The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Yakubu Mahmood is advocating the award of a posthumous national honour to the late chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission …
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A fuel tanker exploded in Kontagora, Niger State, on Sunday, causing panic among residents and motorists in the area. No casualty was recorded in the incident, which occurred near AA …
Some constituents of Kogi Central Senatorial District have submitted a petition to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for the recall of Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan, the suspended lawmaker representing the …
THE suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has dismissed allegations linking him to militant groups, condemning recent fake social media posts and videos as deliberate attempts to incite tension in …
A jailbreak at the Federal Correctional Centre in Kotonkarfe, Kogi State, saw 12 inmates escape in the early hours this morning, with security agencies managing to re-arrest one of the …
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has lost his mother. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said the late …
A police Inspector, Effiong Bassey, suspected to have gone berserk, has shot three persons in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The Cross River State Police Command confirmed the incident …
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. Soyinka who spoke during an interview on Channels Television described the …
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KEBBI: Customs seize ₦84.2m smuggled goods, strengthen border security
by Tobi Bensonby Tobi BensonTHE Kebbi Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified its anti-smuggling operations, leading to the seizure of contraband goods worth ₦84.2 million, including Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) …
The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said, on Thursday, that the Federal Government freed over 4,000 inmates in the correctional facilities, as part of decongestion efforts, thereby, saving N1bn …