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3 NDLEA officers shot during raid on Abuja building
Three officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have been hospitalized after gunmen attacked them during a raid in Jahi area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Thursday night.
Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Friday, April 18.
Babafemi said: “The incident occurred when a team of NDLEA operatives acting on intelligence and surveillance report raided an uncompleted building at NNPC area of Jahi where 74 bottles of codeine, 10 litres of codeine syrup, 48grams of tramadol 225mg and 4.9kgs of skunk, a strain of cannabis, as well as five android phones were recovered.
“As the NDLEA team made their way out of the location, they came under gun attackm”
He said that three of the NDLEA personnel involved in the raid sustained gunshot injuries. One was shot in the rib and two others on their back and leg.
He said that the wounded officers were initially stabilized at the Police Clinic in Garki Area 1 before they were transferred to the National Hospital Abuja for further medical attention.
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), commended the staff of the Police Clinic for their prompt support.
He also thanked the Chief Medical Director of the National Hospital who was personally reached by him for overseeing the treatment of the wounded officers.
Source: Linda Ikeji
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How to Get Night Vision Goggles in Beaks
Tranquilizing a flying bird is not as easy as catching a fish in the pond. While it is ideal to catch a bird during the daytime, some birds in Beaks only get out at night. To tackle the lack of visibility under the dark sky, you can get Night Vision goggles in Beaks. So, keep reading to learn where to find the goggles and how to turn them on for easier nighttime bird catching.
Where to Find Night Vision Goggles in Beaks
If you are wondering about the location of the Night Vision goggles in Beaks, you will find them in Silverstone Camp. Walk toward Quill Lake, and near the lake, look for a small area with multiple tents and barrels to find the camp.
Once you enter the Silverstone camp, go to the right side and look for a big tent with goggles on its top. This is where you will find the NPC that sells the Night Vision goggles.
Image Credit: Beaks/Roblox (edited by Ishan Adhikary/Beebom) How to Purchase Night Vision Goggles in Beaks
After you reach the tent with the goggles on top, you will find the Cloaker NPC here. Go to the Cloaker NPC and purchase the Night Vision goggles for your permanent journey in Beaks.
Just ensure you have $7500 cash ready to spend. After you buy the goggles, you can use them right away. Just look for it in your inventory if your quick bar is already packed with other stuff.
Image Credit: Beaks/Roblox (edited by Ishan Adhikary/Beebom) Remember that Night Vision goggles in Beaks are great for nighttime visibility, but they are not as effective as thermal vision. You can grab the Thermal Vision goggles from Cloaker for a little more dough. So, extend your budget and maybe grab both?
Once you have the goggles, you can simply drag them to the hot bar from the inventory. This will let you click the button you assigned the goggles to activate night vision. Have you got these goggles for yourself yet? What birds are you going for first at night? Do tell us in the comments.
Source: Beebom
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One UI 7 for Galaxy S23: Update Delay Sparks Frustration, Again
If you thought April 22 was the day your Galaxy S23 would finally get One UI 7, well… it’s probably not happening. That date came from a quiet update on Telus’s support page. Now it’s just gone—scrubbed from the site without a word and this doesn’t look good for all those out there who wanted to see their phones get the latest UI in their hands.
Image Source: Samsung This isn’t the first time Samsung’s software updates have played the disappearing act.
Originally, the company was expected to roll out One UI 7—based on Android 15—to the Galaxy S23 lineup sometime this month. That includes the S23, S23+, S23 Ultra, and S23 FE.Telus listing April 22 briefly added credibility to that timeline. But here we are again: back in limbo.
What’s the holdup this time? The S24 series had its update pulled recently because of a bug that broke the phone unlock process. That mostly hit Exynos-powered devices, and yeah—it was bad enough for Samsung to pause everything. You can bet they don’t want to risk another mess with the S23.
And to be fair, the S23 only joined the beta in March. So maybe it was a little optimistic to think the stable version would drop this soon.
So what now?
