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Lagos, Feb. 8, 2022 – The Nigeria Customs Service in Ikeja seized 450 drums of calcium carbide in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, enroute Aba in Abia State in January 2023. Hussein Ejibunnu, the Controller of the Federal Operations Unit Zone A (FOU A), Ikeja, told journalists on Wednesday that the explosives weighed 106 kilograms each. He also said the explosives had a duty-paid value of N24 million. Ejibunnu said the DPV of all good seized within the month stood at N517 million, while N86 million was recovered as revenue and paid …

Abuja, Feb. 8, 2023 – Bola Tinubu, the APC Presidential Candidate has hailed Governors of the 36 States for standing on the side of the people over the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) cash swap policy., which has subjected the masses to suffering. He also gave kudos to the three All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors for taking the initiative to institute the suit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, gave an interim injunction to the CBN and Federal Government’s policy on Feb. 10 deadline …

Abuja, Feb. 8, 2023 – The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has condemned the killing of 16 Nigerians travelling in Burkina Faso as unjustifiable, callous and criminal. NiDCOM Chairwoman Abike Dabiri-Erewa condemned the killing in a statemen on Tuesday. The NiDCOM chair called on the Burkinabe authorities to fish out the perpetrators and prosecute them. Dabiri-Erewa, who reiterated President Muhammadu Buhari‘s resolve to ensure “appropriate sanction” through diplomacy to those involved in the wicked killing, said it was a condemnable and barbaric act. The NIDCOM boss joined others in condoling …

Lagos, Feb. 6, 2023 – The British Council in Lagos has celebrated a Nigerian teacher, Dr Peter Ogudoro, for his “outstanding social action’ in the education sector. He was celebrated at the weekend at an awards ceremony for UK Alumni organised by the British Council in Lagos to celebrate the award finalists for Nigeria. “The Study UK Alumni Awards is a prestigious global awards scheme that finds and celebrates the outstanding alumni of UK Higher Education Institutions and the impact that they are having around the world.  “Award finalists are …

Abuja, Feb. 6, 2023 – The Supreme Court on Monday affirmed Senate President Ahmed Lawan as the Senatorial Candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) for Yobe North Senatorial Constituency.  In a majority judgment delivered on Monday, the apex court allowed the appeal filed by the APC against Bashir Machina’s candidature. The apex court, had last Wednesday, fixed today, February 6, for final judgment on the issues. The two contenders have been battle drawn over the nomination of Lawan as the party’s candidate without Lawan’s participation at the party’s primaries for the …

Abuja, Feb. 5, 2023 – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized large consignments of illicit drugs at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Its Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said some persons behind the drugs were also arrested. Babafemi said top on the list of those arrested in connection with the seizures is a Nigerian based in Athens, Greece, Iwuozor Edward Chinedu.  He said Chinedu arrived in Nigeria by an Ethiopian airline flight on Friday, Feb. 3, when officers in …

Abuja, Feb. 5, 2022 – The Police Service Commission (PSC) has appointed three deputy inspectors general of police and promoted 1,043 senior police officers. A statement issued on Sunday by the Head, Press and Public Relations of PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, said the PSC took the decision at its 18th plenary meeting in Abuja on Thursday and Friday. It said that the PSC, however, suspended the promotion of eight commissioners of police and 11 deputy commissioners following their failure to appear before it for the mandatory promotion interview. The statement said …

Lagos, Feb. 5, 2023 – Six unidentified persons were found dead in a vessel after an accident around Atlas Cove in Lagos at the weekend. The deceased were said to have been working on the tanker of the vessel identified as MT Halima when the accident occurred. It was not clear if the vessel was carrying petroleum products when the accident occurred. A statement from the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT confirmed that a distress call was received from the ship through the Western Region Control Centre (WRCC) of the …

 Awka, Feb. 5, 2023 – The Anambra State Fire Service recorded 119 fire incidents in the state in 2022. Martins Agbili, the Director of the Anambra State Fire Service, said this on Sunday. He attributed the incessant fire outbreaks in the state to poor handling of fires and other inflammable materials, adding that properties worth millions of naira were being lost to fire outbreaks.   According to him, the rate of fire outbreaks calls for the concern of a responsible and responsive government that places the safety of its citizenry at …