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Osinbajo, Sanwo-Olu describe Kumuyi as a humble man that deserve to be celebrated

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September 17, 2021

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu have both said the General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, deserved to be celebrated because he has mentored millions of Nigerians to toe the part of righteousness.

The two men spoke at the launch of the biography of the revered man of God, titled: “Kumuyi: Defender of the Faith,” held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on Friday.

He said the little difficulty encountered in persuading him to allow his biography to be written was as a result of his humility, wanting God to have all the glory.

“Another side to the issue is that everybody owes society three taxes, which are income tax, social tax and civic tax. For preachers of the gospel, there is a fourth tax, which is Pentecost tax. The saints before us were beneficiaries of this, their stories continued today and the baton has been handed to us, we must all pay this Pentecost tax,” he said.

Osinbajo stated that the book of Kumuyi: Defender of the Faith, just began the work of discharging the Pentecostal tax, by documenting his life and achievement for people still living and those coming after to read and be enlightened.

“The book tells us about the work of holiness he lives everyday, and how the Holy Spirit works with him. He has kept faith with the great commission, he has kept faith with the gospel. The book is about the grace and mercy of God in the life of His servant. The Pentecost tax is never fully discharged,” he said.

Speaking, Sanwo-Olu said earlier in the year, he was privileged to attend the 80th birthday of Kumuyi, saying that he had been a teacher and a mentor to millions.

“He is a family man, a philanthropist, a lover of Jesus. Like they said, he found it hard to approve the writing of the book because of what he stood for about the gospel of Christ. You are an epitome of simplicity and what Christ stood for. This story needs to be told in full.

“This book is not only apt but set aside a very promising carrier in ivory tower, a divinely orchestration of teaching the word of God.

“He made a choice from solving mathematical problems to solving age long human problems. His church is one of the most respected spiritual institutions in the world. Holiness has been the key to his ministry and to place God over and above everything else. We thank God for your life and ministry,” he eulogised Kumuyi.

The keynote speaker, Prof. Dapo Asaju, former Vice Chancellor, Ajayi Crowther University, who spoke on “Imperative of Integrity, Transparency and Trust in Leadership, celebrating the life of Kumuyi, the Defender of the Faith,” lamented that in Africa the biographies of people’s exploit were not always documented.

“In this clime, not many people celebrate biography. Biography makes us to learn after people have gone. Great men have passed through this journey. Integrity, transparency and trust are ingredients for good leadership. When these virtues are lost, it is finished for the society unless God intervenes.

“Especially in Nigeria, most people have lost faith in government because of corruption, insecurity, banditry, etc. We pray for the good old days,” he said.

Asaju decried that the churches were no longer impacting on lives, while brain drain had been the order of the day, adding that Nigerians at the lower level were more corrupt than those at the top.

“The young people are not ready to work, they want to get rich quick. Where was the church when the youths exploded? We need to go back to the fundamentals of integrity,” he said.

The Book reviewer, former Vice Chancellor of Caleb University, Prof. Ayodeji Olukotun said the book comprised 336 pages and 14 chapters, as the book detailed the upbringing of Kumuyi and his ministry.

Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, said Kumuyi remained a defender and a soldier for Christ.

Chairman, Editorial Board of the Book,Pastor Philip Oluwi said the book project was conceived in October 2020, with work on the book commencing in November.

He said the team was apprehensive about a project that sought to draw Kumuyi’s attention to the world rather than Jesus.

“We were convinced that it was a project that needed to be done and we continued. We were relieved that few months later, he gave his approval,” he said.

Speaking at the event, Kumuyi said he did not know about the book originally, but that the team approached him to intimate him of what they were doing and that he gave his blessings.

“I didn’t know about the writing and publication of the book originally, but the authors and contributors approached and told me that this was being done, and I sat back and thought about it and said it’s alright, we can go ahead.

“Actually, I never knew that the words The Defender of the Faith were part of my name and calling,” he said.

He said he got to know about the meaning of ‘William’ for the first time in Singapore many years ago when he was told that it meant ‘Defender of the faith.”

Kumuyi said he had always wanted to be called Johnson but that the Anglican minister gave him the name ‘William.’

He explained that he had been conscious of God’s presence in his life as far back as 1952 and that he got converted in 1964 after hearing the gospel.

