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Customs Destroys Poisonous “Ponmo” In Seme Border
The Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday burnt the intercepted poisonous animal skin popularly known as “Ponmo” (cow hides) imported into Nigeria. The Customs…
Customs, NAFDAC Destroys 58 Containers Of Tramadol, Other Illicit Drugs Worth N14.7b
The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Retired Col. Hammed Ali, on Wednesday said the service destroyed various pharmaceutical products including tramadol with a Duty Paid Value of billion. Ali…
I Raped My Daughter To Test Her Virginity — Suspect
A 37-year-old guard, Wasiu Orilonise, has confessed to an Oyo State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan that he raped his 15-year-old daughter in order to ascertain her…
NIS Generates N39.06bn In 2018
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) generated billion in 2018 as against billion it generated as local revenue in 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said. The…
Facebook In Trouble As US Govt Moves To Impose $5bn Fine
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg may be in difficulty following government move to impose a fine of about five billion dollars against Facebook over privacy violations. According to a…
Africa: Negative Impact Of Corruption On Economic Growth Obvious Says ICPC
The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, has said that the negative impact of corruption on the African continent’s economic…
Lagos Pipeline Fire Kills Two, Scores Injured, 68 Vehicles, Shops Burn
A Nigerien cobbler, identified simply as Bashiru, and a yet-to-be-identified commercial bus driver were burnt to death, while no fewer than 68 vehicles, houses, shops and…
FG approves new conditions of service for AIB
The federal government has approved new staff conditions of service for the Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB-N). Spokesman for the agency, Mr. Tunji Oketunbi said in a…
Court Remands 3 For Allegedly Beating Policeman To Death
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday ordered that three men who allegedly beat a policeman to death, be remanded in prison, pending legal advice. The…
EFCC Re-Arraigns Former Ekiti Gov, Fayose Over Alleged N6.9 Billion Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, re-arraigned a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, before Justice Chukwujekwu…
