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  NAFDAC commences serious move against alcohol in sachets, others The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, says it has begun to enforce the ban on alcoholic beverages in sachets, PET, and glass bottles of 200ml and below. Disclosing this was the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, who addressed a  press conference in Abuja, on Monday The NAFDAC boss said it was not acceptable that some manufacturers  still had stacks of alcoholic products in the  banned packages. She said: “This situation is of course not acceptable, and the agency views this as flagrant disobedience to the laws of Nigeria. NAFDAC views this matter seriously and will engage all statutory means, which may include prosecution, to deal with the matter. “I want to use this medium to ask all holders of alcohol in sachets, PET and glass bottles, empty sachets, PET bottles, empty glass bottles, and other packaging materials of these banned products to immediately rep...

  Kidnapped Ekiti Pupils: Tramadol, Black Bullet, Milk, ₦15M Paid As Ransom - Politics - Nairaland Parents of kidnapped Ekiti pupils said fried rice, black bullets, energy drinks, milk and N15 million were offered to secure the release of their children. The schoolchildren attend the Apostolic Faith Group of Schools in Emure-Ekiti in Emure LGA. The pupils and their teachers were abducted while returning home in a school bus after school on the penultimate Monday. Five pupils and four teachers were kidnapped in the attack. Their abductors demanded N100 million. After several negotiations, the ransom was reduced to N15 million. One of the pupils’ parents, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said, “The kidnappers insisted on collecting N15 million on Saturday, and we rallied around the communities, including our people outside the country, to see the ransom. They even collected a cartoon of tin milk, black bullet, fried rice with chicken, soft and energy drinks and tramadol from ...

EFCC Recovers ₦‎37bn From Humanitarian Ministry’s Looted Funds Under Sadiya - Crime - Nairaland  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered over N30bn from the N37,170, 855,753.44 allegedly laundered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs under the former minister, Sadiya Umar-Farouk. Sources in the anti-graft agency, who spoke with our correspondent on Friday, said the commission had also uncovered over N500m from the scam associated with Umar-Farouk’s successor, Betta Edu, who was recently suspended by President Bola Tinubu. Saturday PUNCH had in December reported that N37,170,855,753.44 was transferred from government coffers and sent to 38 different bank accounts domiciled in five legacy commercial banks belonging to or connected with a contractor, James Okwete. It was gathered on Friday that N30bn was recovered by the EFCC following the placement of a lien on the bank accounts of Umar-Farouq and Okwete, who are still being grilled by the anti-graft agency’s in...

  Pregnant woman arrested for killing mother over plantain in Rivers. The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a pregnant woman identified as Blessing Godday for allegedly stabbing another woman, Mrs Imeran Idema, to death over a bunch of plantain allegedly stolen by the former in Adada community in the Abua/Odual Local Government Area of the state. Blessing, 32, who is a mother of nine, reportedly stabbed Idema for trying to stop her from running away with a bunch of plantain she allegedly stole from a plantation while trying to get food for her children. Though the incident occurred on January 28, 2003, the police arrested Blessing on Friday. It was gathered that Mrs Idema, who was keeping watch over the plantation for her family, had told Blessing to drop the bunch of plantain but she refused leading to an argument. AFCON 2023: Super Eagles Through To Quarter-Finals0:01 / 1:01 A source narrated the incident to our correspondent thus, “Mrs. Imeran Idema, machete in hand, imme...

  Kidnapping epidemic: Fundraising for ransom persists, Ekiti pupils’ families pay N15m. Despite warnings by the Federal Government against crowd-funding for ransoms, the practice has continued to gain ground with the abductees and their families raising funds from relatives, friends, and social media to secure the release of kidnapped victims. Families of abductees told The PUNCH on Sunday that they disregarded the government’s warning because they feared the victims might be killed or harmed if they failed to pay the ransom. In Ekiti State, pupils and teachers of Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure Ekiti, who were abducted last week, regained their freedom in the early hours of Sunday. Some parents and other relatives of the victims, who spoke to The PUNCH, said the kidnappers freed the abductees after collecting N15m and other items including fried rice,  malt drinks, energy drinks, and cigarettes.  So This Happened (221) Reviews Recent Naira Fall, Tuition... Altho...

