The fortunes of Nigeria’s main opposition Peoples Democratic Party further dipped on Tuesday as leaders of Sokoto State Traders Associations who were previously aligned with the party defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a Nigerian woman identified as Mrs. Anita Ugochinyere Ogbonna, based in Brazil, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja, with 100 pellets of cocaine concealed in her private part and handbag.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that over 500 Nigerian citizens have registered with the Nigerian mission in Lebanon for evacuation back to the country.