BY GODWIN OBI The Apapa Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has achieved a remarkable feat, generating N1.2 trillion in revenue between January and July 2024. This surpasses the total revenue collected for the entire 2023 fiscal year. In July alone, the command collected N201 billion, its highest monthlyContinue Reading
Gunmen on Saturday night killed seven leaders in the Umucheke community in Okwe, in the Onuimo Local Government Area of Imo State. Indigenes of the area said the gunmen attacked the victims at a meeting held at the home of the president general of the community who was also murdered.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has faulted the nationwide address by President Bola Tinubu, saying it failed to address the brutal crackdown of #EndBadGovernance protesters by security agencies. Angry Nigerians had taken to major cities across the country to lament the high cost of living, hardship, hunger,Continue Reading
COMPTROLLER BOMODI (RIGHT) WITH HIS COLLEAGUE AT TIN CAN CUSTOMS COMMAND, COMPTROLLER DERA NNADI ‘mni’ BY GODWIN OBI Lagos based Importers and exporters can now heave a sigh of relieve, as the Customs Area Controller of the Seme Krake Joint Border Post, Comptroller Timi Bomodi has extended an open invitationContinue Reading
BY OUR REPORTER Operatives of police in Kano have begun house-to-house searches to recover properties looted by hoodlums during the end bad governance protest in the state. The protest which started peacefully later turned violent when the gained momentum. The hoodlums wielding different weapons hijacked the protest and looted publicContinue Reading
…Policeman earlier reported dead, survived but in critical condition …Cautions Amnesty International on Releasing Unconfirmed Figures BY OUR REPORTER The Force headquarters has disclosed that contrary to figure released by Amnesty International claiming that 13 persons (protesters) were killed by security agencies in the ongoing protest against hunger in theContinue Reading
BY OUR REPORTERS President Bola Tinubu has succumbed to growing calls for him to address the nation amid widespread #EndBadGovernance protests that entered its third day on Saturday. The ex-Lagos governor who has been at the centre of rallies against economic hardship and high living cost that have reverberated acrossContinue Reading
The military on Friday warned looters taking advantage of the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests to desist from the destruction of lives and properties. At a press conference in the nation’s capital Abuja on the second day of the rallies against economic hardship and high cost of living, the Chief of DefenceContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace (IDFP) has urged the Federal Government to re-assess its policies and cut costs to ease the suffering of Nigerians, amidst growing frustration over the country’s economic hardship. The IDFP, comprising 120 Christian and Muslim religious and traditional leaders, made the callContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Nigeria’s seaports have been deserted as protesters take to the streets nationwide to demand an end to economic hardship and bad governance. The #EndBadGovernance protests, which began in major cities today, are expected to continue until August 15. The protests are currently underway in cities like Lagos,Continue Reading