BY GODWIN OBI The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized illegal drugs with the combined street value amounting to about N50 million. These drugs were seized during a recent a targeted raid conducted by NAFDAC’s Investigation & Enforcement Directorate on drug hawkers operating inContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Katsina State Police Command said it has neutralised five suspected bandits, rescued over 100 kidnapped victims and recovered 658 rustled animals from March 1 to 31. Within the period under review, a total number of 51 cases of major crimes such as armed robbery, kidnapping, culpableContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government, through the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), will launch an upgraded national identity card with payment functionality for all types of social and financial services. The innovative card made in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement SystemContinue Reading
…29 Suspects Arrested Compt Ejibunu displays some of the intercepted used vehicles to journalists BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service Ikeja Lagos has said that it arrested a total of 206 seizures in the first quarter of year 2024 with inclusionContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Some unidentified gunmen have invaded Agojeju Odo community in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing nineteen (19) people and setting many houses on fire. Confirming the incident on Friday, the Police Public Relation Officer in Kogi State, William Aya, said the yet to be identifiedContinue Reading
The Federal Government says the new electricity tariff hike will only affect a small segment of the consumers – 1.5 million. BY GODWIN OBI A recent hike in electricity tariff for Band A customers – people who enjoy at least 20 hours per day – had triggered conversation among NigeriansContinue Reading
…As Customs laments CBN-approved Forex regime for import duty By Godwin Obi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has disclosed that it generated a total of N1.6 billion through its electronic auction platform between February and March 2024. The Comptroller General of Customs Adewale Adeniyi stated this at a press briefingContinue Reading
Okuama •Residents of Delta community cry out over alleged torture by soldiers•One dead; victim’s eardrum impaired; another can’t walk—Evuarherhe, president-general- Olota community BY OUR REPORTER The Chief of Civil-Military Affairs, Nigerian Army, Major General Nosakhare Ugbo, said yesterday the Army has recovered some of the arms and ammunition snatched fromContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has awarded the sum of N5m as damages against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for wrongfully parading a photographer named Nasiru Saidu Ali (Kozzo) as a fraudster. In the Suit No FHC/ABJ/CS/714/2019, the court also orderedContinue Reading
Two former federal lawmakers, Senator Andrew Uchendu and Honourable Dachung Bagos, have faulted the Federal Government’s reduction of electricity subsidy. They argued that the timing was wrong. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had on Wednesday, announced an increment in electricity tariff for Band A customers. It explained that theseContinue Reading