Saturday, 28 November 2015
Buhari at CHOGM today
Photos: Pope Francis Honours 43 Christians Burnt Alive In Uganda For Refusing To Renounce Their Faith
Up to two million people today turned out to see Pope
Francis honour Ugandan Christian martyrs who were tortured and burned alive by
a tyrant king.
Twenty-three Anglican and Twenty-Two Catholic martyrs were
executed a century ago on the orders of King Mwanga II, of Buganda Kingdom in
central Uganda. Their deaths between 1885 and 1887 were punishment for refusing
to renounce their faith or submit to the ruler's alleged sexual advances.
During this morning's Mass, a somber Francis urged Catholics to follow
in the Christians' missionary zeal and spread the faith at home and
abroad.
PREMIER LEAGUE: Jamie Vardy breaks Premier League scoring record
Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has broken the record for scoring in successive Premier League games after netting against Manchester United on Saturday.
Vardy has now scored in Leicester's last 11 games in the English top flight, beating the record set 12 years ago by United's Netherlands international Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Photos: Ambode Presents Vehicles, Gunboats, Helicopters & More To Lagos State Police
The Governor of Lagos State yesterday presented brand new vehicles,
Motorcycles, Gunboats and Helicopters to the Police in Lagos State and the
Rapid Response Squad, RRS. Though the President was billed to attend the
occasion, but he was far away in Malta and was well represent by the Minister
of Interior, Gen. Abdul Rahman Dambazzau. See more photos below.
Appeal Court Sacks Former Senate President David Mark From Senate
David Mark
A Nigerian Court of Appeal sitting in Makurdi, Benue state has nullified the election of former Senate President David Mark in a ruling delivered by Justice Olabisi Ige.
The court ruled on six grounds of appeal brought against a lower tribunal ruling which earlier upheld Mark’s election last month. In ruling on the appeal brought by Daniel Onjeh, the South Benue Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Justice Ige ruled that the election of Mr. Mark was fraught with so many irregularities that it failed all tests of “freeness and fairness”.
In particular, the court noted that Mr. Mark’s election results had been pre-written on March 28 before proper collation and announcement was made on March 30. The appeal panel ruled that a fresh election be conducted in 90 days in the senatorial zone.
Buhari Pledges $1m To Development Of Water Infrastructure In Africa
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhai has pledged the
sum of $1m for the development of water infrastructure in Africa. The President’s
speech was read yesterday by the Minister of Water Resources, Mr. Suleiman
Adamu at the AWF 10th anniversary celebration held in Abuja.
Buhari emphasised that the AWF’s mandate was to mobilise
water investments for Africa, but stressed that the greatest challenge
confronting the body was the need to secure adequate funds.
He also reminded other African countries who pledged to this
development in 2012, reminding them of the importance.
Mother Of Nigerian National Soccer Coach Siasia Regains Freedom
Samson Siasia
Mother of Nigeria's U-23 national team, Samson Siasia today regained freedom after spending thirteen days with kidnappers who snatched her from her residence in Odoni community of Sagama Local Council Area of Bayelsa State.
Bayelsa State police command Spokesman Asinim Butswat says Madam Beauty Siasia was dropped off on the highway of the East- West road early Saturday.
" Madam Beauty Siasia, who was abducted on November 16 2015, was abandoned by her abductors along the East-West Road, at about 0130hrs, 28 November 2015, due to hot pursuit by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Police Command”, said Mr. Buswat.
He added that Madam Siasia is hale and hearty and has been reunited with her family.
The police did not disclose if any ransom was paid to secure her release.
Mr. Siasia is currently in training with the national team in preparation for a tournament.
All Progressives Congress Party Picks Yahaya Bello As Audu’s Replacement
Yahaya Bello
After extensive consultations, the All Progressives
Congress (APC) yesterday submitted the name of Yahaya Bello as the
party’s new candidate for Kogi governorship supplementary poll.
Bello replaces Prince Abubakar Audu, who died last weekend after leading the poll with 41,000.
It was also learnt that the APC has retained Hon. James Abiodun Faleke as the party’s deputy governorship candidate.