There’s still a shot we’ll see the update roll out to the main S23 models—S23, S23+, and Ultra—before the end of April. But if you’ve got an S23 FE, brace for May. That’s the window Samsung seems to be aiming for with FE variants.
Honestly? If they need more time to get it right, take the time. No one wants another buggy release. In the meantime, check your update settings once in a while. Then try to forget about it. That way, when it finally does show up, it’ll feel like a nice surprise.
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LIE! Consumer group disputes Power Minister’s claim of 150m Nigerians with access to electricity
The Electricity Consumer Protection Advocacy Centre (ECPAC), on Friday, refuted recent claims by Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, who asserted that approximately 150 million Nigerians now enjoy adequate electricity access.
Adelabu made the statement during the 2025 Ministerial Sectoral Update Conference held in Abuja on Thursday, crediting Nigeria’s progress to the “Mission 300” initiative. It was a collaborative program by the World Bank and African Development Bank aimed at delivering electricity to 300 million Africans by 2030.
But ECPAC is not convinced. The group’s Executive Director, Chief Princewill Okorie, described the minister’s claim as “a lie to Nigerians,” citing inconsistencies and lack of consumer-based data to support the assertion.
“What is the source of that data?” Okorie asked pointedly. “It is not just about quoting figures. What validates that data? As I speak, I don’t have electricity in my house. It came at midnight and was gone in three hours. This kind of deception is exhausting for Nigerians.”
Okorie further criticized the ministry’s alleged detachment from public realities. “Where did the minister carry out the research that gave him such a figure? Has he engaged civil society organisations since he assumed office? We’ve long advocated for a dedicated consumer protection unit within the ministry to bridge this gap between data and lived experience.”
While the minister claims significant progress, official data paints a more modest picture.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its Q2 2024 report, Nigeria had just 12.99 million registered electricity customers, up from 12.33 million in Q1. Additionally, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) reported that only 6.15 million customers had been metered as of September 30, 2024, leaving about 53.85% of registered users unmetered and therefore vulnerable to estimated billing.
The figures further show a gradual increase in electricity customers from 10.37 million in 2020 to 12.99 million in Q2 2024, a positive trend but one that does not correlate with the minister’s sweeping statement that nearly 150 million people have adequate access to power.
“The data being touted by the Minister does not reflect the daily struggles of millions of Nigerians. Having an electricity account does not mean having electricity,” Okorie emphasized.
Source: Ripples Nigeria
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Shettima Not Blocked From Entering Villa – Presidency
The presidency has dismissed as false and mischievous reports claiming that Vice President Kashim Shettima was denied access to the Presidential Villa by armed military personnel.
Stanley Nkwocha, the vice president’s spokesperson, described the reports as part of a growing campaign of disinformation aimed at sowing confusion within the presidency.
“In recent times, there has been deliberate and well-planned orchestration of falsehood against the vice president’s person and office in many multidimensional forms. These mischievous and totally fabricated reports are all in a bid to cause confusion and insinuate total clashes in the presidency. These reports seek to mislead the public into believing there’s discord at the highest levels of government,” said Nkwocha.
“The latest in this string of disinformation is a report claiming that the vice president has been refused entry to the villa. This is a feeble attempt to traduce the person and office of His Excellency, Vice President Kashim Shettima, GCON. For the record, nothing of the sort ever happened.”
Nkwocha described the story published by some blogs as “the wildest expression of wishful thinking”.He added, “It is a story so far removed from reality that it can only be entertained by those unfamiliar with the inner workings of the Nigerian government.”
The alleged reports came after the presidency disowned campaign posters of President Bola Tinubu in parts of the country.
According to Nkwocha, the false narratives represent “a desperate attempt to undermine the President and his Deputy’s fidelity to the rule of law and our constitution”, adding, “Let it be known that those pushing these falsehoods do so in vain.”
The presidential aide stressed that the unity and cooperation between the president and his vice president remain unshaken.
