Gunmen suspected to be Lakurawa terrorists have attacked and killed two Customs officers and one local at Bachaka, a border community in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The Public Relations Officer of the Kebbi State Police Command, SP Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed the attack on Wednesday. He said theContinue Reading
The Senator representing Anambra Central at the Senate, Victor Umeh, has frowned at Wednesday’s rejection of a motion seeking to immortalise late Prof. Humphrey Nwosu by the Senate. The motion, raised under matters of urgent public importance by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and co-sponsored by members of the minority caucus primarilyContinue Reading
Tensions ran high on Tuesday during the hearing of a sexual harassment petition filed by Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as the members of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Petitions engaged in a heated exchange with former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili. While the senators engaged Ezekwesili inContinue Reading
The Organised Labour has strongly condemned the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, warning that it may be forced to take decisive action that could disrupt national economic activities if the proclamation is not reversed within a reasonable timeframe. The threat was contained in a statement jointlyContinue Reading
In a jaw-dropping bust, the Ogun 1 Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a staggering CFA 7 million (approximately N17 million) along the notorious Idiroko Border in Ogun State. The illicit funds were hidden in a bag, and Customs operatives discovered the high-value currency stashed awayContinue Reading
In a dramatic turn of events at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, Nigeria Customs Service officers have unearthed a major financial crime operation, seizing a whopping $578,000 in concealed cash from a suspect who tried to slip under the radar. The extraordinary bust, which unfolded on March 21,Continue Reading
Customs Area Controller of the Tin Can Island Port Command, Comptroller Frank Onyeka, has reiterated the importance of collaboration and synergy among security agencies in the country. He emphasized that national security should be the top priority of all security agencies and that achieving a safe and prosperous nation requiresContinue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA The number of children dying before their fifth birthday worldwide dropped to 4.8 million in 2023, while stillbirths declined slightly but remained at approximately 1.9 million, according to two new reports released on Tuesday by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation. Despite these gains,Continue Reading
BY JOY OKON No fewer than 250,000 registered voters in Kogi Central Senatorial District yesterday submitted a recall petition to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The total number of registered voters in the district is 580,000. The petition was received by the Secretary to theContinue Reading
BY JOY OKON The police in Osun State said it has arrested three suspects in connection to the communal clash that has rocked the Ifon, Ilobu, and Erin-Osun communities in the state. In a statement, a spokesperson for the police in the state, Adeoye Adeola, said the three suspects wouldContinue Reading