Mohammed Audu, the son of the late governorship candidate, was dumped by the party because the party felt that fielding him might vitiate the entire governorship poll in the state.
But the people of Kogi West were mounting pressure on Faleke yesterday not to accept the nomination of Bello.
Friday, 27 November 2015
Delta Deputy Speaker Allegedly Ordered Armed Thugs To Kidnap NUJ Vice Chairman, 7 Other Journalists
On Thursday, Delta State House of Assembly Deputy Speaker, Mr. Friday Ossai Osanebi allegedly ordered the kidnap of the Vice Chairman of the Delta State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Felix Igbekoyi and 7 other journalists.
It was learned the journalists were covering protests against the embattled Deputy Speaker for his alleged theft of N1.4 billion meant for youths and an oil exploration company, Sterling Global Oil Service over its alleged breach of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Suicide Bombers Kill More Than 20 Shi'ite Muslims Trekking From Kano To Zaria
Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky
Two suicide bombers mingled with members of the Zaria-based Islamic Movement killing more than 20 sect members at Samawa Village in Garun Mallam LGA in Kano state.
Members of the Shi'ite Islamic sect were trekking from Kano to Zaria in commemoration of the life of Imam Hussain when the bombers hit their party killing and injuring several people. The annual trekking event usually involves thousands of Muslims across northern Nigeria.
The group is led by Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.
Ex-Chelsea Striker, Didier Drogba Wants To Manage Blues
Former Chelsea striker, Didier
Drogba says he has an agreement to return to the club once he finishes playing
and wants it to be as manager.
Drogba, who now plays in Canada,
scored 164 goals in two spells with the Blues.
"I want to give back to the
club which has given so much to me. I have agreed that with the club directors.
Why not manager? Why not sporting director, trainer at the academy or maybe an
advising role for strikers?," the 37-year-old told BBC Africa.
Facebook Hacker Nabbed In Rivers State After Successfully Duping 5 Influential Nigerians (Photo)
Nemesis has caught up with a 36 year old cosmetic seller,
Daniel Obasi, who also is a serial facebook account hacker after he posed as
the Deputy governor of two states in the South West. Before the long hands of
the law caught up with him, five influential Nigerians had fallen prey to his
cock and bull stories and were handsomely duped.
Vanguard gathered that Obasi who hails from Imo State and
resides in Port Harcourt, River State hacked into the Facebook accounts of the
Ondo and Lagos state deputy governors Alhaji Lasisi Oluboyo and Alhaja Oluranti
Idiat Adebule respectively and made good money from their unsuspecting friends
and acquaintances.
The suspect who was paraded alongside other criminals at the
state police headquarters confirmed to Vanguard during an interview that he
specialises in hacking to the face book account of prominent Nigerians in a bid
to dupe their unsuspecting friends.
Photo: Don Jazzy Gives Guests $600 Each For Attending His Private Birthday Party
The Don who was a year older yesterday had a little celebration where he invited 30 people to dine with him as he celebrates his special day. We hear all the guests at the party went home with $600 each. Cool FM OAP, N^ shared the news on his instagram page. He wrote;
N6 captioned the photo “Tonite Has Been An Incredible Evening Im Sorry I Cant Give You Guys Details Of The Nite But Lets Just Say Everyone Who Came To Don Jazzys Birthday Party Tonite Went Home With At Least $600 And Im Talking At Least 30 People #Goodnite #Hbddonjazzy”
President Buhari Meets The Queen Of England In Malta
The President who left Nigeria for Malta yesterday, met the
Queen of England today in Malta when the Queen hosted a reception for new Common
Heads of government at San Anton Palace. See more photos below.
I Don’t Have Shares In Etisalat- El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has said he has no
shares in Etisalat after some news outlets reported that he was backing MTN concerning
the fine slammed on it by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), so
Etisalat where he has shares could also be protected at the long run.
In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and
Communications, Muyiwa Adekeye, the
Governor however warned those behind the rumour to stop peddling falsehood
against him, emphasising he has no interest in MTN, and neither did he try to
defend them to protect his alleged shares in Etisalat. Read the full statement after
the cut.
