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A 67-year-old Nigerian was apprehended at Abuja Airport for swallowing 100 cocaine wraps, citing the intention to raise funds for marrying a new wife.

October 8, 2023 Sola Oladapo

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced the arrest of Mr. Chukwuemeka Clement, a 67-year-old drug trafficker, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja. Clement had…

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Four arrested over N285,000 fraud in Borno
by awarenessnewshub
November 2, 2026
The Borno State Police Command has arrested four suspects over an alleged fraud involving the unauthorised withdrawal of N285,000 from a resident’s account and recovered 40 OPay and Moniepoint ATM cards from them. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Nahum Daso, disclosed this in a statement, saying the incident followed a report by one Unus Burum, a resident of Shuwari II, Maiduguri. According to Daso, the incident occurred yesterday when two young men approached Burum, claiming to be agents of Moniepoint and offering to help him increase his transaction limit. He said the victim handed over his mobile phone to the men for…
Police probe discovery of beheaded teenager’s body in C’River
by awarenessnewshub
November 2, 2026
The Cross River State Police Command has commenced investigation into the discovery of the lifeless body of an unidentified male teenager, estimated to be about 16 years old, found in Yahe River in Yala Local Government Area of the state. The incident, according to a press release by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Eitokpah Sunday Akata, on Monday, November 2, 2026, was reported on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at about 5:30 p.m. by the Officer-in-Charge of Yahe Outstation, ASP Ekurbe Abi. According to the police, the body was recovered from the river with the head severed, while bloodstains observed at…
LGA chairman dies in auto crash after party meeting in Bauchi
by awarenessnewshub
November 2, 2026
The Chairman of Zaki Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Masud Aliyu Umar, has died in an auto crash on Sunday night while heading to Zaki after an Allied Peoples Movement (APM) stakeholders meeting in Bauchi. Reports say that Masud’s personal car crashed at Konkiyal Village in Darazo Local Government Area of the state, about 100km away from Bauchi metropolis. Masud was Director-General of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) before winning the local government election on 17th August, 2026. The State Governor, Bala Mohammed in a condolence message by his media aide, Mukhtar Gidado expressed shock over the death of…
Cost-of-living crisis fuels debt trap as digital loan rates near 50%/month
by awarenessnewshub
November 2, 2026
• Low-risk OPay borrowers pay 19% interest on monthly loans • Lender accounted for 57.4% of Nigeria’s $1.6 billion digital loans in 2025 • Approved digital lending apps near 500 • Oye seeks CBN intervention over cut-throat interest rates • Analysts warn against mounting household debt risks Nigeria’s worsening cost-of-living crisis is pushing millions of households into a debt trap, even as digital lenders aggressively factor rising default rates into the cost of their loans. Digital loan disbursements rose to $1.63 billion last year. Unlike a few years ago, when they began operations, digital lenders now charge nearly 20 per cent…
Kano governor nominates Dawakin-Tofa, Gani as commissioners
by awarenessnewshub
November 2, 2026
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has transmitted a fresh list of commissioner nominees to the Kano State House of Assembly for legislative screening and confirmation. The nominees, whose names were contained in an executive bill forwarded to the Assembly, are the Governor’s official spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, and Balarabe Sa’idu Gani. Confirming receipt of the bill during Monday’s plenary, Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Jibril Ismail Falgore, said the executive had requested expeditious legislative action on the nominations. The Speaker, however, disclosed that the screening of the nominees had been scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 10 a.m., directing them…