  Police hunt for man who brought 2016 expired drugs to Lagos. The Lagos State Police Command has stepped up the manhunt for a businessman who brought drugs that have expired since 2016 to the state. Already, two suspects conveying the drugs to Alaba International Market, where they were meant to be repackaged and the expiry  date  changed, have been arrested. The suspects, drugs and the vehicle they used in conveying the dangerous drugs are presently in police custody. According to a senior police officer who spoke on the condition of anonymity as he was not supposed to speak with the press, a patrol team from Okokomaiko Division, at the weekend, stopped a  Volkswagen LT bus at Afromedia. Related News Kidnappers reduce ransom from N100m to N40m for Kwara monarch’s wife NAF bombards terrorist strongholds in Katsina forest, kills scores NDLEA intercepts 14.5 tons of Ghanaian loud linked to wanted drug baron in Lagos The officers searched the vehicle and found 70 ...

  Insecurity: Nowhere to hide as kidnappers, bandits spread terror in Nigeria. businessday  Insecurity: Nowhere to hide as kidnappers, bandits spread terror in Nigeria Insecurity: Nowhere to hide as kidnappers, bandits spread terror in Nigeria Obinna Emelike From super tucanos to super solutions: Insecurity still a pain in Nigeria’s neck Share Nigerians have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to do whatever that is within his powers to halt the rising spate of insecurity in the country. These calls were made in separate interviews with BusinessDaySunday. The citizens said the insecurity situation is depressing and hampering the overall good of Nigeria. They also urged him to deploy the same energy used in winning the 2023 presidential election to fighting the insecurity challenge besetting the country. The Tinubu administration will be nine months in power by the end of this month. But the enthusiasm with which many welcomed the administration on May 29, 2023 and the pass...

  How killers planned Kwara Oba’s murder in beer parlour. Fresh facts have emerged that the killers of the Olukoro of Koro in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole, perfected the murder plot in a pub, popularly called beer parlour, in the town. Oba Aremu-Cole, a retired senior military officer, was shot dead on Thursday night by the assailants, who invaded his palace, and his wife and two natives who live near the palace were whisked away to an unknown destination. He was crowned in 2017 and he would have been 66 this year as he was born in 1958. It was gathered that the killers also lured a salesgirl at the pub to lead them to the palace, which is located in the area.

 EFCC Recovers N70 Billion In 100 Days - Politics - Nairaland EFCC Recovers N70 Billion In 100 Days by Estello: 7:31am The EFCC has recovered a total of N70bn within 100 days, between October 2023 and January 19, 2024. Details of the recovery outlined in an EFCC document titled, ‘Operations and Recoveries’. The document revealed that between October 2023 and January 19, 2024, the EFCC recovered N60,969,047,634.25, $10,522,778.57, £150,002.10, €4,119.90, making a total of N70,556,658,370.5 recovered by the anti-graft commission within the period. Within the same period, the EFCC received a total of 3,325 petitions, accepted 2,657 of the petitions, and secured the convictions of 747 persons for financial crime offences ranging from money laundering to internet fraud. A breakdown of the data shows that the EFCC headquarters alone recovered N49,607,391,330.44, $3,900,200.75, £2000, and £110. The Maiduguri Zonal Command recovered N58,065,870 and $3,370. Gombe Command recovered N127,323,...

  Japa: ‘many Nigerians In Forced Prostitution In Belgium’ - Crime - Nairaland The Belgian government has said Nigerians have the highest number of people in forced prostitution in the European country. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Friday, Mr Freddy Roosemont, the Director-General of the Belgian Office for Foreigners, said most Nigerians were deceived into the country with the promise of job placements. He said most of them are however being forced into prostitution by traffickers once they arrived in the country. “The dream is not real, it’s not easy to survive in Europe without a decent job. The dream is fake. “Belgium is not land of milk and honey, nor is Europe. This was not the case before, but is even less so now, in a world with many crisis hotspots with severe economic consequences”, Roosemont said. He lamented that more Nigerians were currently seeking asylum in Belgium, adding that it makes little sense. “Asylum is determined on the basis of the Geneva Conven...

  Most Of The Kidnappings You Read Online Are Staged And Fake - Police PRO - Politics Nairaland A worried social media user, Samuel N had queried why the Police always gave excuses after abductions have taken place... Excuses! Excuses!! Excuses!!! Kidnapping in lagos...."oh no, its because of the water ways that leads to Portharcourt and Bayelsa" Okay Sir, what of the ones in Ekiti, "oh...forget that one, it's because of the forest in Ekiti"... Me: I'm tired😂. I give up!! The Force PRO, Olumuyiwa Adejobi replied him: You don't need to give up. That is the reality. Most of the kidnapping cases we read online are not real. They are either staged and faked. We analyse security situations based on empirical facts and figures. We will have another forum or many other organized fora to discuss these concepts of kidnapping, abduction, one change, armed robbery, organised crimes, and arranged assassination. These are different concepts or crimes that we need to...

  US Carries Out Retaliatory Strikes On Iranian-linked Militia Targets In Iraq - Foreign Affairs - Nairaland The US conducted major airstrikes on 85 targets across seven locations in Iraq and Syria on Friday, the start of what will likely be a series of larger-scale US strikes on Iranian-backed militias who have carried out attacks on US troops in the Middle East. The retaliatory strikes – which lasted 30 minutes and were successful, according to the White House – came in response to a drone strike by Iran-backed militants on a US military outpost in Jordan on Sunday, which killed three US service members and wounded more than 40 others. President Joe Biden said in a statement that the US military response “will continue at times and places of our choosing.” “The United States does not seek conflict in the Middle East or anywhere else in the world. But let all those who might seek to do us harm know this: If you harm an American, we will respond,” Biden said. The strikes on Friday ...

  My Experience At LASU NIMC Center - Crime Nairaland I was trying to register for NYSC on the 29th of January, but I couldn't due to some issues with my middle name (NYSC recently made NIN compulsory for corpers). This means I have to go to a NIMC center to do a name correction. The next day, I went to the center at Ojo Local Government Secretariat in Lagos, but I met a crowd, and it was obvious I won't be able to meet the deadline for NYSC registration if I should join the queue. Hence, I went to the NIMC center at Lagos State University, only to meet another crowd. Then, I made the following discovery: 1. Nin is now compulsory for Jamb and Waec registrations. Hence, I saw several secondary school students who should be in class also hustling for Nin. 2. Both Lasu and Ojo centers have only one computer to attend to the huge crowd. It was heartbreaking seeing people suffer just to register into a government database. I know the government would have dispensed resources for sev...

  Abductions: 15 states enlist 50,000 vigilantes against kidnappers In a move to push back the rampaging kidnappers and bandits operating freely across the country, 15 state governors have assembled no fewer than 52, 106-man vigilante squads to battle the hoodlums. Officials in Delta, Kano, Plateau, Sokoto, and 11 other states told The PUNCH that their governors had cobbled together a coalition of vigilantes, hunters, and neighbourhood watch groups to complement the police and other security forces. Scores of Nigerians have been abducted across the country in the past weeks, with the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Lagos, and some other states coming under the abductors’ siege. Though the authorities deployed troops and police operatives, this did not alleviate the security challenge.

  Kidnappers Threatening To Kill Ekiti Schoolchildren – Parents - Crime - Nairaland ‘’When they called me the second time, they started to beat my wife and the children and kept asking for money. They threatened to kill them if we did not pay the money.” Also, Oluwadare Oniya, the father of nine-year-old Peace who is among the victims, said the kidnappers were initially offered N500,000 but they got angry and rejected it Also, a source, who said that about N3m had been raised so far towards the release of the kidnapped persons, said, “The gunmen are threatening that they would kill the victims if the money is not paid on time. They have asked us to bring N15m for the kidnapped persons. “What we need now is money to secure the release of our children and wives because we just had a conversation with the kidnappers. Today, they called four to five times. They said the ransom is now 15m.” Meanwhile, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State Command, Sunday Abutu, said on Thursd...

