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NDLEA smashes N3bn heroin syndicate, seizes explosives
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it recorded sweeping operational successes nationwide, arresting a Brazilian national with over ₦3 billion worth of heroin at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
The agency also claimed it intercepted explosives bound for northern states and recovered massive quantity of illicit drugs across multiple states.
Director of media and advocacy Femi Babafemi in a statement indicated that the Agency’s operatives on Friday, January arrested Ms. Ingrid Rosa Benevides, a 30-year-old Brazilian, upon her arrival on a Qatar Airways flight, after intelligence revealed 30.09kg of heroin concealed in factory-sealed coffee packs — the largest heroin seizure ever recorded at the Abuja airport.
In Lagos, officers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport intercepted two passengers bound for Istanbul with 3,990 pills of tapentadol and tramaking, while the Marine Command seized 1,848kg of Ghana Loud cannabis from a boat at Jakande Beach, Lekki.
Security concerns heightened as NDLEA operatives intercepted 140 packets of explosives en route to Kano and Kaduna, leading to multiple arrests. In Borno State, 179,590 pills of tramadol and diazepam hidden in charcoal sacks were recovered in operations aimed at cutting drug supplies to terror networks.
Further arrests and seizures spanning Ekiti, Edo, Kano, Oyo, Benue, Delta, Ondo, Lagos and the FCT involved large quantities of skunk, opioids, codeine syrup and other illicit substances, with suspects ranging from youths to elderly traffickers.
NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), commended officers for their professionalism and urged sustained intensity in drug supply and demand reduction efforts nationwide, as the Agency also expanded its War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitisation campaigns across schools and communities.
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Breaking: Court of Appeal rules in favour of Turaki -led PDP candidate for Osun governorship election
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in Osun State was validly nominated by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee.
The court also ordered INEC to list the PDP logo on the ballot ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election.
The Court held that access code is neither a creation of the Constitution nor the Electoral Act; rather, a creation of INEC’s guidelines and cannot, in any way, override the provisions of the Constitution.
Section 288 of the Constitution does not specify the method for nominating candidates; it only states that the names of candidates should be forwarded to the Commission.
The court further held that the defendant (INEC) should take steps to include the name of the appellant on the ballot paper.
Additionally, the court ruled that the primary election conducted by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP was a valid primary election in law.
The three-man panel of justices—Justice Mahmud, Justice Jaro, and Justice Ankawere, was unanimous in its judgment.
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Breaking: NHRC sets up situation room to monitor and document hate speech, intimidation, threat to life ahead 2027
The national Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has set up a situation room to monitor and document all incidences of hate speech, intimidation and threat to life by politicians and other actors ahead of the 2027 general election.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, revealed this on Thursday in Abuja at a press conference.
He said the situation room would enable the Commission harvest data, analysis and document persons, agencies and others involved in the negative statements in order to ensure they are properly tracked and brought to book by relevant agencies.
Ojukwu also took journalists on a tour of the newly set up situation room.
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Breaking: NHRC expresses concern over rising incidences of hate speech, threat to life ahead 2027 elections
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
At a press conference in Abuja Thursday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, recalled statements credited to Senator Francis Fadahunsi and Sheikh Yahya Jingir and described the das dangerous with capacity to set the nation ablaze.
He called on politicians, religious and traditional rulers, among other stakeholders to call their supporters and faithful to orders.
He urged government to act before rhetorics turn to violence, saying the forthcoming election in Osun State should serve as example of Nigeria’s capacity to conduct political contest in compliance with international best practices.
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