April 19, 2026 – Standard Focus News

NDLEA Foils Drug Trafficking Network, Seizes Cocaine Hidden in Food Flasks, Arrests Fashion Designer, Others

April 19, 2026 (updated April 19, 2026) Published by Standard Focus

By Adams John. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have dismantled a drug trafficking network attempting to smuggle cocaine and other illicit substances to and from Nigeria, arresting multiple suspects, including a fashion designer. The agency disclosed on Sunday that officers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, intercepted 12 parcels of cocaine weighing 2.80... Read more

Abducted Benue JAMB Candidates, 12 Others Freed After Three Days in Captivity

April 19, 2026 (updated April 19, 2026) Published by Standard Focus

By Clement Nyam BENUE- All 13 passengers abducted by armed men from an 18-seater Benue Links bus along the Makurdi–Otukpo road last Wednesday have regained their freedom. Among those released are about eight candidates of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), who were travelling to Otukpo to sit for their examinations at the time of the attack. Sources disclosed... Read more

FCT Teachers Declare Indefinite Strike over Unpaid Entitlements, Stalled Promotions

April 19, 2026 (updated April 19, 2026) Published by Standard Focus

By Samson Adebayo ABUJA- Public primary and secondary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory,FCT, have declared an indefinite strike beginning Monday, April 20, 2026, over unresolved welfare issues, unpaid entitlements and delayed promotions. The directive was issued by the Nigeria Union of Teachers ,NUT, FCT Wing, after an emergency meeting of its State Wing Executive Council ,SWEC, held in... Read more

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