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Nigeria's war against illicit drug trafficking moved a notch up as National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) nabbed 55-year-old alleged drug kingpin, Mohammed Ali Abubakar (alias Bello Karama) and five members of his syndicate. NDLEA said they were rounded up over the arrest of three Nigerians currently detained in Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking. Saudi Arabia has zero tolerance for drug trade and routinely executes persons found guilty of the offence by their courts. At a press conference today, August 25, in Abuja, the Nigeria capital, NDLEA said the suspects, who operated at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano,…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has reminded lawyers that the law is more than a profession, as it also serves as the nation's conscience. Mbah, who spoke during the opening of the 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC) of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Enugu, on Sunday, also restated his administration's commitment to justice sector reform, saying that it remained the cornerstone of his government. “Let me say this: the theme of this year’s conference, ‘Stand Out, Stand Tall,’ is a timely reminder of the responsibility we bear as lawyers…

*Lawmakers Elect Emberga As New Speaker,Sworn In By our reporter Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has distanced himself from current goings-on in the State House of Assembly where the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aondona Dajoh, resigned from the position today. The governor's spokesman, Tersoo Kula, stated that Alia has no hand in the power shift in the legislature as goings-on there are internal affairs of the lawmakers. On the heels of the resignation of the Speaker, the Assembly swiftly elected a replacement. He is Hon. Alfred Emberga, lawmaker representing Makurdi North constituency. Emberga, who was sworn in during an emergency plenary…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Olubadan-designate, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, has enjoined mogajis (family heads) and baales in Ibadanland,Oyo State, to report anything that can cause security breach to law enforcement agents on time. Ladoja also advised them to be security conscious at all times. He gave these admonitions when mogajis and baales in Ibadanland visited him. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Olubadan, Chief Solomon Olugbemiga Ayoade, and made available to journalists today, noted that the Olubadan-designate said the mogajis and baales were the chief security officers in their various domains. The Olubadan-designate admonished the…

By Ademola Adegoke In a shock move, Speaker of Benue State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Hyacinth Aondona Dajoh, today resigned his position. In a four-paragraph hand-written letter he wrote and signed, addressed to the Clerk of the State Assembly, Dijoh stated that his resignation was "in good faith and in the best interest of the state." The letter, a copy of which was obtained by People&Politics , was dated August 24,2025. He thanked his colleagues for the opportunity they "gave me to be first among equals." "I pledge to remain committed to my duties as a legislator and representative…

*Extends Same Condition For Other Aspirants Too By our reporter Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who is a frontline aspirant for the nation's top seat on the platform of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), has taken a position on what his reaction will be, should he fail to clinch the ADC ticket for 2027. Abubakar, fondly identified simply as Atiku by his supporters, said he will rally behind any candidate chosen by the party. However, the former Vice President (VP), from 1999-2007, insisted that such candidate has to emerge through…

Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in crises-torn Plateau State said,in contrast to the thinking in some quarters, members of the association suffer more from attacks by bandits, kidnappers and rustlers than any other groups. It's National President, Baba Othman-Ngelzarma, made the clarification in a statement he issued at the weekend. He was clearing the air in response to a pulpit sermon by fiery Christian cleric, Prophet Isa El-Buba, who is based in Jos, the Plateau State capital. El-Buba, a Muslim turned Christian, had accused Fulani herdsmen of masterminding the incessant attacks and insecurity in the North-Central State.…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Vice Chancellor (VC) of Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, Professor Babalola Ayodele, has called on students to embrace postgraduate (PG) programmes for innovations, to thrive in the Nigerian university system. He described postgraduate programmes as the bedrock of innovation and critical inquiry. According to a statement by the Deputy Registrar/Head, Directorate of Information and Corporate Affairs of the institution, Bode Olofinmuagun, the VC made the remarks while addressing matriculants at the matriculation ceremony for the newly-admitted candidates into the regular, sandwich and professional postgraduate programmes of the university for the 2024/2025 academic session. "The Vice Chancellor,…

By Felix Durumbah, Editor A huge dilemma over who to pick as running mate for the crucial 2027 presidential poll has cropped up for President Bola Tinubu, two years to the election. The election will determine if he kicks off a second term --should he win --or,like President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015, have his presidential career screech to a halt at the poll in a bid to get re-elected. Though Tinubu has not specifically stated that he will seek re-election, his body language and remarks by his close allies indicate that he will run. But, a massive roadblock has been…

*Coal City Bubbling By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu, the capital of the old Eastern Region, is a beehive of activities as former President Olusegun Obasanjo, firebrand South African politician, Julius Malema, and over 20,000 lawyers converge in the Coal City for the 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), which formally opens tomorrow (Sunday, August, 24). Earlier today, NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, led thousands of lawyers in a health walk across major roads in the Enugu state capital city, as more lawyers and guests continued to pour into the historic city. Secretary to the State…