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  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted another shipment of factory-fitted female lipsticks packed with illicit substances at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.   The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a post shared via his X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday. ...

  The Kebbi State Police Command has foiled an attempted attack by suspected Lakurawa bandits on commuters travelling along the Zogirma-Tilli road in the Bunza Local Government Area.   According to a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, and made available to newsmen on Saturday, the foiled ...

  The Bayelsa State Government has resolved a dispute between Egweama Nembe and Elepa communities in Brass and Nembe local government areas over the ownership of Elepa 1 and 2 oil wells.   Both communities accepted a decision reached by the state government on Friday in Yenagoa to ensure peace ...

  The Lagos State Government has boosted its emergency care by unveiling 10 new ambulance points. This expansion aims to improve response times and strengthen the Lagos State Ambulance Service network across the state after some reports published by PUNCH Online. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Health, Dr. ...

  The Indigenous People of Biafra has said the recent revelations by the Spokesman to former President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu that they used the “Villa rat” invasion story to cover up Buhari’s prolonged illness and absence from governance, has vindicated the position of the pro-Biafran leader, Nnamdi Kanu.   ...

  A two-time deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Safuratu AbdulKarim, on Saturday said the All Progressives Congress means well for the country.   AbdulKarim, who recently defected to the APC, said this during the Lagos State local government areas election in Badagry.   She ...

  Voting in the ongoing local government elections in Lagos State has been described as peaceful and orderly, with a fair turnout recorded at the Ikosi International Fruit Market.   Mr. Sola Olugungboye, Secretary of the Ikosi International Fruit Market, told journalists on Saturday that traders turned out en masse ...

  An agent of the All Progressives Congress, Alli Olugbenga, has raised alarm over incidents of voters demanding money before casting their ballots in Saturday’s local government elections in Lagos State.   Olugbenga, who is stationed at Ward C, Kosofe Local Government Area, told The PUNCH that he encountered several ...

  A prominent figure and Board of Trustees member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olabode George, has openly accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of actively undermining the party’s established system and working in concert with the ruling All Progressives Congress.   George’s remarks came ...

    The member representing Surulere 1 Constituency in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Desmond Elliot, says the Permanent Voter Card remains a proof of civic responsibility, rather than a measure of party loyalty.   Elliot said this shortly after casting his vote at Onitolo Nusery/ Primary School, ...