Senate Gives Buhari Two Weeks To End Fuel Scarcity As The Minister Of Petroleum Resources
The Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), has directed
the Minister of Petroleum Resources, President Muhammadu Buhari, to end the ongoing
fuel scarcity in the country within two weeks from now.
This came on the heels of disclosure by the Pipeline
Products Marketing Company, PPMC, that Nigeria lost a whopping N50 billion in
ten months as a result of vandalisation of petroleum pipeline in some parts of
the country.
Thursday, 26 November 2015
James Faleke to INEC: Declare me governor-elect of Kogi state'
The lawmaker said that under Nigerian Constitution, he was duly elected as deputy governor of Kogi State, hence no new candidate can inherit or be a beneficiary of the votes already cast, counted and declared by INEC and no new or supplementary candidate can hijack, aggregate, appropriate or inherit the said votes.
China Jails 71- Year Old Journalist For 5 Years
A Chinese court on Thursday reduced the seven-year jail
sentence given to a 71-year-old Chinese journalist convicted of "leaking
state secrets" by two years, her lawyer said after an appeal in a case
condemned by free speech advocates.
Dozens of police officers blocked access to the Beijing high
court, where the decision on Gao Yu's appeal was announced.
The court reduced her seven year term to five, her attorney
Mo Shaoping told AFP.
"We think she is innocent. The sentence is just
lighter, it's a slight improvement," he added.
Telling NYSC Muslim Females Not To Wear Hijab Is A HATE COMMENT, Muslim Rights Group Tells DG
The Director-General of the NYSC, Johnson Olawumi, on
Tuesday announced a ban on the use of “long hijab” by female corps members,
citing security concerns.
But MURIC, in a statement by its director, Ishaq Akintola,
said the ban is unacceptable to Muslims. Continue to read full statement.
“The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) rejects the purported
ban. It is reckless, baseless and preposterous. No public officer of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria should speak in such manner.
It Is Not Required In Islam, Gambian President Says As He Bans Female Genital Mutilation
The Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh has banned female
genital mutilation (FGM) saying it is not required in Islam. The announcement
at a rally was met with a huge applause.
Three-quarters of women in the mostly Muslim country have
had the procedure, according to Unicef. In the procedure's most severe form,
after removing the sensitive clitoris, the genitals are cut and stitched closed
so that the woman cannot have or enjoy sex.
Buhari Leaves Nigeria Today For Malta, Paris
President Muhammadu Buhari will today leave Abuja for the
Republic of Malta to participate in the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government
Meeting, which begins in the country tomorrow.
The Commonwealth is made up of Britain, Nigeria and 51 other
countries that work together to pursue common goals and promote development,
democracy, peace, security and good governance.
Roli Bode George Becomes Acting Chairman Of NDLEA
Late Audu Never Stole Kogi’s Money- Melaye
A senator representing Kogi-West, Dino Melaye has said late
Abubakar Audu never embezzled the alleged N11bn EFCC accused him of stealing while
in office. According to Melaye, the late politician was a faithful, down to
earth man who had transformed Kogi State when he was in power.
“How can a man who received N17bn in less than four years
steal N11bn? This was a man who paid pensioners, did not owe workers and
carried out a big infrastructural development in the state. What has the EFCC
been investigating since 2003? It is all politics. Audu never stole Kogi’s
money. This was a man who built Kogi State University, Kogi State Polytechnic,
Obajana Cement Factory and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Dangote
Cement. Audu built all the institutions that exist in the state today,” he said
while speaking during a late show on the African Independent Television .
When asked if Late Audu was poisoned, Melaye said;
Kogi APC Leaders Nominate Audu’s Son As Governorship Candidate
Leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kogi East
Senatorial District have nominated Mr Mohammed, 43, first son of Late Prince
Abubakar Audu, to replace him as the party’ s governorship candidate.
The leaders, stakeholders and delegates who made this known
in Lokoja on Thursday after a marathon meeting, said they arrived at the
decision after due consultations .
Their spokesman, Mr Daniel Isah, the Vice Chairman of APC in
Kogi East, said they have resolved and are determined to back Mohammed to
replace his father if the National Working Committee orders fresh primaries.
