The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced the interception of a shipment of cocaine concealed in 20 sets of religious books going to Saudi Arabia. According to the NDLEA, the cocaine consignment consisting of 20 parcels with a total weight of 500grams and buried in the pages of religious books was uncovered at a courier company in Lagos on Tuesday 15th April 2025 when officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation, DOGI, were searching through export cargos going to Saudi Arabia at the logistics firm. This was made known in a statement by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters Abuja.
The Kebbi State Government has applauded the Federal Government for supplying 6,000 bags of subsidised rice to the state for onward sales to people at N40,000 per 50kg bag.
Hon. Zayyanu Aliero, Commissioner for Special Duties, made the commendation while flagging off the sales in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday.
He said the commendation became imperative in view of the fact that the gesture would go a long way in cushioning the scourge of present economic hardship
The commissioner confirmed that the Kebbi State Government had received 6,000 50kg of rice to be sold out to public at a subsidised rate of N40,000 per bag.
Aliero said of the total number, 5,000 bags would be sold to state civil servants while, 1,000 bags would be sold to federal civil servants resident in the state.
He explained that the Kebbi State Government was ever grateful to the Federal Government for its continues efforts to address the plights of the general public.
The commissioner appealed to the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the item for the good of their families.
Jabir1990: To all workers in the state and local government? Wallahi it is outright lie, I presently live in Kebbi state, more than 40% of the workers of both states and local governments did not even get a single bag of the said 20kg bet it rice, millet or genuine corn.
The late Abubakar Lawal, a Nigerian international footballer and former player of Vipers Sports Club, Kampala, Uganda, has been buried in Sokoto on Tuesday.
Our correspondent reports that no official from the Nigerian Football Association (NFA) was present at the burial.
Lawal’s body was flown into Sultan Abubakar III International Airport, Sokoto, around noon, accompanied by a representative of the Nigerian Embassy in Uganda and officials from his former club.
Among those who received the body were Alhaji Mustapha Muhammed, Sokoto State Commissioner of Youth and Sports Development; Abdullahi Shehu, former Nigerian international footballer and other prominent individuals.
The funeral prayer was held at Sultan Abubakar III Juma’at Mosque before the burial at 4pm in Unguwan Salame, Sokoto South LGA.