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The officers of the Kwara State Police have arrested controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, over alleged defamation and threat to life. The command’s spokesperson, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, confirmed this on Sunday night. Ejire-Adeyemi said: “The suspect was arrested following a petition received from one Mr Okunola Saheed, popularly known as Osupa. ”Police detectives in Kwara command have taken …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 41-year-old ex-convict, Ndubuisi Udatu, a Malaysian returnee, with 2.7 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in two music speakers. The suspect was intercepted at an NDLEA checkpoint in Namtari, Adamawa State, on April 7, 2025, while traveling in a commercial bus. According to NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the …

By Tunde Rahman The special relationship between President Bola Tinubu and former President Muhammadu Buhari has witnessed many remarkable moments. It has experienced dramatic and exciting times, just as there have been challenging moments. Life changing and sweet memories abound between the two great leaders. Between the two great men, there are recollections of might-have-beens. There are also open testimonies …

In a significant development in the ongoing trial of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, April 11, 2025, has ordered Kyari and his co-defendants to enter their defense against charges brought by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, in separate rulings on their no-case …

Prof. Attahiru Jega, the former National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), slams Nigerian universities, saying they were producing graduates who were illiterates and not worthy in character and learning. Jega nade this known at the 14th convocation lecture of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in Abuja on Friday, April 11, 2025. The former INEC boss, …