Friday, June 26, 2026

Sao Paulo

April 5, 2026

Former Chelsea midfielder Oscar retires at 34 after heart issue 

He joined Chelsea in 2012 and he quickly became a key player under Roberto Di Matteo.

Oscar
October 25, 2025

CSOs urge FG to disclose MoU agreement with multinational livestock firm JBS

Ms Bassey-Olsson stressed that Nigerians deserved to know the content of the agreement and potential risks involved.

Livestock
December 1, 2024

NDLEA nabs Brazil-based businessman with ingested 700g of cocaine at Lagos airport

Mr Babafemi said that the consignments were going to the United Kingdom via a courier company in Lagos.

NDLEA
January 28, 2024

Brazil returnee excreted 60 wraps of cocaine at Lagos airport: NDLEA

“In his statement, the suspect claimed that he ingested the consignment in Brazil and was to discharge everything at the airport in Addis Ababa.”

NDLEA
April 9, 2023

Surinamese man nabbed with 9.9kg cocaine concealed in condoms

Mr Babafemi also said the suspect claimed he departed his country, Suriname, on the northeastern coast of South America on April 2 for Sao Paulo, Brazil.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
January 1, 2023

Man from Brazil caught with cocaine in candies on Christmas Day

Mr Babafemi said that the suspect who arrived via Doha on Qatar Airways was intercepted following credible intelligence.

NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi
December 29, 2022

Buhari pays tribute to departed world’s greatest footballer Pele

“He had an enormous generosity of spirit and humility in spite of his greatness as a footballer and sportsman,” Mr Buhari said in his tribute

President Muhammadu Buhari and football legend Pele
December 29, 2022
Football Legend Pele Arantes do Nascimento (Credit: Ahmed Oluwasanjo/Peoples Gazette)
October 2, 2022

NDLEA arrests ex-footballer, Brazil returnee for cocaine trafficking 

Mr Babafemi stated that the suspect had 1.4kg of cocaine concealed in the handles of his bags and on the top edges of the bags.

June 26, 2022

Brazilian-returnee nabbed at Lagos airport with cocaine concealed in private part

Mr Babafemi stated that the suspect was arrested at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos.