Month: January 2024

Ex-Beauty Queen Declared Wanted By NDLEA

ADEOLA YUSUF

A former beauty Queen, Aderinoye Queen Christmas, also known as Ms. Queen Oluwadamilola Aderinoye, has been declared wanted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. This was revealed by the Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday. According to Babafemi, Aderinoye escaped when operatives stormed her residence in Lake area of Lagos State following intelligence received that she deals in drugs. READ ALSO Two Members Of International Drug Trafficking Syndicate Nabbed In Ogun Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali Pull Out Of ECOWAS Biden…

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Suspected Killer Of Nabeeha Arrested

ADEOLA YUSUF

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested one of the suspected killers of Nabeeha Ariyo who was gruesomely murdered in a kidnappers’ camp, Kaduna on 13 January, 2024. The suspect, Bello Mohammed, said to be a member of the notorious kidnappers operating at the Kaduna axis, was arrested on 20 January. Nabeeha was kidnapped along with her siblings in Bwari, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on 2 January and was killed along with some other kidnapped victims, after ransom has been paid. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, stated in a press…

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Two Members Of International Drug Trafficking Syndicate Nabbed In Ogun

ADEOLA YUSUF

Two members of an international drug trafficking syndicate: Sunday Michael Owoborode, 52, and Valentine Anene, have been arrested in Ogun State. Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, confirmed this in a statement he issued on Sunday. According to Babafemi, Owoborode and Anene were arrested on January 25, 2024 at Edu Orita, Ogun State, where Anene was being prepared to travel with some drugs to Qatar on the same day on board a Qatar airline flight from Lagos. READ ALSO Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali Pull Out Of ECOWAS Biden…

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Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali Pull Out Of ECOWAS

ADEOLA YUSUF

In a pivotal announcement on Sunday, the nations of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger declared their swift departure from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, unveiling a decision steeped in a profound sense of injustice. The joint statement, solemnly conveyed through Niger’s national television, underscored the discontentment stemming, in part, from the sanctions imposed by ECOWAS on the junta-led states. These West African nations, led by junta governments, lamented the perceived inequity in the punitive measures imposed by ECOWAS, a move that has driven them to sever their…

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Biden Vows Border ‘Shut Down’ If Congress Passes Deal

ADEOLA YUSUF

US President Joe Biden has said he backs a bipartisan Senate border deal that gives him powers to shut down the southern border “when it becomes overwhelmed”. “If given that authority, I would use it the day I sign the bill into law,” he said in a statement on Friday. Mr Biden urged lawmakers to pass the deal, calling it the “toughest and fairest” set of reforms seen yet. The border deal faces objections from right and left. READ ALSO” Tobi Amusan Breaks African 60m Hurdles Indoor Record AFCON 2023:…

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Tobi Amusan Breaks African 60m Hurdles Indoor Record

ADEOLA YUSUF

Tobi Amusan has added the African indoor record to her rich collection of track and field records after the 26-year-old broke Glory Alozie’s 7.82 best at the opening leg of the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Saturday. The reigning world 100m hurdles record holder at 12.12 first showed flashes of what is to come after storming home in her semifinal heat in 7.91 seconds. She improved to 7.77 seconds to win the event ahead of 2019 World outdoor champion Nia Ali (7.89) and Irish girl,…

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AFCON 2023: Super Eagles Defeat Cameroon 2-0 To Reach Quarter-finals

ADEOLA YUSUF

Ademola Lookman was the star of the show, scoring twice as the Super Eagles devoured fierce rivals Cameroon in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) round of 16 game late Saturday. The Atalanta man scored one goal in each half to send the Super Eagles to the competition’s quarter-final with a 2-0 win. READ ALSO Why Nigerian Referees Are Not Officiating At AFCON — CAF BREAKING: Angola Defeat Namibia 3-0 To Reach AFCON Quarter-finals NNPC Rakes In N8.8trn Revenue, Releases 2022 Financial Report Lagos Teacher Allegedly Flogs Pupil To…

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Why Nigerian Referees Are Not Officiating At AFCON — CAF

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Confederation of African Football has revealed why Nigerian referees are not selected to officiate at the Africa Cup of Nations and other football tournaments on the continent. Head of Refereeing at the CAF, Noumandiez Doue, while speaking on Thursday during a CAF referees training session at Sol Beni (ASEC Mimosas Training Centre) in Abidjan, said Nigerian referees are good but need to do more. No Nigerian referee has been selected among the officials for the biennial competition for 18 years, this decision has, however, been debated among football stakeholders…

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BREAKING: Angola Defeat Namibia 3-0 To Reach AFCON Quarter-finals

ADEOLA YUSUF

Gelson Dala scored twice as Angola beat Namibia 3-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. Both sides were reduced to ten men before half-time, with Angola’s goalkeeper Neblu shown an early red card for handling the ball outside his area and Namibia then losing Lubeni Haukongo to a second yellow card. Dala netted either side of that Haukongo sending off, with those goals leaving Namibia with a mountain to climb in their first ever AFCON knockout match. A second-half comeback did not materialise, as Mabululu’s finish…

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NNPC Rakes In N8.8trn Revenue, Releases 2022 Financial Report

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) says its revenue increased to N.81 trillion in 2022. The NNPC Ltd. said this in its audited 2022 financial statements for the 16-month period ending December 2022 published on its website. The report showed that its total assets increased by 260.48 per cent, from N16.27 trillion in 2021 to N58.65 trillion. READ ALSO: Lagos Teacher Allegedly Flogs Pupil To Death, Stirs Controversy Money Ritual They Gave Him Failed, Angry Yahoo Boy Stabs Parents Abba Kyari Fought Me Till Death, Femi Adesina Reveals In…

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