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UK Actress Charged Over Alleged A$296m Meth Smuggling Plot

NewsDeskNgJun 20, 2026June 20, 20260

British actress Emaa Hussen faces drug trafficking charges after Australian authorities seized A$296 million worth of meth. A British actress who appeared in an EastEnders spin-off and a Hollywood action film has been charged in Australia over an alleged attempt to import methamphetamine worth almost A$300 million. Emaa Hussen, 34,...

Court Sentences Mother, Sister Of Eliminated Terrorist Kingpin Battujo To 40 Years’ Imprisonment

NewsDeskNgJun 20, 2026June 20, 20260

Federal High Court in Abuja jails mother and sister of slain terrorist leader Battujo for aiding terrorism and concealing information. The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the mother and sister of slain terrorist kingpin, Kachallah Ibrahim Battujo, to 40 years’ imprisonment for terrorism-related offences following their arrest by...

UK Conservatives Win Aberdeen By-Election, Increasing Pressure On Labour

NewsDeskNgJun 19, 2026June 19, 20260

The Conservative Party’s victory in Aberdeen by-election increases pressure on Labour due to ongoing political tensions and shifting voter sentiment. The Conservative Party has won a local by-election in the oil hub of Aberdeen, marking what is being described as the first Westminster by-election gain for the Scottish wing of...

NEC Approves N83.2bn To Mitigate Flooding, Climate-Related Emergencies

NewsDeskNgJun 19, 2026June 19, 20260

NEC approves N83.2bn for flood and climate emergency interventions nationwide, with possible additional funding after risk assessment. The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday rose from its monthly meeting with an approval of the sum of N83.2 billion for the Anticipatory Action Task Force (AATF) interventions aimed at mitigating the...

Nigeria Explains Ethiopia Prisoner Transfer Deal, Denies Viral Inmate List

NewsDeskNgJun 19, 2026June 19, 20260

Federal Government says Ethiopia prisoner transfer covers 98 Nigerians, dismisses viral claim of 136 inmates as false and misleading. The Federal Government has defended its recent agreement with Ethiopia on the transfer of sentenced persons, saying the deal is aimed at allowing Nigerian inmates serving jail terms in the East...

FG Inaugurates Presidential Task Force To Prevent Ebola Outbreak, Says Nigeria On High Alert

NewsDeskNgJun 19, 2026June 19, 20260

FG launches Ebola preparedness task force, confirms no case in Nigeria while strengthening surveillance at borders and airports nationwide. In a deft move to prevent the outbreak of Ebola in the country, the Federal Governmenton Thursday inaugurated a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness, stressing that Nigeria would...

WELA Demands Accountability On Safe Schools Initiative Amid Fresh Abductions

NewsDeskNgJun 18, 2026June 18, 20260

Women Empowerment and Legal Aid asks Nigerian government to account for school security funds as abductions persist nationwide. Women Empowerment and Legal Aid (WELA) has called on the Federal Government to provide a comprehensive account of the Safe Schools Initiative, questioning its effectiveness amid the continued abduction of schoolchildren and...

Explosions, Gunfire Rock Niamey Airport

NewsDeskNgJun 18, 2026June 18, 20260

Explosions and gunfire rocked Niamey airport; security forces respond to attack. Explosions and sustained gunfire were heard early Thursday at the airport and military airbase in Niger’s capital, Niamey, in what a security source described as an apparent attack on the facility. Witnesses said the first explosions occurred at about...

Navy Discovers 17,000 Litres Of Suspected Stolen Crude In Delta

NewsDeskNgJun 18, 2026June 18, 20260

Nigerian Navy uncovers camouflaged storage site containing 17,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil in Delta State operation. Operatives of Nigerian Navy Ship, Delta, (NNS Delta) have discovered a camouflaged crude oil storage site used to perpetrate crude oil theft activities in the creeks of the Niger Delta. The naval...

Sanwo-Olu Orders 24-Hour Waste Evacuation As Refuse Crisis Worsens Across Lagos

NewsDeskNgJun 18, 2026June 18, 20260

Sanwo-Olu has ordered round-the-clock waste evacuation operations as mounting refuse heaps continue to blight Lagos roads. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources and other relevant agencies to intensify waste evacuation efforts across the state as growing heaps of refuse continue to...