A 22-year-old American security officer has been arrested at Banjul International Airport after arriving with 65 packages of cannabis skunk hidden in her luggage. The Gambia’s Drug Law Enforcement Agency (DLEAG) identified the suspect as Djenebou Kone. She was apprehended upon arrival from the United States with the illegal substance concealed in two suitcases –…
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, demanding a thorough investigation and prosecution of suspended Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over her recent claims of a plot to assassinate her. In the petition dated 3 April, and copied to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister…
The Pentagon issued a warning on Wednesday that China’s “unprecedented” military buildup “poses a real and serious threat” to the United States and its allies. The Department of Defense announced that John Noh, who is currently covering the duties of assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, testified at a House Armed Services Committee…
A Nigerian lady, Seyi Oluwabiyi, has narrated her experience with a ‘misogynistic’ Nigerian man who fled after hitting her car. The voiceover artist, who disclosed this on Thursday, April 10, said the man broke her car light and bumper and when she caught up with him, he demanded to be respected. “Had…
Nigeria has taken a major step toward revitalizing its electricity sector with the signing of a $328.8 million agreement with China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC). The contract, signed under Phase 1 of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI), aims to rehabilitate and expand the country’s electricity transmission infrastructure. Speaking at the signing ceremony in Abuja, Minister…
