EFCC has secured the conviction one Haytham Aldahrah, a Lebanese who was arrested at the Kano airport while on his way to Cairo, for refusing to declare the sum of $105k and €65k to the Nigeria Customs Service. When…
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FRSC RECRUITMENT: 3RD STAGE COMMENCES SOON
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says the third stage of its ongoing recruitment will commence soon. Public Education Officer of the corps, Mr Bisi Kazeem, made this known in Abuja on Friday. The agency had between Sept. 24…
Read MorePOLICE CONFIRM 55 KILLED IN KADUNA CRISIS
The Kaduna State Police Command, on Friday said 55 people were killed in Thursday’s communal crisis at Kasuwan Magani in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state. The State Commissioner of Police Ahmad Abdur-Rahman who disclosed this at a…
Read MoreEFCC MOVES FAYOSE TO LAGOS FOR TRIAL
Former Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose’s trial will most likely begin at a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday, according to reports. Ahead of the trial, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is expected to move Fayose from Abuja…
Read More50 PEOPLE KILLED, 200 INJURED AS TRAIN RUNS INTO CROWD IN INDIA
More than 50 people have been killed and 200 hurt after a train ran into a crowd near Amritsar in India’s northern Punjab state, police told the BBC. The victims were standing on the railway tracks watching celebrations for…
Read MoreSOME ACHIEVEMENTS OF BUHARI’S ADMINISTRATION
The Presidency has listed some achievements recorded by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in the last years. The achievements, according to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on media and publicity, Laolu Akande included Release of Chibok girls, as…
Read MoreONI OF IFE UNVEILS NEW WIFE, A PROPHETESS
Oni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Friday unveiled his new wife, Queen Morenike Naomi Oluwaseyi. The new Queen, 25, a prophetess, is the Founder/President of En-Heralds, an interdenominational ministry based in Akure, Ondo state. She started public ministry…
Read MoreMILITIAS KILL POLICEMAN, 2 OTHERS IN BENUE
The Police in Benue on Thursday said a police officer and two other persons were killed in a gun battle between Shitte militia (Gana Boys) and security operatives in Zaki Biam. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Moses Yamu,…
Read MoreGOV. EMMANUEL COMMENDS FMB FOR WORKERS’ HOUSING PROJECT
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has commended the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMB) for the 100 affordable housing units projects for civil servants in Akwa Ibom. Emmanuel expressed the state government’s gratitude while performing the groundbreaking ceremony of…
Read MoreLAGOS ASSEMBLY DECLARES WAR ON AMBODE, ORDERS PSP BACK TO WORK
The Lagos State House of Assembly has declared war on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode by ordering the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state to tell the Private Sector Partnership (PSP) operators in their…
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