Payment Of N5,000 To Unemployed Youths Will Begin Next Year- Dalong
The All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government,
yesterday, said the payment of the N5,000 stipend to the unemployed Nigerian
youths will commence next year.
It regretted that the payment could not take off immediately
because it was not included in this year’s budget.
Minister of Youths and Sports, Mr Solomon Dalong, revealed
this yesterday in Abuja when he paid a condolence visit to the national
chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, at
the national secretariat in Abuja. Continue...
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
NYSC To Deploy 2200 Members To Borno State, Calls To Have Governor Shettima At Swearing-In Ceremony
Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima
A total of 2,200 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members have been posted to Borno State in the northeast for the 2015/2016 deployment.
According to the Borno State Public Relations Officer of NYSC, Mr Suleiman Aliyu, confirmed this via an electronic message received by a SaharaReporters reporter in Maiduguri today.
''2200 corps members have been deployed to Borno State for the exercise which is scheduled to hold between Wednesday November 25th to Monday December 14th 2015. They had their orientation course in Benue, Gombe and Nassarawa States. However, Katsina will host them this forthcoming 2015 Batch B stream orientation programme,'' Mr. Suleiman said.
Islamic Leaders Beg Ambode, Allow Our Girls Wear Hijab To School
The Conference of Islamic Organisations, CIO, has made a
passionate plea to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state to allow Muslim
girls wear hijab to schools.
The former Governor of Lagos, Babatunde Fashola had banned
t, he use of hijab in all Lagos public schools, forcing the muslim community to
sue the state government over the issue.
But when members of the CIO paid a courtesy visit on the
Lagos Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. Abdullateef Abdulkareem on Tuesday in
his office at the Government Secretariat, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria they
pleaded for a reserve of the order.
Coordinator, CIO, Alhaji Abdullahi Shuaib said one of the
thing they demanded from Ambode before he became governor was to protect
religious freedom, saying that all over the world, muslim women were distinct
because of hijab they normally wore.
Buhari To Present Three Helicopters To Police In Lagos
President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to commission three
helicopters purchased by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration as part of
efforts to beef up security in the state.
Meantime, the state government has disclosed plans to
rehabilitate 189 identified deplorable roads,
including the Ilasa-Ijesha bus stop, along Apapa-Oshodi Expressway.
General Manager, Lagos State Public Works Corporation, Engr.
Ayo Shodeinde disclosed this yesterday, at Aluasa, Ikeja, while giving
highlights of the state government’s efforts in the area of road
infrastructural upgrade in the last six months.
Buhari, who will be visiting Lagos officially for the first
time since his inauguration, will be handing over the helicopters to the police
authorities for immediate operation.
YUCK: Feminist Blogger Bakes Sourdough Bread Using Her Own Vaginal Yeast Infection
One feminist blogger took a bad yeast infection and decided
to make some sourdough bread that has disgusted the world. According to The
Frisky the feminist is unapolagetic about her yeasty recipe…
“It all started with a fatal combination of a slightly
perverse sense of humour, a keenly scientific mind, and touch of the thrush,”
she writes on her blog Another Angry Woman, Naturally, because the idea of
bodily fluids in baked goods makes some people very, very upset, Stavri has
gotten her share of criticism. But not to worry, any health concerns about the
safety of consuming food made with vaginal yeast are minimal, she writes:
Photos From Tuface Idibia’s Chieftaincy Ceremony In Kaduna Yesterday
Talk about being loved, talk about being in the game for
long and still ruling. Talk about God’s favour, and then you are talking about
Innocent Idibia, Tuface. The singer who has been in the music industry for
several years was yesterday honoured in faraway Kaduna with a chieftaincy title,
Tafindan Kudenda which means Ambassador for Peace. He was honoured by HRH
Bagudu Galadima of Kudenda Kingdom in Kaduna . And ofcourse his queen was with him. See more
photos below. Big congrats to him.
Kogi Governor, Wada Sacks 15 Local Government Chairmen
Governor of Kogi State, Idris Wada has removed 15 chairmen
of local governments from office for defecting to All Progressives Congress
(APC) after allegedly being sponsored into office by PDP.
This is contained in a statement issued in Lokoja and signed
by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Governments and Chieftaincy
Affairs, James Adedoyin in Lokoja.
