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The suspects were said to have concealed the narcotic substance in their rectum, an act the Saudi Government says contravenes its narcotic and psychotropic substances rules. At least 23 Nigerians are on death roll in Saudi Arabia over drug-related offenses. This was revealed in a statement released by the Saudi Arabian Government on Saturday. According to the statement, the suspects were arrested between 2016 and 2017 at King Abdul-Aziz International Airport, Jeddah, and Prince Muhammad Bin Abdu-Aziz International Airport, Madinah.…

Hamisu Bala, suspected kidnap kingpin better known as Wadume, has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) gave him N13 million for the February 23 presidential election. A Wadume said this while confessing to the detectives interrogating him. The suspect was arrested by the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Inspector-General of Police but escaped when soldiers opened fire on the team and killed three policemen and a civilian. He was later rearrested by the police in Kano. Wadume, however, did not give…

D’banj and wife, Lineo Didi Kilgrow are expecting a baby fourteen months after losing their one year old son, Daniel Jnr. to the tragic hands of death in June 2018. This great news was shared by the former Mo’ hit star on Saturday the 24th of August in an interview with the London based Nigerian On-Air Personality, Shopsy of Beat FM London. When asked about how he coped with the death of his first child, the singer and entertainer started with gratitude as he…

Nigeria successfully defended their FIBA Women’s AfroBasket crown after they won their second straight title against hosts Senegal with a 60-55 scoreline in a tightly contested final. The game took place on Sunday night at the magnificent 15,000-seater Dakar Arena. D’Tigress showed their dominance on the continent by registering a perfect five-game unbeaten run at the biennial competition, along with commendable performances all through the tournament, en route the final. They have now gone on to win the FIBA Women’s…

By: Omoya Simult (Caveat: Please engage your sense of humour in reading this article. Sentences may have deeper meanings than what can be readily gleaned on the surface. Or maybe not.) “If you no get money, hide your face,” sang Davido, a billionaire’s son and top musician. In Nigeria, you cannot be addressed as a respectable human being unless you have money. Of course, when we say somebody has money, everyone understands we are talking in millions of naira. If…

Anti-graft operatives on Tuesday morning entered the residence of former Lagos Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, raiding the building as part of an ongoing corruption investigation. This was confirmed from EFCC spokesperson, Tony Orilade, that Ambode is under a corruption probe, a few months after he left office. Ambode’s residence in his hometown of Epe was being searched around 9.35am. The residence of the former governor’s chief of staff in the same Epe neighbourhood was also searched. Billions of naira were allegedly misappropriated…

CBN gives banks three months to withdraw mutilated notes The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has opened a three-month window which ends on September 2, for customers across the country to replace their mutilated naira notes with new ones across all banks. The order is as a result of its resolve to finally replace mutilated, old naira notes in Nigeria, after the failure of banks to heed previous directives. Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, Isaac Okoroafor, disclosed this over the weekend…

L Adrian saved from Tammy Abraham as Liverpool beat Chelsea 5-4 on penalties to win the first all-English UEFA Super Cup following a 2-2 draw in Istanbul. Olivier Giroud gave Frank Lampard’s side a deserved first-half lead on Wednesday, but the introduction of Roberto Firmino as a half-time substitute changed the game for the Reds. Firmino quickly set up Sadio Mane for the equaliser and, in the first period of extra time, the Senegal star smashed home from his team-mate’s…

A 20-year old footballer who once had trials with Manchester United has taken his own life after persistent injury problems halted his progression. Joel Darlington, described as an “exceptional talent”, played for Wales at youth level and trialed with Shrewsbury Town before turning out for Welsh Premier League outfit Bala Town, where he was the academy side’s top scorer in 2016/17. His United trials ended when he suffered a broken arm, while in 2017 a more pressing issue saw scar…