The Area 2 of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, said, it has intercepted seven containers of contraband goods worth over N3bn in the last six months. The command also disclosed that …
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US lawmakers seek release of Binance chief
The United States lawmakers French Hill and Chrissy Houlahan have called for the release of Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan, who is currently detained in Nigeria on charges of tax evasion …
Read More »Rivers crisis: Ugochinyere has thrown caution, decorum to the wind – Reps caucus
The Rivers State House of Representatives caucus has called on the leadership of the Green Chamber to call the lawmaker representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency in Imo State, Ikenga …
Read More »NCDC records 6,704 Lassa fever cases, 162 deaths in 23 weeks
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 6,704 suspected Lassa fever cases and 162 deaths across 125 Local Government Areas in 28 states. The NCDC confirmed said …
Read More »I became blind at four months old — Nigerian DJ
A 26-year-old blind popular Nigerian DJ, Augustine Akpeji, on Thursday, narrated how he became blind at the age of four months and became a Disc Jockey Akpeji disclosed this during …
Read More »Dead whale eater risks mercury poisoning — Bayelsa govt
As residents of Okpoama in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State reportedly butchered a dead whale for food, the state government has warned that consumption of dead whales could …
Read More »France reports nearly 200 cholera cases
Paris on Friday reported nearly 200 cases of cholera on the French Indian Ocean Island of Mayotte, which is struggling to contain the deadly epidemic. “As of June 18, 2024, …
Read More »Euro 2024: Scotland’s Tierney injured, returns to Arsenal for treatment
Scotland defender Kieran Tierney will return to Arsenal for treatment of a hamstring injury after being ruled out for the remainder of his country’s Euro 2024 campaign. Tierney was stretchered …
Read More »3,074 lawyers register for NBA annual conference
No fewer than 3,074 lawyers have registered for the Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference (NBA-AGC), Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okunsanya, the Chairperson for the 2024 edition of the conference, has said. …
Read More »Police won’t evict deposed Emir, CP replies Kano gov
The Kano State Police Commissioner, AIG Usaini Gumel, has given reasons why the police ignored Governor Abba Yusuf’s directive on the eviction of the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado …
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