It explained that the sacked chairmen can no longer remain
in office having decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) that
sponsored them.
The statement warned the sacked council chairmen to stay
away from their offices, directing the vice chairmen or the council leaders to
take over the affairs of the affected councils as may be appropriate.
15-Year Old Throws Community Into Mourning After Whipping 7-Year Old Brother To Death
The sleepy community of Otuagbagi in Ogbia Local Government
Area, of Bayelsa State, was thrown into mourning, yesterday, following the
alleged whipping to death of a seven-year old boy by her sister during a
domestic quarrel, Vanguard reports.
The deceased, identified as Harry, was reportedly whipped to
death by his 15-year old elder sister, Faith Festus, over alleged refusal to go
for an errand.
The incident, it was gathered, occurred after school hours
in the absence of the parents.
The spokesman of the State Police Command, Asimin Butswat, who confirmed the development, said the corpse of the deceased boy had been deposited at the Kolo General Hospital.
500 Nigerians Deported From UK Lands Lagos, Stranded
About 500 Nigerians deported from the United Kingdom arrived
at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Tuesday. Some of the
deportees told the BBC that they are not happy to come back home.
“One person told me that he was arrested by British police
and was not allowed to even take his belongings before being deported,” the BBC
said in its report.
“A few of them who say they don’t have relatives here are
stranded in the airport,” the report also said.
According to other reports, the United Kingdom has the plan
to deport 29,000 Nigerians. The decision
to send away those living in the country illegally has however generated a lot of
debate.
Mother’s Kidnap! Siasia Is A Man, NFF Says
Secretary General of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Dr.
Mohammed Sanusi, has commended coach of the U-23 Dream Team, Samson Siasia for
the way he responded to the kidnap of his mother, Madam Ogere Siasia.
Sanusi said Siasia has not for once let the unfortunate
incident of his mother affect his focus and concentration in the camp of the
U-23 Eagles preparing for Africa’s U-23 Nations Cup starting in Senegal this
weekend.
“Siasia is a man, ” said Sanusi. “There is no doubt that
Siasia has a strong character. He has not allowed the situation of his mother
to affect the national assignment committed into his hands.
“I spoke with him and expressed our regrets on the plight of
his kidnapped mother. He has been focused on the job given to him by the
country. We can only pray that the police succeed in rescuing Siasia’s mother
very soon,” Sanusi said.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Police have revealed that they are closing in on the kidnappers of Siasia’s mom in Bayelsa State.
61-Year Old Among People Arraigned For Prostitution In Lagos
A 61-year-old woman, Theresa Odega, and four others, who
allegedly engaged in prostitution, were on Wednesday docked before an Igbosere
Magistrates Court in Lagos.
Other accused were: Helen Ugwu (33), Chika Okoro (40),
Roseline Jebba (43) and Sandra Akomake (58). They are standing trial on a
charge of prostitution.
Ugwu, Okoro, Jebba and Akomake pleaded guilty to the
offence, while Odega pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecutor, Nicholas Akeene, told the court that the
accused committed the offence on Nov. 24, at about 11.00 p.m. at Thompson
Avenue, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Tuesday, 24 November 2015
Photos: IGP Arase Pays Obasanjo A Courtesy Visit
The Inspector General of police, Solomon Arase paid former president
Olusegun Obasanjo a courtesy visit at home in Ogun State. See more photos
below.
More Troubles For Nnamdi Kanu? DSS Files To Withdraw Case So As To File Higher Charges
Lawyers for a detained leader of Biafra agitation and
Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday opposed an application by
the Department of State Services to withdraw the charges instituted against the
detainee before a Magistrate’s Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja.
The lawyers, led by Mr. Jude Aboje, told the court, presided
over by Chief Magistrate Shuaibu Usman, that they wanted the orders of the
court, directing the release of the accused from DSS custody, to be complied
with before the withdrawal of the case.
Aboje also accused the DSS of going behind his client to
obtain an order from Justice Adeniyi Ademola of a Federal High Court in Abuja
to obtain to keep the accused in custody for 90 days through an ex parte
application after the magistrate’s court had earlier granted him (Kanu) bail on
October 19.