“It is understandable, though regrettable, that the mischief-makers continue to underestimate the strength of the bond and goodwill between the president and the vice president. However, their questionable sources or habitual reliance on misinformation have once again led them astray. These fairy tales they publish serve no purpose beyond mischief and distraction,” he said.
Reaffirming Shettima’s focus and loyalty to Tinubu, Nkwocha said his principal “does not have the luxury of time for distractions, particularly those born of the imagination of individuals intent on creating smoke where there is no fire. He’s not and will never partake in their media circus. It is a futile pursuit, even by the standards of the morally indifferent.”
Nkwocha extended appreciation to citizens who have continued to stand against fake news and support the administration.
Quoting him, “We commend Nigerians across all divides who continue to express goodwill towards this administration and who have taken it upon themselves to fight the spread of fake news. Your trust and support are deeply appreciated. The covenant between this government and the citizens of Nigeria was made possible through a legitimate and constitutional process. No amount of falsehood or manufactured tension can shake the foundation of that democratic mandate. Not under the watch of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR.
“We encourage the public to disregard such malicious publications and the media to continue seeking information from credible sources and to approach sensational claims with the caution they deserve. This we owe ourselves collectively as a nation.”
Shettima Not Blocked From Entering Villa – Presidency is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
Source: The Whistler
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Ex-Harvard morgue manager agrees to plead guilty to stealing, selling human body parts
A former Harvard Medical School morgue manager accused of stealing and selling human organs and other parts of cadavers donated to the school for medical research and education has agreed to plead guilty.
Cedric Lodge, 57, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, was indicted in June 2023 and accused of stealing and selling heads, brains, skin and bones from cadavers that were donated to the university as part of a “nationwide network” between 2018 and 2023, prosecutors said.
Lodge and his wife, Denise, allegedly sold the body parts to buyers in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts and shipped them via the postal service to clients who, in one instance, intended to tan skin into leather.
Denise Lodge (left in black)
Cedric Lodge, who managed Harvard’s morgue for more than two decades before his 2023 arrest, has agreed to plead guilty to transporting stolen goods across state lines, which carries a maximum 10-year prison sentence and a $250,000 fine, according to a plea agreement filed on Wednesday, April 16, in federal court in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Remaining charges of conspiracy and transport of stolen goods are due to be dropped.
A hearing on his plea change has not been scheduled, although his trial was initially scheduled for May.
The expected plea change comes almost a year after Denise Lodge, 64, who was accused of shipping stolen human body parts to buyers, pleaded guilty on the count of aiding and abetting interstate transport of stolen goods in April last year.
Lodge worked at Harvard University for approximately 28 years before being fired in May 2023.
As well as taking body parts to his home, Lodge had also allowed potential buyers into the school’s morgue to hand-pick what human remains they wanted, prosecutors said.
The cadavers are intended for educational, teaching, or research purposes and are donated to the medical school through the Anatomical Gifts Program.
Alongside the Lodges, four other defendants were indicted by a federal grand jury in Pennsylvania on charges of conspiracy and interstate transport of stolen goods.
One of those charged was Katrina Maclean, 44, from Salem, Massachusetts, who owns a store called Kat’s Creepy Creations in Peabody.
According to court documents, Maclean shipped human skin she purchased from Lodge to another defendant and “engaged his services to tan the skin to create leather.”
Another facing federal charges is Joshua Taylor of West Lawn Berks County. He sent Denise Lodge $1,000 via PayPal with a memo that read “head number 7,” prosecutors said. Another $200 transaction from Taylor to Lodge allegedly read “braiiiiiins.”
After the allegations emerged, family members who donated their loved ones’ bodies to medical research spoke of their horror and shared concerns about what may have happened to their remains.
“We were just disgusted,” Paula Peltonovich, whose father’s remains were donated to the school, told the Boston Globe in June 2023. “Sick, like we were going to throw up.”
Sarah Hill, whose aunt Christine Eppich had her remains gifted via the Anatomical Gifts Program, also told Boston 25 News that she felt “sick” over the ordeal in June 2023.
Source: Linda Ikeji
