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Customs intercept textiles, rice, others in Lagos
The Comptroller General of Customs’ Strike Force Team on Wednesday has intercepted 564 bales of textiles materials falsely declared as machinery, foreign parboiled rice, footwears and foreign bags worth N895m.
Co-ordinator,…
Suspected Gunmen kill lawyer and his wife in Benue
A legal practitioner and his wife have been killed by suspected gunmen at Agboughul, a community in Makurdi, Benue State.
A blind old man was also killed during the attack.
The legal practitioner and his wife were…
Chinese expatriate killed at mining site in Osun
A Chinese expatriate, Kuang Zhang, was killed during a fight at a mining site in Idoko village, in the Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State.
It was gathered that a Hausa miner, Musa Abdullahi, also died in the fight.…
Katsina Abduction: Int’l Rights Commission urges Security Agencies to redouble efforts in…
The International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Geneva, Switzerland, Nigerian Committee says it is saddened that not much progress has been made to free the hundreds of students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, in…
Zulum meets Deby on repatriation of Nigerian refugees from Chad
By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum on Wednesday met President Idriss Deby of Chad over the repatriation of thousands of Nigerian refugees in the neighbouring country.
Most of the refugees fled…
Governor Masari says abducted Katsina schoolboys in Zamfara forest
Governor Bello Masari of Katsina State says abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, are in a forest in Zamfara State.
Masari, who was answering questions on BBC Hausa Wednesday night, said he got…
Metuh: Appeal Court nullifies Dasuki’s indictment
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, has set aside the indictments delivered against the National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki, in a judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja which convicted and sentenced a former spokesperson of…
Senate summons Defence Minister, Service Chiefs, IGP over insecurity
The Senate on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Defence and the service chiefs over the high level of insecurity in the country.
The upper legislative chamber also summoned the heads of the Nigerian Police Force and the…
Why can’t you occupy Sambisa, Lake Chad, Sultan, others ask military
By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri
Nigerian monarchs have asked the military why can’t you occupy Sambisa Forest and Lake Chad region still housing Boko Haram insurgents.
Speaking on Monday, the Sultan of Sokoto and Co-Chairman…
Armed thugs attack officials, guests at CNG Security Summit in Kaduna
Armed thugs on Monday invaded the venue of the Coalition Of Northern Group, CNG, security summit in Kaduna State.
Members of the group, Security experts and other participants narrowly escaped death by the whiskers at the Arewa…