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NDLEA declares India-based Nigerian couple wanted, arrests four cartel members

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has declared a couple, Kazeem Omogoriola Owoalade and Rashidat Ayinke Owoalade, wanted for running a cocaine cartel from India.  This follows the arrest of four members of the syndicate in Lagos, where a Sports...

FG under fire over N90bn Hajj subsidy

The Federal Government has come under fire for its recent decision to subsidise the 2024 Hajj with N90 billion despite allocating only N50 billion for the student loan scheme in the 2024 budget. Education and legal experts have slammed the...

SERAP sues 36 governors, FCT minister over FAAC allocations

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sued Nigeria’s 36 governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja,Nyesom Wike. They were sued for failing “to account for the spending of trillions of Federation Account Allocation Committee allocations collected...

Army rescues 386 civilians from Sambisa forest 10 years after abduction

No fewer than 386 people, mostly women and children, have been rescued by the Army in Sambisa forest ten years after their abduction. The acting GOC 7 Division,  Brig. Gen. AGL Haruna, made this known while speaking to newsmen at...

Again, Drake loses ‘huge money’ bet after picking Fury to beat Usyk

Popular rapper Drake has lost $565,000 after betting on Tyson Fury to defeat Oleksandr Usyk in their high-stakes match in Saudi Arabia on Saturday evening.  The Canadian rapper, backing ‘The Gypsy King,’ faced a disappointing outcome when Fury lost to...