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Nigeria Anti-Narcotics Agency Intercepts Synthetic #Cannabis From UK, Finds Drugs Hidden In Speakers In Lagos

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (#NDLEA) have intercepted two shipments of synthetic cannabis, popularly known as #Colorado or Colos, concealed in consolidated cargoes from the United Kingdom.

“Colos” is #Nigerian street slang for Colorado, a form of synthetic cannabis.

The agency also recovered two other consignments of #Colorado hidden inside music speakers at two motor parks in Lagos, with at least seven suspects arrested in connection with the seizures.

The #NDLEA disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday by its Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.

At the import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (#MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, NDLEA operatives intercepted a UK-bound consignment containing 27 parcels of Colorado weighing 32.20kg.

According to the agency, a real estate agent, Abideen Jide Salami, was arrested on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, after he arrived to collect a large luggage containing the illicit substance using a secret collection code reportedly relayed by his brother based in the #UK.

In a follow-up operation linked to another shipment from the UK, NDLEA operatives traced and arrested the designated recipient of a second consignment containing 12.25kg of Colorado.

The suspect, 44-year-old Nurudeen Abiodun Kadiri, reportedly told operatives that the consignment had been sent to him by his brother in the UK.

Meanwhile, operatives of the agency’s Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) intercepted a music speaker containing three packs of Colorado at a motor park in Maza Maza, #Lagos. #azatellnews #viral #latestnews

—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 BREAKING: Ansarallah have liberated the city of Mokha.
#warnews #yemen #saudi #latestnews #azatellnews #middleeastnews

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇯🇴 NEW: The Iranian attack against U.S. bases in #Jordan destroyed an A-10 Thunderbolt and ‘lightly damaged’ 8 F-15s – CBS Reports

#warnews #iran #middleeast #azatellnews #us

🇸🇦/🇾🇪 Breaking: The city of Hays is under full control of Ansarallah

#middleeast #warnews #azatellnews #saudi #yemen

🇸🇦/🇾🇪 Pro-Saudi commentator, Salem Al-Mus’abi:

‘I don’t know how I’m writing this, but we’re losing the city of Hays.

There are 100% withdrawals from all these areas towards Al-Mokha.

In the South, forces are also withdrawing, and they’re deciding not to engage in battle.’

#azatellnews #middleeast #war #warnews #latestnews #saudi #yemen

“My guy cancelled his girlfriend's flight to Canada one hour before departure, right there at MMIA Airport.

I've been offline since, bcoz I had to drop my guy off at the MMIA airport today.

Bro had worked more than two jobs for three years to save for his relocation and had bought two economy tickets because he planned to take her with him, they've been dating for 5 years.

Then she looked at the tickets and said....

"Economy? After all the money you've saved?

How am I supposed to post us leaving in economy? It looks cheap, how can I post that on snap, I don really make mouth o"

He didn't argue...this guy stepped aside, opened the airline app and cancelled her booking.

I thought he was joking...

She thought he was joking too until the cancellation email hit her phone.

"What did you do?!"

He picked up his luggage and said

"You're right...You deserve business class and I can't afford it, so I'm going alone…” - A #Nigerian man reportedly cancelled his girlfriend’s flight to #Canada shortly before departure after she complained about the economy-class ticket he had booked for her. #latestnews #nigerianews #azatellnews #viral

🇳🇬 | 🇨🇦 | Meet Moroti Adegboyega — a brilliant Nigerian student based in Canada who just claimed the 2026 Stockholm Junior Water Prize, outshining young innovators from over 40 countries.

His groundbreaking invention, Ecoferroquatics, fuses AI, robotics, magnets, and biodegradable ferrofluid to tackle one of the world’s most urgent crises: plastic pollution in water. And it does it while protecting aquatic life.

This is what intentional human capital development looks like.

Natural resources may give a nation potential, but it’s the creativity, knowledge, and ingenuity of its people that turn that potential into real prosperity.

Huge congratulations, Moroti! You’re making Nigeria and Africa proud. 🇳🇬👏🏾

#StockholmJuniorWaterPrize #azatellnews #latestnewz #Innovation #Ecoferroquatics

YouTube Shopping 🤝 Amazon

Exciting news: Amazon is coming to YouTube Shopping #affiliate program!

Eligible U.S. #YouTube creators will now be able to tag #Amazon products in their Shorts, long-form videos and livestreams, making it even easier for viewers to buy the #products they love from the #creators they trust. #azatell #technews #azatellnews #google #viral

𝗨𝗕𝗔, @ubagroup 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗡𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝘀 #𝗘𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘂 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘀
The United Bank for Africa Plc has welcomed Emmanuel Nnorom as its new Group Chairman, days after he officially assumed the role following the retirement of Tony Elumelu.

#UBA announced Nnorom’s welcome in a post on its social media platforms on Wednesday, describing him as a seasoned business leader and chartered accountant with more than four decades of experience.

Nnorom officially assumed the position on August 21, 2026, succeeding Elumelu, who retired after completing the maximum tenure permitted for non-executive directors under Central Bank of Nigeria corporate governance guidelines.

Welcoming him to the position, UBA said, “We welcome Mr. Emmanuel N. Nnorom as the new Group Chairman of United Bank for #Africa Plc.

“A seasoned business leader and chartered accountant with over four decades of experience.”