“Eventually, I moved forward, reading books and someone, Reverend Mellor of Methodist Church handed over to me the writings of John Wesley and I began to read and read, and I consecrated myself because I saw how John Wesley went all over England and Europe, defending the faith, even though I didn’t know the meaning of my name William then,”he said.

Kumuyi said God has used his ministry to bless the lives of people with miracles across the world, saying that his prayer “this morning is I want to be like Jesus. I want to raise up people that will go beyond me in Christianity.”

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NDLEA arrests South African woman with drug shipments, seizes large consignment of drugs at Lagos airport

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October 11, 2026

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have arrested a South African, Gebashe Sithandiwe Jessie, with 30 parcels of Thai Loud, a strain of cannabis, weighing 32.74 kilogrammes, at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Rivers State.

According to a statement issued on Sunday by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the drugs were concealed in two travelling bags.

The statement added that the suspect travelled from Thailand through Doha aboard Qatar Airways flight QR1431.

“She confessed to having previously trafficked through other African countries, and was expanding her route to Port Harcourt when she was caught.”

Similarly, NDLEA operatives at the import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, intercepted a shipment of 354,000 tablets of Tapentadol 250mg weighing 307.20kg from Pakistan.

Babafemi said the consignment arrived aboard a Royal Air Maroc flight on September 29 and was placed under surveillance before a joint examination on Tuesday, October 6, uncovered the drugs in nine cartons.

In a separate operation at the Lagos airport, NDLEA officers intercepted 70 parcels of Colorado, a synthetic cannabinoid, weighing 75.90kg in six Ghana-Must-Go bags contained in a consolidated cargo from the United Kingdom.

The statement said the shipment was monitored after arriving on September 29.

A clearing agent, John Edrah, 54, was arrested on September 30, while an Uber driver, Taofiq Ajibola, 54, was apprehended while collecting one of the bags at a logistics company in Mafoluku, Oshodi.

The agency said Adetunji Adebayo and Kazeem Damola Dosunmu, 48, a clothing trader, were subsequently arrested when they came to collect the remaining five bags.

According to Babafemi, Ajibola said the drugs were sent by a UK-based associate, Lukman Sa’idu, while Dosunmu claimed his consignment came from another UK-based man identified as Yusuf.

In Cross River State, NDLEA operatives arrested 46-year-old Adama Inuwa at Iyala Nkun village, Ikom Local Government Area, on Sunday, October 4, following surveillance.

Babafemi said the operation led to the recovery of 181 bags of cannabis sativa weighing 1,100kg and 17.15kg of cannabis seeds.

In Edo State, officers intercepted a black Toyota Camry conveying 1,049 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing 702.83kg at Otuo, Owan East Local Government Area, on Monday, October 5.

The agency said Monday Orji, 52; Monday Lawal, 40; and Precious Uduegele, 20, were arrested in connection with the seizure.

In a separate raid at Asoro, off Sakponba Road, Benin City, operatives arrested 26-year-old Ojugo Mercy with 989 grammes of Loud, 13 grammes of Colorado and 83 grammes of methamphetamine.

In Ondo State, a 21-year-old suspect, Happy Endurance, was arrested at her hideout in the Shasha area of Akure on October 5, with 29 bags of cannabis weighing 290kg.

The statement added that a separate raid on an apartment at Oba-Ile, Akure, on the same day led to the arrest of 42-year-old Tunde Adebayo, with 35 bags of cannabis weighing 351kg.

In Taraba State, NDLEA operatives, supported by soldiers, arrested Abdulrasheed Mohamed, 31, and Abubakar Saidu, 37, at Chanchanji village, Wukari Local Government Area, on Friday, October 9.

Babafemi said the suspects were found with 166,200 tablets of tramadol 225mg weighing 107kg.

In Kano State, a stop-and-search operation along the Kano-Maiduguri Road on October 9 led to the arrest of 32-year-old Yahaya Musa with 24,990 capsules of tramadol, 50,000 tablets of diazepam and 22,000 tablets of Exol-5.

In Kaduna State, operatives on patrol along the Zaria-Kaduna Expressway arrested 29-year-old Mohammed Musa with 31 jumbo bags and 775 blocks of skunk weighing a combined 1,027kg.

