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Pregnant woman arrested for being in possession of Crystal Meth
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 25-year-old pregnant woman identified as Haruna Favour, with 82 pinches of methamphetamine in Auchi, Edo state. She was arrested on Friday, September 9, with methamphetamine and various quantities of Loud, Arizona, and Colorado variants of cannabis and codeine-based cough syrup. Favour’s arrest was confirmed by the Director of Media and Advocacy of NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, September 11.
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(Photos) Woman who refused to give singer, Asake her number when he was not a celebrity laments now that he’s popular
A woman who refused to give Nigerian singer Asake her number has taken to Twitter to lament. Asake sent the Twitter user a DM in the past, when he wasn’t a celebrity. When he asked for her number, she refused to give him. The Twitter user has now shared her chat with Asake. In the caption, she added that she should have given him her number. See below…
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Nigerian man shares his amazing transformation photos two years after he stopped being a crystal meth addict
A Nigerian man has taken to Twitter to share his amazing transformation photos, two years after he stopped being a crystal meth ‘mkpuru mmiri’ addict. @BadboiNelson said he “turned to drugs for comfort after being brutally heartbroken” by his ex. Revealing that it was a devastating experience, he urged people to stay away from drugs. He tweeted; Hi everyone. 2 years ago today, I made that decision to STOP DRUGS!. Before then, I was a chronic CRYSTAL METH addict who turned to drugs for comfort after being brutally heartbroken by my EX. It was such a devastating experience for me..I don’t know…
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Buhari doesn’t love Nigeria the way I do – Sheikh Gumi says as he reacts to arrest of Tukur Mamu by DSS
Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi has said Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari does not love the country the way he does. Gumi said this while reacting to the recent arrest of Tukur Mamu by the Department of State Security Service (DSS). According to Daily Trust, while preaching at Sultan Bello Mosque, Kaduna, Gumi said the government ought to apologise for allegedly intimidating Mamu. Gumi said many Nigerians have called for his arrest too because he helped in negotiating with bandits but he personally took up the process of ‘calming down’ bandits so that peace may reign, because he loves Nigeria even…
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“Sacrilegious and impossible” – South-East Group, Alaigbo slams Adamu Garba over call to rename Nigerian University, UNN after Queen Elizabeth
A South Eastern socio-cultural group, Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF), has slammed a former Presidential aspirant and member of the All Progressives Congress, Adamu Garba, over his suggestion to rename the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) after the late Queen Elizabeth II. Calling it “sacrilegious and impossible”, ADF said Garba’s suggestion was not only absurd, but “an affront on our sensibilities as independent Africans.” ADF in statement issued on Saturday, September 10 in Enugu State, by the acting Secretary, Abia Onyike, explained that the University of Nigeria was the first autonomous and indigenous University in Nigeria. The ADF also said UNN…
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“I’m on the verge of losing my friends, colleagues, and associates” Uju Anya speaks after her tweet wishing the Queen ‘excruciating’ death went viral
Professor Uju Anya has responded after her tweet wishing Queen Elizabeth “excruciating” death went viral. Uju’s tweets received mixed reactions. While some, including Jeff Bezos, criticised her for her tweets, many, especially citizens of various African countries and the Irish, stood with her. Many even changed their profile photos to Uju Anya’s pictures. On Twitter and Facebook, the Irish hailed her while tweeting about being pillaged by the British Royal family. At the moment, Uju is still trending on Twitter and Facebook. However, she revealed that she is on the verge of losing relationships and connections because of her tweet. She…
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Nobody can threaten Buhari, he governs Imo and is free to visit it – Imo Gov’t replies IPOB
The Imo State Government has dismissed the threat issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ahead of the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the state on Tuesday. IPOB had declared a sit-at-home across the Southeast on Tuesday. This is coming ahead of the Appeal Court hearing of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, and Buhari’s planned visit to the Southeast. Reacting to this, Declan Emelumba, the State’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, said that IPOB couldn’t threaten Buhari. He said the president is free to visit the state as it is one of the states he governs “Nobody can threaten…
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Reach out, plead with Wike, others to Work for PDP – Ayu begs Waraba
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, has begged the party’s new acting Board of Trustee (BoT) Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara to reach out to aggrieved members of the party and appeal to them to come back Ayu stated this when he paid a visit to the former senate president while still basking in the excitement of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) giving him a vote of confidence. He reveals that the would be visiting Nyesom Wike of Rivers state in Port Harcourt for what he called “full reconciliation”. In his words: “To read the…
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‘Don’t visit Imo on Tuesday’, IPOB warns Buhari, declares sit-at-home in South-East
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared Tuesday, September 13, as sit-at-home in the South-East. The group in a statement by it’s Spokesman, Emma Powerful warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to visit Imo State on Tuesday. The directive, according to the pro-Biafran group, was issued in support of Nnamdi Kanu, their embattled leader, who will be appearing in court on that day He said the group is merely carrying out a previous command to lock down Biafraland on any day that its leader will appear in court in Abuja Part of the statement read, “The global family and movement…
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I would wish that our party wins. And if God says no, the next person I would wish that should win is Peter Obi – Umahi
David Umahi of Ebonyi state has expressed that if his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), loses the 2023 presidential election, he would wish for Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) to win. He made this known while speaking with journalists on Friday after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. According to him, while his party wins, Obi would have paved a way for a South-East presidency Umahi, however, stated that the “acceptability” the LP candidate has received does not mean Obi has what it takes to defeat the APC “He may not see it, but that is not…
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Days of manipulation of election results are over, we stand for electoral justice – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has pledged to stand for electoral justice, saying that the days of wanton manipulation of election results are over This was according to a statement by INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu during a keynote address at the launch of Yiaga Africa Election Result Analysis Dashboard, ERAD, Report on Electronic Transmission of Results in the 2022 Ekiti and Osun Governorship Election in Abuja. He ensured that the commission is working hard to remain steps ahead of those who seek to undermine the system “I can confidently say that the days of wanton manipulation of election…
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Wike:Aggrieved members of the party must be consoled and carried along but should not work against the Party – Shehu Sani
Former federal lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central at the 8th National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, has urged leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to ensure that all aggrieved members are carried along in the battle to take over power in 2023 Nyesom Wike and his loyalists had fallen out with the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and the national Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu following the outcome of the party’s primary elections Governor Wike had threatened to work against the party in the 2023 presidential election if the party’s chairman fails to resign. Shehu Sani in his…
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