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15 Nigerian drug kingpins jailed total 168 years 

Retired Gen. Buba Marwa, NDLEA boss Fifteen Nigerian drug kingpins were jailed a total of 168 years in 2023 for various drug offences, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) disclosed on Wednesday. NDLEA’s Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd) disclosed this while addressing commanders, officers and men …

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88.4m Nigerians living in extreme poverty – Permanent Secretary

  Nigerian population: Official says 88.4m Nigerians are living in extreme poverty The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Temitope Fadeshemi says 88.4 million Nigerians are living in extreme poverty. Fadeshemi spoke on Wednesday in Kaduna during the distribution of farm inputs and empowerment materials to …

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Anambra Lawmaker Moves To Stop NAFDAC’s Sachet Alcohol Ban

Coalition Against Economic Saboteurs besiege National Assembly over ban on sale of alcoholic beverages in sachet and small bottles. The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the rationale behind the ban imposed on the production of alcoholic beverages in sachets and small bottles by the National Agency for Food …

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EFCC’S POLITICAL AGENDA EXPOSED AS COMMISSION DESPERATELY CHARGES YAHAYA BELLO FOR DIVERTING KOGI’S FUNDS MONTHS BEFORE HE ASSUMED OFFICE

.SAYS ROGUES POLITICIANS CONNIVING WITH COMMISSION TO TARNISH COUNTRY’S ANTI-CORRUPTION IMAGE . INSISTS KOGI’S MONEY WORKING FOR ITS PEOPLE, NOT MISSING The Kogi State Government has raised the alarm over what it described as a desperate attempt by “criminals masquerading as politicians” to tarnish the image of the immediate past …

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Reps to engage CBN gov, ministers on economy Tuesday

The House of Representatives on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, will hold the second edition of its sectoral debates/dialogue as part of its periodic policy brief series. The second edition, according to a statement issued late Monday by House spokesman, Akin Rotimi, is “billed for the financial sector and is scheduled …

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Leader Of Ekiti/Kwara Kidnap Syndicate Nabbed

The leader of kidnap syndicate terrorising Ekiti, Kogi and Kwara states, one Pa Olowofela, has been arrested. His arrest came after the apprehension of one Baboga Alhaji, one of the suspected kidnappers responsible for the killing of the two Ekiti traditional rulers recently. Olowofela, an octogenarian, is based in Igbara …

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