Chinezerem Odo

Many times when I hear politicians speak about the challenges of Nigeria, I get upset at their attempts to make our situation more complicated than it is. Nothing we are going through is esoteric to Nigeria. Solutions abound from others if there is a genuine attempt to transform.

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NPF EXTRADITES FUGITIVE TO UK FOR MURDER AND DRUG TRAFFICKING, IGP DISU REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO GLOBAL COLLABORATION The Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Abuja, has successfully facilitated the extradition of one Matthew Chukwuemeka Adebiyi to the United Kingdom to face charges bordering on murder and drug trafficking. The extradition followed a formal request by United Kingdom authorities in September 2024 to locate, arrest, and extradite the fugitive over his alleged involvement in the murder of one Joshua Boadu on 18th June 2018, after which he fled to Nigeria to evade arrest. He was also alleged to have been involved in the supply of crack cocaine, a Class-A controlled drug, between October 2017 and March 2018 in the United Kingdom. The suspect was arrested on 23rd January 2025 by operatives of the INTERPOL NCB Abuja, following which extradition proceedings were initiated at the Federal High Court, Lagos Judicial Division, in Suit No. FHC/L/CS/416/2025. On 16th February 2026, Honourable Justice A.O. Faji granted the application for his extradition in accordance with the Extradition Act, Cap E25, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. Pursuant to the court order and the execution of a surrender warrant by the relevant Nigerian authorities, the fugitive was formally handed over to United Kingdom law enforcement officials on 14th April 2026 at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, for diligent prosecution. IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM, reiterates the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to strengthening international police cooperation and ensuring that Nigeria does not serve as a safe haven for fugitives. DCP ANTHONY OKON PLACID psc(+) mni Force Public Relations Officer Force Headquarters, Abuja 16th April, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Former ADC Deputy National Chairman, Nafiu Bala Gombe, has reportedly fallen out of favour with his APC-backed sponsors over allegations of the non-disbursement of his second-phase payout and their failure to renew his hotel suite. Nafiu Bala Gombe is reportedly no longer in the good books of the APC chieftains backing his activities. This follows a critical assessment allegedly conducted by his sponsors regarding his assignment to undermine the main opposition party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Reports indicate that his principal backers at the presidency were unhappy with ADC’s growing popularity, especially in the North, as well as his failure to stop the party from conducting its congresses and its unprecedentedly successful national convention. His sponsors reportedly decided to discontinue the failed project, a development that left Nafiu Bala Gombe angry and allegedly threatening to apologise to ADC leaders and expose those who sponsored him.