Category: EDITORIAL
NDLEA Arrests Widow For Alleged Cocaine Trafficking With Fake Pregnancy
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 50-year-old widow and mother of one for allegedly attempting to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine, using a fake pregnancy as a way to escape scrutiny and detection. The agency said the suspect, identified as Mrs. Ifeoma Ezewuike, and said to be the proprietress…
Police Repatriate ‘Wanted Gang Leader’ To China
The police on Sunday said they have repatriated a high-profile fugitive identified as one Dai Qisheng to the People’s Republic of China. This, they said, followed a landmark operation in collaboration with the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL. The Force Public Relations Office, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, explained that Qisheng, “a notorious gang leader…
Man Arrested For Alleged Murder Of Brother’s 39-Year-Old Pregnant Wife In Kwara
The police in Kwara State have arrested one Sylvester Enemo for the alleged murder of a 39-year-old pregnant woman, identified as Mrs. Esther Enemo, in Ilorin, the state capital. It was gathered that the suspect, aged 29, dismembered the victim, said to be his elder brother’s wife, after killing her at Temidire community, Egbejila Road,…
Obi Is Fully Committed To Coalition – ADC Responds To Datti Baba-Ahmed
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has reacted to comments made by Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Labour Party’s 2023 vice-presidential candidate, saying his remarks were his personal views and not the position of the opposition coalition. Baba-Ahmed, in a Channels TV interview, had accused the coalition led by the ADC of “misleading Nigerians.” He also revealed that…
You Will Lose 80% Of Northern Muslim Votes If You Change Shettima – APC Forum Warns Tinubu
The North-Central All Progressives Congress, APC, Forum has warned that Bola Tinubu could lose 80 percent of northern Muslim votes if he bows to calls to jettison the Muslim-Muslim ticket and drop Vice President Kashim Shettima in 2027. The North-Central APC Forum issued the warning in a statement released by its Chairman, Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga,…
Manchester City’s Old Problems Rear Their Head As Tottenham Ease To Victory
Manchester City’s troubles from last season were exposed once more in a humbling 2-0 home defeat to Tottenham on Saturday that raised questions over their quest to regain the Premier League title. Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha struck for the Europa League winners just before half-time as Spurs went top of the table, making it…
Group Seeks Presidential Task Force To Stop Killings, Insecurity
A group of concerned Nigerian leaders has asked President Bola Tinubu to create a Presidential Task Force on National Security to stop killings, banditry, terrorism and all forms of violent crimes across different states in Nigeria. In a statement jointly signed by members of the group drawn from the six geopolitical zones of the country,…
PDP Governors Dare Wike, Insist On Nov 15 Convention
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum on Saturday warned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and others against derailing the national convention of the party scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15, 2025. In a communiqué at the end of its 7th meeting held on Saturday, August 23,…
Ugandan Government Employee Admits Role in Crypto Trader Abduction
In what has been tagged shocking development, an employee of the Ugandan National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), has confessed to orchestrating the abduction of Festo Ivaibi, the founder of a blockchain education entity, in May. However, rogue elements in the Ugandan military working with NIRA employee, Alex Mwogeza, ultimately carried out the attack that…
2027: ADC Coalition Deceiving Nigerians, I Plan To Run With Obi – Baba-Ahmed
The 2023 vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, says the opposition coalition floated on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is deceiving Nigerians that it can rescue the country from the cesspool of underdevelopment. “They are deceiving us,” Baba-Ahmed said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Friday. Baba-Ahmed was…