South African Woman Jailed 40 Years for Importing 5.75kg Heroin into Nigeria

South African Woman Jailed 40 Years for Importing 5.75kg Heroin into Nigeria

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja A 38-year-old South African woman, Will Jessica Ann, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for importing 5.75 kilogrammes of heroin into Nigeria. Ann was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after 14 large blocks of heroin were discovered concealed in her luggage. According to a statement signed by the NDLEA Director, Media and […]

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NDLEA Arrests South African Woman, Seizes ₦10.3bn Cannabis Haul at Lagos Port

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja A South African woman has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 5.75kg of heroin into Nigeria while travelling with her three-year-old son. The 38-year-old suspect, identified as Will Jessica Ann, was arrested on 6 July during the arrival clearance of passengers on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha. NDLEA […]

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Trafficked 28-year-old Nigerian woman to return from Iraq

A 28-year-old trafficked Nigerian woman, Eniola Isaac, is set to return to Nigeria on Friday (today), following the intervention of officials from the Nigerian mission in Jordan, which oversees Iraq. A statement released on Thursday through the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission’s official X.com handle disclosed the development. A report on Wednesday revealed that Isaac was allegedly lured to Iraq under false promises of a better life. After reportedly suffering nearly […]

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Canadian-Nigerian woman threatening Yoruba, Benin people with poison arrested

A Canadian-Nigerian woman is scheduled to appear in court on Monday, September 2, 2024, following her arrest by Toronto Police for allegedly making hate-motivated threats against the Nigerian community. Amaka Sonnberger, 46, was apprehended on Sunday following an investigation into online content she reportedly posted on August 25, threatening violence against specific members of the Nigerian community. Charged with uttering threats, Sonnberger will face a judge at the Ontario Court […]

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‘Prison straight’, Netizens react as woman destroys husband’s passport at Lagos airport

Several reactions have trailed the video showing the moment a woman destroyed her husband’s Nigerian passport at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Saturday, August 10, 2024. The incident, captured on video, showed a female traveller, identified as Mrs Igiebor, tearing her husband’s Nigerian Standard Passport shortly after they arrived at the Lagos Airport. In the footage, agitated Igiebor, when questioned about her actions, retorted, “Is it your passport?” […]

August 12, 2024 73

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[ICYMI] Lagos intervenes as woman battles monarch for demolishing property, selling land

In the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, a fierce land battle is unfolding, pitting a 64-year-old woman against a monarch in a dispute that has turned the spotlight on longstanding issues of land ownership in the state. BABATUNDE TITILOLA reports When Mrs Olaitan Ogunseye purchased a parcel of land from the royal family of Mushade Odugate of the Majolagbe Family in Ikorodu, Lagos State, in 2000, neither she nor her husband thought the […]

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Pregnant woman arrested for killing mother over plantain in Rivers

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a pregnant woman identified as Blessing Godday for allegedly stabbing another woman, Mrs Imeran Idema, to death over a bunch of plantain allegedly stolen by the former in Adada community in the Abua/Odual Local Government Area of the state. Blessing, 32, who is a mother of nine, reportedly stabbed Idema for trying to stop her from running away with a bunch of plantain […]

February 5, 2024 56

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Woman arraigned over alleged threat to kill bizman

The police on Friday arraigned a woman, Folashade Olalude, before the Ebute-Metta Chief Magistrate Court over alleged cyberbullying and threat to kill a businessman. The defendant who was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Olwatosin Fowowe-Erusiafe is facing four counts bordering on conspiracy, intent to steal, cyberbullying and threat to kill, preferred against her by the police. The prosecutor, Mr. Henry Obiazi, told the court that the defendant and others now at […]

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