The agency also arrested Musbau Balogun Adekunle in Orile, Lagos, on Tuesday, October 6, with 32.51kg of skunk and 52.65kg of cannabis seeds, bringing the total seizure to 85.16kg.

In Plateau State, NDLEA operatives raided the residence of 45-year-old Christian Chukwudi Uju at Rukuba Road, Jos, on Thursday, October 8, recovering methamphetamine, firearms and ammunition.

According to the statement, the items seized included 47 grammes of methamphetamine, two pump-action rifles, one locally made gun, 199 live cartridges, five rounds of 7.62mm ammunition and one round of 9mm ammunition.

The agency said its War Against Drug Abuse sensitisation campaign also continued across the country, with lectures delivered to students and staff of schools in Oyo, Ebonyi, Niger, Kano, Lagos and Ogun states.

Among the institutions reached were Progressive Grammar School, Tede, Oyo State; Eghugo Technical College, Afikpo, Ebonyi State; Baptist High School, Lambata, Niger State; and Ipara Senior and Junior Community Secondary School, Badagry, Lagos State.

Commending officers involved in the operations, NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), praised personnel of the Lagos, MMIA, PHIA, Taraba, Kano, Kaduna, Edo, Cross River, Ondo and Plateau Commands.

Babafemi said Marwa commended the officers “for their professionalism and intelligence-driven approach to the various successful operations” and urged them “to continue with the current balanced approach to the drug control efforts of the Agency.”

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NDLEA arrests 83-year-old ex-convict with Colorado, meth in Abia

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October 11, 2026

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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have rearrested an 83-year-old grandmother, Uloma Uchechi Sunday, with consignments of methamphetamine and Colorado.

The arrest comes barely a year after the grandmother was convicted of drug-related offences.

Uloma was first arrested on May 17, 2025, alongside her 32-year-old daughter, Chisom Uchechi, at the same residence.

This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.

According to Babafemi, the octogenarian was arrested on Wednesday, October 7, at her residence in Ite-Uzo, Umuaguma, Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State, with the substances allegedly tied around her waist with a wrapper.

Her arrest followed credible intelligence indicating that she operated a notorious drug joint allegedly harbouring criminal elements terrorising the community.

During her first arrest in May, operatives recovered 50 grammes of methamphetamine, 522 grammes of skunk, 260 grammes of fresh cannabis leaves and 12 grammes of tramadol from the Uloma and her daughter.

According to the statement, “Both pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment or a fine of N200,000 each. They paid the fine and were released by the court”

The NDLEA spokesman alleged that the elderly woman returned to the illicit drug trade after her release.

“Undeterred, the notorious old woman promptly returned to the criminal trade and escalated the scale by setting up a drug joint where she harbours dangerous characters,” the statement added.

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Varsity lecturer dies after sex romp with prostitute in hotel room

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October 7, 2026

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A senior lecturer at the Edo State-owned Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, identified as Dr. Matthew Uwuigbe, has repeatedly died in a hotel room after an alleged sexual encounter with a 21-year-old commercial sex worker, identified as Angela Defa Jacob.

The incident, according to a report by Punch online, happened on Sunday at a hotel in the Mosco area of Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State.

It was gathered that the lecturer had checked into the hotel with the sex worker and died moments after the romp.

Spokesperson for the Edo State Police Command, Eno Ikoedem, who confirmed the incident, said three persons have been arrested in connection with the incident.

She said, “On October 5, 2026, at about 8 pm, the command received a report that Matthew Uwuigbe, a lecturer at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, had lodged at a hotel in Ekpoma and engaged the services of a 21-year-old sex worker, Angela Defa Jacob.

“He subsequently sent the woman to purchase water for him, and upon her return, she found him lying dead in the room.”

Ikoedem said the hotel owner, the manager and the sex worker are currently in custody while investigation continues. The corpse, she added, has been deposited at the Oriaifo Memorial Hospital mortuary.

The university’s Public Relations Officer, Otunba Mike Ade Aladenika, confirmed that Uwuigbe is a staff member of the institution, but said the incident occurred outside the campus.

“We are not denying that he is our staff, but whatever he did and what happened, it is his private life. The girl in question is not our student, and everything happened outside our institution,” he told the News outlet.