10-Year-Old Girl In Adamawa

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A 54-year-old primary school teacher, Garba Suleiman, has been arrested by the Adamawa State Police Command over the alleged defilement of a 10-year-old girl in Yola South Local Government Area. Suleiman, a resident of Damare, Yola South, was arrested following a complaint lodged by the victim’s family at the Yola South Divisional Police Headquarters. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, in a statement said preliminary investigation indicated that the suspect allegedly lured the minor and had unlawful sexual intercourse with her. He added that the victim had been taken to a hospital for medical examination. The Commissioner of Police, CP Kabir Umar Hassan, ordered the transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Yola, for discreet investigation and prosecution. The Commissioner condemned all forms of gender-based violence and assured the public that the matter would be thoroughly investigated. He also urged parents and guardians...
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OPINION: The $700bn Question: Is Nigeria Trading Resources for Dependency?

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By Olamide Martins Ogunlade Nigeria’s new mineral-investment framework with the United States has been presented as an opportunity to unlock an estimated $700 billion in mineral resources and move the country beyond the export of raw materials.  On September 24, 2026, on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly in New York City, Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau signed the framework. It focuses on geological data and exploration, mineral development and processing, infrastructure, and technical capacity, with the stated goal of strengthening local mineral value chains. The event might signal partnership. But celebration should not replace scrutiny. The central question is simple: will Nigeria become the industrial beneficiary of its mineral wealth, or merely the territory that supplies another country’s critical-minerals strategy? Nigeria’s colonial mining history makes this questi...
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2027: Atiku And The Desperate Last Dance

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Atiku Abubakar                         Seye Oladejo By Hon. Seye Oladejo, Lagos APC Spokesman Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has announced that 2027 will be his final presidential outing. In his own words, this is his “last attempt” at the presidency. That admission provides an important lens through which Nigerians should examine the increasingly frantic political manoeuvres surrounding his latest bid. There is nothing wrong with ambition. There is nothing wrong with contesting an election. But when a politician describes a particular election as his final opportunity to achieve a lifelong ambition, Nigerians are entitled to examine whether the campaign is being driven principally by a compelling national agenda or by the urgency of one man’s political endgame. And increasingly, the signs point to the latter. THE IMAGE-LAUNDERING OPERATION One of the more revealing developments is Atiku’s decision to engage Kenneth ...
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