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WIKE made this known yesterday during a stakeholders’ meeting of the Rainbow Coalition in Abuja, where he disclosed plans for a joint campaign involving members of the All Progressives Congress, APC and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The NDLEA Bill 2026 seeks to establish a comprehensive legal framework for the agency’s operations and enhance its powers, particularly its capacity to investigate persons suspected of involvement in illicit drug-related activities.

The Military Information Officer at the Headquarters of the Joint Task Force, North East, Operation Hadin Kai,  MOHAMMED GONI, disclosed in a statement issued in Maiduguri today that the operation was launched following credible intelligence about ISWAP fighters planning coordinated attacks on troops in Sector 3.

The SSG disclosed that the police had advised the party to obtain FAAN’s approval before security personnel could be deployed to the airport for the event, but the party reportedly proceeded to mobilise its members to the airport and attempted to gain entry into the facility, resulting in a confrontation with airport authorities in which security agencies intervened and restored order around the airport.

OYEDELE further revealed that the government is negotiating a 1,350-naira-per-litre ceiling on the ex-gantry or landing cost of petrol, which would be subject to monthly reviews, to shield pump prices from sharp changes in global crude prices and exchange rates.