The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA ) in Adamawa, has announced the seizure of 619.08kg of psychotropics and other illicit drugs between January and May 2020.Mohammed Idris, NDLEA’s Commander in Adamawa, said at a press briefing in Yola on Monday that the breakthrough followed the agency’s synergy with other security outfits.He said that the command also arrested 166 drug suspects during the period under review, saying, “158 of them were male while eight were female”.According to him, the NDLEA had been w orking in partnership with Operation Farauta, a Joint Security task Force in the state.Idris also stated that…
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja via videoconferencing met with members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting, presided by the president at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, stated with six representatives of the governors online. The affected governors included the Chairman of the Governors’ Forum, Dr Kayode Fayemi; Dave Umahi of Ebonyi; Simon Lalong of Plateau; Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa; Dr Ifeayi Okowa of Delta and Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto. NAN reports that others participating in the meeting included the Secretary to the Government of Federation, Boss Mustapha…
FIFA will organise a charity football match to raise funds for the battle against the coronavirus, the sport’s world governing body said on Monday. “It is our responsibility to demonstrate solidarity and continue to do everything we can to participate and support the efforts in the combat against the pandemic. “We have been active in raising awareness via several other campaigns,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said. According to him, FIFA has also contributed financially to this cause, “but now we commit ourselves to organise this global fundraising event when the health situation permits, even if this is only in some…
Sen. Umaru Al-Makura (APC, Nasarawa South Senatorial Zone) says the newly-appointed Chief of Staff (CoS) to President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, will be highly resourceful to the President and Nigeria. Al-Makura made this known in an interview with newsmen in Lafia on Monday. He noted that Gambari had an impressive portfolio of public service in and out of Nigeria. Al-Makura congratulated Buhari for the choice and described Gambari as a perfect replacement for his predecessor, Late Malam Abba Kyari, who died recently due to coronavirus complications. He explained that Gambari would bring to bear his vast experience in diplomacy…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has not received any COVID-19 palliative for sharing to its personnel from government or private individual. Mr Muhammad Babandede, NIS Comptroller General, disclosed this in a statement by Mr Sunday James, spokesman of the NIS, on Monday in Abuja. He said that payments made to NIS officers was routine payments processed and paid in line with extant rules. The immigration chief described the allegation of sharing palliatives to “cronies” as false and misleading. Babandede urged the public to disregard insinuations in some media that an amount was received and shared among some officers.…
Oladiran Ibironke, Chief Excexutive Officer (CEO), Dudu Heritage Films, on Monday said that every aspect of movie production had been suspended for now.Ibironke told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Ibadan, that COVID-19 had forced everyone to stop producing movies. “Virtually everything is on standstill. From production to sales, we are however, praying for the pandemic to be over.“ Thank God that social media is still trending. Therefore we have been able to continue linkage with numerous consumers worldwide.“And since it is not only the entertainment industry that is affected, movie production cannot be crippled, it will only be on…
Staging football matches without spectators must only be a short-term fix during the COVID-19 pandemic as the prolonged absence of fans could damage the game, former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says. The German Bundesliga became the first major football league to resume since the novel coronavirus outbreak shut down sports earlier this year. The Bundesliga return behind closed doors is now being closely watched by other leagues. “Will it survive long term? Will it damage the show long term without supporters? I am convinced of that,” FIFA’s head of global development Wenger said. “You cannot imagine a whole season without…
By Beauty John, LAFIA The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed special forces to Lafia, Nasarawa state to help fight against insecurity in the state and the entire North Central zone. The Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Sule was present at the Cargo airport in Lafia, on Sunday to receive the troops. The Lafia cargo airport will serve as an operational base for NAF 22 Quick Response Command for the North Central zone with immediate effect. The troops were deployed to tackle the emerging security challenges, such as banditry, cattle rustlings and farmers and herders clash in Nasarawa State and the…
*While you and I are locked down and locked up massive trailer loads of able bodied disguised militia men are shipped in torrents down south apparently aided and abetted by powers that sent them on an undisclosed mission. While you and I are locked down and locked up massive trailer loads of delinquents and unskilled young and adolescent boys are shipped in torrents down south apparently aided and abetted by powers that sent them on an undisclosed mission. And prior to the time you and I were locked down and locked up trailer loads of commercial motorcycles and their riders…
People are generally ignorant, while some are outrightly not so bright. Islam in Ramadan chose to bring as many people as are submissive to Allah s.w.t and belief in the Messengers from Allah s.w.t into LIGHT. Ramadan affords you the opportunity to abandon the animalistic existence, which is solely about enjoyment only. The Angels are made of Light. They do not eat, drink, nor sleep or enjoy anything. They solely obey Allah and carry out the Command of Allah always. The month of Ramadan brings you closer to the Angels. For lack of better adjective, I’ll say Angelic. That is…