R-L: Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON; Secretary General, International Maritime Organisation, IMO, Arsenio Dominguez; Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Government of Spain, Oscar Puente and others during the 2024 World Maritime Day Parallel Event, held in Barcelona, Spain. BY GODWIN OBIThe Minister of MarineContinue Reading
Comptroller Nnadi, officers of the Command and other NDLEA officials at the handover ceremony.. BY GODWIN OBIThe Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on yesterday showcased three containers with 684 packets of Cannabis Indica seized at the port.The drugs weighed 341.025kg with a street value ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI WITH AGENCY REPORT The Osun State Police Command on Wednesday said it had arrested seven suspects for selling human parts and water used to bathe corpses in the state. A statement signed by the acting Police Public Relations Officer for Osun State Police Command, Mr. Emmanuel Giwa-Alade,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Vice President Kashim Shettima has summoned the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, and Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari. Also summoned on Thursday at the Presidential Villa is the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu over theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Emeka Anyaoku, has asked President Bola Tinubu to convene a national constituent assembly to produce a new draft constitution for the country. Anyaoku, who is also the Chairman of the Patriots, said this was part of the proposals put forward during the meetingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed a suspected kingpin of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed militant wing Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Imo State. The troops killed the kingpin and arrested two other notorious terrorists during multiple raids of IPOB hideouts inContinue Reading
Compt Timi Bomodi BY GODWIN OBI The Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 428 wild animals including 404 live tortoises, eight tanker loads of petroleum, 10 trailer Loads of rice, other contraband and generated over N2.634 billion revenue in the first quarter of 2024.The Command alsoContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI AND CHIGOZIE EZEH As President Ahmed Bola Tinubu is set to mark one year in office, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, few days ago, in an interview on the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, declared that the President’s economic reforms have started bearingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has inaugurated a three-day capacity-building workshop on data generation, analytics, and storage on Monday, 13 May 2024, at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC), Gwagwalada to enhance the service’s capabilities in modern customs operations through improved data handling. ACG MalantaContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Lagos State Water Authority (LASWA) has rescued Segun Amoo, a middle-aged man who fell into the Lagos lagoon by mistake. Amoo, who reportedly fell into the Lagos Lagoon via Falomo bridge, was rescued and resuscitated by officials of the Lagos State Water Authority (LASWA) afterContinue Reading