I Instigated A 4-Year Old Boy’s Kidnap, So That My Boyfriend Can Pay My Bride Price (Pictured)
Thank God for the internet, infact some of us wouldn’t have
ever believed some stories we read here if we were told by someone. How
heartless can some people be?
The four suspected kidnappers of a four-year-old-boy, Steve
Kanu, in Abeokuta have confessed that a ransom of N1m was paid to them before
he was rescued.
Steve was kidnapped at his parents’ home at Laderin Estate,
Abeokuta, on Monday, November 2, 2015.
Minimum Wage: Your Dogs Spend More Than N18,000 A Month, Murray Bruce Reminds Governors
The senator representing Bayelsa-East senatorial district,
Ben Murray-Bruce in a series of tweets have reminded Governors that their dogs
at State houses spend more than N18,000 a month for upkeep, how much more human
beings. He urged them to eradicate the thought of them not willing to pay the
minimum wage henceforth, saying that will be a act of wickedness and inhuman.
“I know for the fact that even dogs at Government House cost
more than N18,000 to take care of in a month. How much more a human being?,’’ he
tweeted. More tweets below.
Blame Yourselves For The Failure You Have Found Yourselves, Prince Eke Tells Igbos
Nollywood actor, Prince Eke, who also happens to be Muma Gee’s
husband has said Igbos should stop blaming anyone for where they have found themselves
in this new government and take all the faults instead. Below is what Prince
penned down on his instagram page. By the way, Prince Eke is also an Igbo man.
Continue…
Photos: After Returning From US, Anna Ebiere Goes Into Trading
Former beauty queen, Anna Ebiere is now officially a trader. The beauty queen who was in the US for months, so she could have her first child, singer Flavour’s baby, returned to the country with a lot of goods. She announced yesterday on instagram about the new development saying, ‘Hi lovers, I have things for sale. Holla if you are interested’. So now you know what else she does. It’s not just about sitting at home and being a mom!
Monday, 23 November 2015
Nnamdi Kanu Of Radio Biafra In Court Today , See Photos
Radio Biafra Director and Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, was today arraigned before the Abuja Chief Magistrate Court over the criminal charges brought against him by the Federal Government.
He was arrested on October 18th and is standing trial for criminal conspiracy, managing and belonging to an unlawful society and criminal intimidation contrary to sections 97 and 397 of the penal code.
See more photos after the cut
Photos: Pro Biafran Supporters Storm Abuja Court This Morning
According to twitter user, Lilbature, Pro Biafran supporters
this morning stormed an Abuja Magistrate Court, Wuse Zone 2. He says he isn’t
sure whether they were waiting for Kanu at the court or not, but they were
singing and dancing and asking for freedom. More photos below.
Kelly Brook Suffers A Major Wardrobe Malfunction As She Fails To Cover Up In A Velvet Dress (Photos)
As she strode onto the red carpet, a gust of wind blew back
her dress, featuring a huge split, and she ended up flashing her pale knickers.
Despite previously having her own lingerie range, her pants
didn't seem like a very sexy choice to go with her outfit, considering it was
pretty likely they might end up on show.
Photo: NDLEA Intercepts Drugs Worth N4.6bn From Notorious Drug Baron
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested
a suspected drug baron, Tochukwu Ubah, alleged to be coordinating a large
volume of methamphetamine and ephedrine distribution in the country.
This is contained in a statement issued by Mitchell Ofoyeju,
Head, Public Affairs, NDLEA, in Lagos on Sunday.
The statement said Mr. Ubah was arrested by the agency’s
Special Enforcement Team, SET, at the old local section of the Murtala Muhammed
Airport, Lagos upon arrival from Enugu.
Don’t Consume Imported Chickens, It Could Lead To Slow Death, LASG Warns
The Lagos State Government has warned residents against the
consumption of exhumed and contaminated poultry produce that are in circulation
in the state as they pose a serious health risk.
The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Toyin Suarau, said
some imported contaminated products were seized by the Nigeria Customs Service
in Badagry but were later exhumed by
some people who planned to sell them to unsuspecting members of the public.
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