The bank noted that Nnorom had spent more than eight years in senior leadership positions within the UBA Group, including as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of UBA Africa, Group Chief Operating Officer and Group Chief Financial Officer.

It added that he also served as a Non-Executive Director on the UBA board.

“With his wealth of experience and understanding of UBA’s journey, Mr. Nnorom takes the helm at an important moment in the Group’s continued growth across Africa and beyond,” the bank stated.

UBA had earlier announced Nnorom’s appointment as Elumelu’s successor, with the appointment taking effect on August 21.

Nnorom joined the UBA board as a Non-Executive Director in 2024 after serving in several executive positions within the group.

During his time with UBA, he served as Group Chief Operating Officer, Executive Director (Group Executive Office), Executive Director (Finance), Executive Director (Risk), and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of UBA Africa.

As #CEO of UBA Africa, Nnorom oversaw the bank’s operations across several African #countries, contributing to its pan-African expansion.

Outside UBA, he has held senior positions in major #Nigerian companies and #financial institutions.

He served as #President and Chief Executive Officer of Transnational Corporation Plc between September 2014 and May 2017 and has been the Group Chief Executive Officer of Heirs Holdings since June 2017.

His #banking career also includes senior management positions at Standard Trust Bank, now UBA, Diamond Bank, NUB International Bank and Liberty Merchant Bank.

Nnorom is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and an Honorary Member of the Chartered Institute of #Bankers of Nigeria.

He studied at Templeton College, Oxford, where he completed executive leadership and management programmes.

UBA said his appointment came at an important period in the group’s continued growth across Africa and beyond.... #latestnews #azatellnews #viralnews #bank #unitedbankforafrica #nigeriansws

🇺🇸/🇮🇷 BREAKING: U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, officially announced the start of ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ against #Iran

According to the White House, it marks the beginning of an #economic isolation campaign that includes sanctions, secondary #sanctions, and cutting off all economic lifelines to Iran.

Any country doing business with Iran, facilitating trade, or providing credit, will be hit with secondary sanctions. #us #america #latestnews #worldnews #azatellnews #usa #viralnews

🇮🇷/🇧🇭/🇰🇼 NEW: According to the Wall Street Journal, Bahrain and Kuwait carried out airstrikes against Iran about 2-3 weeks ago

The attacks were carried out with the help of Emirati intelligence and defensive cover, indicating a united Arab front against Iran. #worldnews #middleeast #latestnews #azatellnews

🇬🇧🇪🇺⚡️- 10 years ago today, the United Kingdom voted to leave the #European Union fulfilling a decades long campaign by Nigel Farage to leave the economic bloc and beginning another chapter in Britain's rocky relationship with mainland #Europe.

Since the #referendum the country has now gone through 6 Prime Ministers and a slow rolling political crisis around the issues of #migration, identity, and economic stagnation that led to the #Brexit vote to begin with.

After all these years Farage himself is closer than he ever has been to becoming the leader of the nation only held back by a fracturing right wing base, arguably of his own creation.

The Brexit vote was also seen as an early bellwether of the viability of populist #politics and predictor of Donald Trumps 2016 victory in the #US later that year. #UK #azatelluk #azatellnews #uknews

History has been made on Wall Street. Tech mogul and entrepreneur Elon Musk has officially crossed the threshold into uncharted financial territory, becoming the world's first-ever trillionaire.
The historic milestone was triggered by the highly anticipated, blockbuster initial public offering (IPO) of his aerospace giant, SpaceX, on the Nasdaq.

The Catalyst: SpaceX Dynamic Market Debut
SpaceX priced its record-breaking IPO at $135 per share, but as trading officially opened, intense investor demand sent shares surging past $150. This spike instantly pushed SpaceX’s market capitalization toward the $2 trillion mark.

Because Musk holds a massive 38% stake in the rocket, satellite, and AI company—along with substantial stock options—the public debut boosted his personal net worth to an estimated $1.1 trillion, according to Forbes and Bloomberg calculations.

Breaking Down the Trillion-Dollar Empire

While SpaceX is currently the crown jewel driving his historic wealth spike, Musk's $1.1 trillion fortune is backed by a sprawling portfolio of disruptive industries:

SpaceX: His stake is now valued at over $760 billion.

Tesla: Musk retains just over 10% of the electric vehicle giant (plus additional options), accounting for over $160 billion.

xAI & X (formerly Twitter): Combined tech and artificial intelligence ecosystems integrated into his empire.

Neuralink & The Boring Company: Pioneering ventures in neurotechnology and infrastructure.

A Fortune Beyond Comprehension

Musk’s new financial status puts him in a league entirely of his own. To put his $1.1 trillion net worth into perspective:
* He is now worth more than three times as much as the world’s second-richest person, Google co-founder Larry Page.
* His personal wealth exceeds the individual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the vast majority of the world's nations.
While the milestone has been celebrated by investors as a testament to the "Elon Premium" and American innovation, it has also reignited intense global debates over wealth inequality, with organizations like Oxfam noting that Musk's wealth now surpasses the combined net worth of the bottom 46% of the human population.
Whether viewed as a triumph of modern capitalism or a stark reminder of extreme wealth concentration, one thing is certain: the era of the trillionaire has officially arrived.

Stay tuned to Azatell News for live updates on market movements and global reactions.

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