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A former Nigerian international footballer, Hunkarin Segun George, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for conspiring to import cocaine into Nigeria, while an alleged drug kingpin, Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu, bagged a 22-year jail term for multiple cocaine importation offences. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency disclosed on Sunday that Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court in Lagos convicted and sentenced the duo to a combined 24 years imprisonment after finding them guilty of offences involving 7.05 kilogrammes of cocaine. According to the anti-narcotics agency, Chinedu was first arraigned in September 2015 on a one-count charge bordering on…

Daud Olatunji The Ondo State House of Assembly has suspended plenary indefinitely, insisting that Speaker Olamide Oladiji must resign over allegations that he diverted N44m released by the Ondo State Oil-Producing Areas Development Commission for the reordering of the agency’s 2026 budget. The decision came amid an escalating leadership crisis in the Assembly, where 21 of the 26 lawmakers have reportedly signed an impeachment notice against the Speaker over alleged financial mismanagement. The lawmakers accused Oladiji of failing to carry members along in the disbursement of the funds, a development that has deepened divisions within the legislature. Speaking in Akure…

The Law Officers Association of Nigeria, Kwara State chapter, has commenced an indefinite strike over the failure of the state government to address its long-standing welfare demands, including unpaid allowances and salary harmonisation. The association announced the industrial action on Monday following the expiration of a seven-day ultimatum earlier issued to the state government. In a notice signed by its Acting Chairman, Kehinde Ayorinde, members were directed to withdraw their services with immediate effect until the government responds to their demands. The notice read, “Take notice that LOAN, Kwara State Chapter commences her indefinite strike action today, July 27, 2026,…

Daud Olatunji The House of Representatives has uncovered how a purported presidential agency allegedly secured official government recognition by using a forged State House letter, with the Accountant-General of the Federation, Dr Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, insisting that no public funds were released to the controversial body despite its attempts to access government resources. Ogunjimi disclosed this on Sunday while testifying before the House committee investigating the alleged operation of the fictitious Presidential Economic Advisory Council/PFIPC. He told lawmakers that the Office of the Accountant-General first came into contact with the organisation in November 2024 after receiving a letter purportedly issued by…

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The Peoples Democratic Party candidate for Abeokuta South State Constituency II in the 2027 Ogun State House of Assembly election, Adeoye Adewale Adeniran, popularly known as A3, has urged Ogun residents to take seriously the allegations levelled against the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (Yayi), by former Senator Iyabo Obasanjo. Adeoye said the comments made by Obasanjo, the PDP candidate for Ogun Central Senatorial District, should not be dismissed as routine political exchanges but viewed in the context of her public service record and credibility. Speaking during a meeting with PDP members in Ward 14, Onikolobo,…

Daud Olatunji The flood came without mercy. For one family in Isheri, a thriving riverine community straddling the Ogun-Lagos boundary, it claimed the life of an eight-year-old boy. Elsewhere in the same community, a mansion worth about ₦80 million now abandoned after repeated floods rendered it uninhabitable. In another flood-prone community in Ogun State, a mother still struggles to forget the horrifying moment raging floodwaters tore her child from her hands. The child’s body was recovered four days later. For residents of Isheri, Wawa, Arigbabuwo and several riverine communities across Ogun State, flooding has become more than an annual environmental…

The Nigerian Army has arrested a soldier, Mohammad Yusuf, who was declared wanted over his alleged involvement in supplying military accoutrements to terrorists. Yusuf, attached to the Nigerian Army Ordnance Kits Factory in Lagos, was apprehended by troops of the 7 Provost Group at Jidari Bus Stop in Maiduguri, Borno State, at about 6:30 p.m. on Friday while allegedly attempting to flee to neighbouring Cameroon. The arrest came barely two days after the Army declared him wanted over allegations of illegally supplying military uniforms and other accoutrements to terrorist groups. The Acting Military Information Officer of Operation HADIN KAI, Capt.…

Daud Olatunji The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria has recovered N165bn from delinquent debtors in the first six months of 2026, representing a 64 per cent increase from the N107bn recovered during the corresponding period in 2025. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of AMCON, Gbenga Alade, disclosed this during an interactive session with senior media executives in Lagos over the weekend. Alade said the corporation also sustained an efficient recovery process, recording a cost-to-recovery ratio of 2.3 per cent, which he said reflected prudent management of resources in pursuing outstanding debts. He also announced that AMCON recently secured…

Daud Olatunji Political economist and former presidential candidate, Prof. Pat Utomi, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct a free, fair and credible general election in 2027, insisting that Nigerians deserve an electoral process that reflects the genuine will of the people. Utomi, who spoke in an interview with Vanguard in Owerri, alleged that elections conducted in Nigeria since the return to democratic rule in 1999 had been largely flawed, with varying degrees of irregularities. According to him, the country’s electoral process has deteriorated instead of improving despite advances in technology. “Nothing will gladden Nigerian citizens more than…