…as NDLEA uncovers illicit drugs in full-body mannequins …dispatch rider, others nabbed; tons of illicit drugs recovered in raids across Edo, Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, Taraba, Niger, Oyo By Joe Udo UYO (CONVERSEER) – Barely three years after he was arrested, prosecuted and sentenced to two years imprisonment for dealing in illicit drugs, an 80-year-old grandpa,…
By Joe Udo LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has detailed how her son, Nkanu, initially treated for a worsening infection at Atlantis Pediatric Hospital, was taken to Euracare on January 6 for a lumbar puncture, MRI, and central line ahead of a planned air transfer to Johns Hopkins. Adichie alleged the anesthesiologist…
By Joe Udo KANO (CONVERSEER) – Armed groups operating in Falgore and Rugu forests of Kano and Katsina states have set up a parallel government, demanding heavy fees from sugarcane and maize farmers, forcing many to abandon fields near military checkpoints. Rugu Forest is in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State while Falgore Forest…
By Our Reporter JOHANNESBURG (CONVERSEER) – All seven men accused of the February 2023 murders of South African rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and Durban businessman Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane have been quietly transferred to the maximum‑security eBongweni Correctional Facility in Kokstad, in what authorities describe as a security‑driven move. The group of suspects, who were previously…
By Joe Udo LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Okotie Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, arraigned one Kavlak Onal, an Austrian national arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for allegedly failing to declare the sums of $800,575 and €651,505 in his possession. He was arraigned before Justice Yelim…
