Comptroller, Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone “B”, Kaduna, Chedi Wada, has lamented that smugglers have been using fake presidential number plates to deliver vehicles across the country. According to Wada, they have also been dubiously using such fake number plates belonging to various state and local governments, MDAs, Emirate Councils, and other governmental institutions. Wada disclosed this when he received Bashir Rabe-Mani, Zonal Manager, News Agency of Nigeria, Kaduna Zonal Office, who paid him a courtesy call in Kaduna. He said, ”Customs will not relent; we will continue to do our best by not allowing smugglers to use…
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A yet-to-be-identified female adult has been found dead in a hotel at Morogbo in the Badagry area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the incident happened on Friday, November 31, after the deceased lodged into the hotel with a male partner. Both guests were said to have arrived at the hotel in the morning of the said day and made payment for a short rest. After some hours, the receptionist who was about to give out the room to another customer went to the room and found it locked. A resident in the community who spoke to our correspondent…
The family of a former ophthalmic nurse at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Taiwo Owoeye, who was found dead in her home in Suffolk, United Kingdom, has expressed sadness over her death. It was learnt that Taiwo was allegedly strangled to death by her husband, David Abodunde on Tuesday, November 28. It was gathered that the mother of three who was also a nurse in the UK had reported a case of an assault by her husband to the police on Monday, November 27. The police, upon visiting their apartment the following day, found Taiwo lying on the floor…
Banks have been asked to disconnect Switches, Payment Solution Service Providers, and Super Agents from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Instant Payment Outwards System. The NIBSS disclosed this in a circular dated December 5, 2023, with Ref: NIBSS/BD/NI/PO/005/051223 to banks. According to the national payment infrastructure company, the listing of non-deposit-taking financial institutions as beneficiaries contravenes the Central Bank of Nigeria guideline on electronic payment. It said, “This is to bring to your attention that listing non-deposit-taking financial institutions such as Switching Companies, Payment Solution Service Providers, and Super Agents as beneficiary institutions on your NIP funds transfer channels contravenes…
The Senior Special Assistant to Akwa Ibom State Governor on Brand Management and Marketing, Mr Raphael Edem has assured that the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) is a critical stakeholder in the branding and marketing of the state. Mr Edem, who gave the assurance Monday while making a presentation at the opening ceremony of the 2023 NUJ Press Week in Uyo, added that the Union is key part of the ARISE Agenda of the state governor. He noted that while the Department of Brand Management is saddled with the responsibility of coordinating the branding and marketing of the state, the…
The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Imo State seeking to be issued a certificate of return as rightful Governor of Imo State, stating that Governor Hope Uzodinma wasn’t qualified to run in the first place. In a ruling read by Justice Tijjani Abubakar on Tuesday, the apex court dismissed the application for lacking in merit, describing it as unnecessary and vexatious and such awarded the cost of N40 million against Mike Ozekhome for bringing the matter before the court. Those to be paid are the Action People’s Party (APP),…
Justice Mohammed Madugu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has dismissed a charge bordering on impersonation levelled against a leader of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Edozie Njoku, by the Nigeria Police Force. Justice Madugu held that there was no way the allegation could stand because the prosecution counsel failed to prove how Njoku committed impersonation. The police had on November 22, 2022 arraigned Njoku and the National Youth leader of APGA, Chukwuemeka Nwoga, on a 14 counts over purported allegation of impersonation and conspiring with others at large to alter a judgement of the Supreme Court delivered…
The Nigerian government has signed a Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) with Kuwait for the commencement of direct flights. This was disclosed by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on his X handle (formerly Twitter). BASA is an air transport agreement between two countries that allows designated airlines to operate commercial flights, covering the transportation of passengers and cargo. According to the Keyamo, the agreement was signed at the ongoing International Civil Aviation Negotiation (ICAN) event organised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The agreement, he stated, would facilitate the commencement of…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Tuesday, raised the alarm that most departments in Nigeria’s public universities were short-staffed due to the resignation of lecturers in search of greener pastures. The academic body further lamented that the establishment of more universities had not solved admission problems. It called on the government to improve the carrying capacity of existing universities to be able to admit more students. The Chairman of the University of Ibadan Chapter of ASUU, Prof. Ayo Akinwole, who disclosed this in Ibadan, Oyo State, said Nigeria’s public universities were in a very pitiable condition with stress and…
Survivors of the accidental bombing of Tudun Biri in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Tuesday said they were bombed twice by the Nigerian Army. It was also gathered that the death toll from the incident had increased to 120 as officials of Amnesty International who visited the affected communities confirmed the increase in the death toll. An air strike intended to flush out terrorists had on Sunday night accidentally hit civilians during a religious celebration at Tudun Biri. While the Army claimed responsibility for the incident, the National Emergency Management Agency had on Monday night put…