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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said its operatives have arrested another leader of a drug syndicate, Shodunke Yetunde Simbiat, at her Lagos home, where 23.50 kilograms of a Class A drug were recovered from her children’s room. The NDLEA said the development comes 20 months after a cocaine trafficking cartel led by a couple, Bolanle Lookman Dauda and Olayinka Toheebat Dauda, was smashed in Lagos and Ogun states by its operatives. This was announced in a statement on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja. Babafemi disclosed that the kingpin, Lookman, and…
American hip-hop legend Trevor Smith Jr, aka Busta Rhymes, has hinted at relocating to Nigeria and finding a Nigerian wife. The 53-year-old rapper made the remarks midway into his performance at the Detty December Fest in Lagos over the weekend. He explained that he plans to relocate to Nigeria after he retires and build a family. Busta Rhymes noted that his trip to Nigeria was “special,” stressing that it took him 15 years. “I’m looking for a home here, I’m looking for property. I’m thinking about looking for a wife so that when I stop working, I can settle down…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has written to President Bola Tinubu, urging him to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), to widely publish certified true copies of the tax bills received from the National Assembly and the tax laws signed into law. SERAP said it made the request amid allegations of discrepancies between the tax bills passed by the National Assembly and the versions of the laws eventually gazetted by the Federal Government. It said the documents sought include the National Revenue Service (Establishment) Act; the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria…
British-Nigerian boxer Anthony Joshua pocketed $92 million after knocking out Jake Paul in the sixth round of their heavyweight exhibition bout in Miami on Friday night. Joshua delivered a brutal right hand that broke Paul’s jaw in two places and sent the YouTuber-turned-boxer to the canvas at the Kaseya Centre, ending the fight and Paul’s unbeaten streak. The two boxers shared a prize pool of $184 million, with each receiving $92 million in what represents the biggest payout of Joshua’s career, surpassing his earnings from defeating Francis Ngannou. Many predicted the eight-round Netflix heavyweight boxing match wouldn’t last the first…
Weezer bassist Scott Shriner‘s estranged wife, Jillian Lauren, has revealed that her “world fell to pieces” after being shot by police in Los Angeles in April. “It’s like, you spend your whole life just getting an entire deck of cards in order. And just take them and throw them up in the air one day, and I’m still waiting to see how they’re gonna land,” Lauren, 52, told Rolling Stone in an interview published on Saturday, December 20. Lauren was arrested for attempted murder in Los Angeles in April after a tense standoff with police. LAPD officers were in the…
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) on Saturday re-elected Ahmed Ajujia as its National Chairman. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Ajuji was re-elected unopposed through voice votes at the party’s National Convention held in Abuja. The convention, monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), also witnessed the return of Dipo Olayoku as National Secretary, alongside other national officials, all of whom were elected unopposed. The elections were subsequently affirmed by delegates present at the convention. In his acceptance speech, Mr Ajuji pledged that the newly elected leadership under his guidance would work diligently to achieve…
A prominent digital and human rights activist, Muhammed Bello Buhari has criticised the Nigerian government’s newly announced ban on the admission and transfer of students into Senior Secondary School Three (SS3), warning that the policy overlooks the realities of insecurity and displacement in Northern Nigeria. The Federal Government recently announced a nationwide ban on the admission and transfer of students into SS3 in both public and private secondary schools across the country. The directive was issued by the Federal Ministry of Education in a press release dated December 14, 2025, and signed by the Director of Press and Public Relations,…
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called for robust efforts to stop vote buying at the roots. Obi made this call in a post via his verified X handle on Sunday, while decrying the level of damage vote buying has caused the Nigerian society. While describing the act as a cancer to the development of Nigeria, the former Anambra state governor, the practice has long undermined the nation’s democracy and tarnished its credibility. He said that credible elections cannot be built on corrupt foundations, and national progress cannot be achieved while inducement and bribery are legitimised in…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old housewife named Misturah Bada, and a 30-year-old man, Adedamola Daniel for allegedly staging the lady’s kidnap to extort N2.5 million from her husband who is based in South Africa. The arrest followed investigations into a kidnapping report received by the Command on November 24, 2025. Police spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, said the woman’s husband contacted the police through an emergency line, claiming that his wife had been abducted by armed men who initially demanded a ransom of N10 million but later reduced it to N3 million. According to the police, despite…
The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Daisi Elemide, has emphasised the need for strong collaboration between the government and stakeholders to enhance social service delivery, particularly in the area of infrastructural development. Elemide made the call on Saturday during the inauguration of the Prof Tamramat Runsewe-Abiodun Social Paediatric Complex, donated by Prof Runsewe-Abiodun to Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu Campus. The speaker said that selfless efforts, such as the donation of the multimillion-naira, 200-seat ultra-modern complex for the advancement of knowledge, underscored the need for individuals with the means to contribute to building a better society. He described…
