NDLEA busts syndicates’ attempt to import consignments of cocaine, loud in Lagos

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has foiled attempts by drug syndicates to smuggle cocaine and loud consignments, a synthetic strain of cannabis concealed in incense candles, game packs, dry hibiscus leaves and ladies’ native wears in and out of Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, by some courier firms in Lagos. […]

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Street parking policy: No going back on enforcement — Lagos govt

THE Lagos State Government, yesterday, insisted on enforcing the On-Street Parking Scheme at designated streets within the metropolis from October 2024. Recall that Governor Bababjide Sanwo-Olu had approved the introduction of regulated on-street parking. Speaking on the planned enforcement, the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said: “There is no going back on enforcement from October […]

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Court orders INEC to hold governors, deputies, others to account over 2023 election violence

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to hold state governors, their deputies and others to account over cases of electoral violence, bribery, vote-buying, and conspiracy during the 2023 elections. The court ordered INEC to ensure the appointment of independent counsel to investigate cases of electoral violence […]

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Napoli close to signing Osimhen replacement

With the exit of Nigeria international, Victor Osimhen, looking likely, Napoli are reportedly close to finalising a transfer for Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku as a potential replacement for the Nigerian striker. Osimhen, who has been linked with a move away Tom the Naple-based club, is on Paris Saint-Germain’s radar and is expected to move, whether to […]

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Inferior fuel: FG demands Dangote refinery’s diesel report, orders new test

The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, is expecting fresh reports to confirm the real sulphur content of the diesel produced by the Dangote refinery as the company debunked claims of inferior fuel production. The NMDPRA spokesman, George Ene-Ita, in an interview on Sunday, said the agency had done its […]

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500 arrested in Bangladesh over violent protests

More than 500 people, including some opposition leaders, have been detained over days of clashes in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka sparked by protests against job quotas, police said Monday. “At least 532 people have been arrested over the violence,” Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesman Faruk Hossain told AFP. “They include some BNP leaders,” he added, referring […]

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