  Fear Grips Akwa Ibom As Hoodlums Behead Police Inspector In Uyo - Crime - Nairaland Unknown Gunmen Behead Nigerian Police Inspector In Akwa Ibom State Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have reportedly beheaded a police officer known only as Inspector Osang in Akwa Ibom State. Osang was beheaded on Wednesday night when the gunmen entered his home on a lane connecting Enen Afaha and Afaha Ube, a suburb of Uyo City. It was learnt that the invasion of the police officer happened at 8.30 p.m, according to Punch. A source from the community revealed that  the hoodlums gained entry into the deceased's compound and began firing randomly to scare away residents and passersby . The death of the police officer was the third killing incident reported in the area in January. Recall that a woman was also beheaded near the banking layout in Uyo, and another lady was slain on Sunday night, her dismembered body stuffed into a Ghana-Must-Go bag and abandoned by the roadside in the state's Nwan...

  Ekiti Obas threaten to invoke Yoruba gods against kidnappers. Ekiti state monarchs have threatened to invoke traditional methods including the Yoruba gods against kidnappers who are terrorising the state. The hoodlums, who hitherto operated in the North-West, have in the past weeks laid siege to the South-West where they have unleashed havoc on residents. On Monday, they killed two Ekiti monarchs-the Onimojo of Imojo, Oba Olatunde Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun Ekiti, Oba Babatunde Ogunsakin, while the Alara of Ara Ekiti, Oba Adebayo Fatoba, narrowly escaped. The traditional rulers were returning from a function in Kogi State on Monday when they ran into an ambush mounted by the kidnappers who were operating on the highway between Ipao and Oke Ako in the Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State.  Breaking Barriers: Trailblazing Female Mechanic... Also in the same area, kidnappers attacked a school bus and whisked away five pupils of the Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, t...

Zamfara launches own security outfit.    Zamfara launches own security outfit. The Zamfara State government stepped up its war on insecurity in the area as Governor Dauda Lawal on Wednesday formally unveiled the Community Protection Guards (CPG), designed to complement efforts of the regular security forces. The ceremony at the Trade Fair complex in Gusau, the state capital, attracted the six other governors from the North-West of Jigawa, Kebbi, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina and Sokoto. A statement by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, noted thatn the government is utilising a multi-faceted and multi-dimensional approach to addressing security challenges in the state. According to the statement, “last year, Governor Dauda Lawal approved the engagement of 5,200 guards across the 14 Local Government Areas. “Today (Wednesday), 2,645 Community Protection Guards graduated in the first batch. “In his remark at the graduation ceremony, Governor Dauda Lawal said his administrat...

  We have uncovered a religious sect laundering money for terrorists – EFCC Chairman. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Nigeria has reportedly uncovered instances of money laundering involving religious sects and bodies, the Commission’s Chairman, Ola Olukoyede has disclosed. According to Olukoyede, the anti-graft agency found evidence of a religious sect in Nigeria being involved in laundering money for terrorists. Another religious organization was also implicated for protecting a money launderer when funds, suspected of being laundered, were traced to its bank account. In the course of investigating a N13 billion fraud case, the EFCC discovered that N7 billion of the total amount was linked to a religious body’s bank account. Olukoyede emphasized that various religious entities, including organizations, institutions, sects, and bodies, have been implicated in money laundering activities. HOME NATIONAL COLUMNS BUSINESS POLITICS OPINION ENTERTAINMENT THE SUN ...

  Assembly explosion: Court orders arrest of Fubara’s chief of staff, others. The PUNCH NEWSPAPER A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday issued a warrant for the arrest of the Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Governor, Edison Ehie over his alleged involvement in the burning of the state House of Assembly. The court also ordered that Jinjiri Bala, Happy Benedict,  Progress Joseph, Adokiye Oyagiri, and Chibuike Peter also known as Rambo be arrested for allegedly participating in some criminal activities. An explosion had rocked the complex of the state assembly amid alleged moves by some lawmakers to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara on October 30, 2023. Some loyalists of the governor were said to have been behind the incident. Chime Ezebalike,  Lukman Oladele, Kenneth Goodluck Kpasa, Osiga Donald, and Ochueja Thankgod were remanded last Thursday by Justice Bolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court in Abuja on a similar matter. In the seven charges preferred against ...