Turkey-bound bizman excretes 120 cocaine wraps at Kano airport The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an Angolan businessman, Mbala Dajou Abuba, at Kano’s Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport for attempting to smuggle 120 wraps of cocaine to Istanbul, Turkey. The agency also thwarted several other drug trafficking attempts across Nigeria, including the interception […]
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Senator Natasha Faces Disciplinary Review Over Senate Standoff Natasha sues Akpabio for defamation, demands N100.3bn damages Onanuga to El-Rufai: Time to Move On from Ministerial Snub Ribadu to El-Rufai: ‘I’m Too Busy to Wrestle with You Senator Natasha Faces Disciplinary Review Over Senate Standoff Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has been referred to the
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Dangote, Rabiu, TY Danjuma, Others Donate Over N17bn To IBB During Book Launch Nigeria’s business and political elite gathered in Abuja on Thursday, February 20, for the public presentation of former military President Ibrahim Babangida’s long-awaited autobiography, A Journey In Service. The event, held at Transcorp Hilton, doubled as a fundraiser for the IBB Presidential
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Census Must Hold This Year – Senate The Nigerian Senate has demanded that a national census be conducted this year, after a 19-year gap since the last one. Senators expressed frustration over the lack of credible population data, which has hindered effective planning and made Nigeria a subject of ridicule internationally. During a budget defence
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Senate Set to Begin Screening, Confirmation of Tinubu’s Ministerial Nominees The Senate will begin screening President Bola Tinubu’s seven ministerial nominees next Tuesday. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced this after reading Tinubu’s request. The nominees are appointed to key areas like humanitarian affairs, labour, and education. They include Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda and Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, amongst
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