Customs seizes goods worth N12.03bn, generates N5.89bn in 8 months
Kirikiri Lighter Terminal Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted a 40ft container with various goods valued N12.03 billion due to false declaration. The outgoing Controller of the Command,…
Delta Airlines, Kenya Airways partner to provide one-stop flights
Delta Airlines says it has entered into a code share partnership with Kenya Airways to provide a one-stop seamless travel experience to their passengers. Mr Corneel Koster, the airline’s Senior…
Aretha Franklin dies of cancer, aged 76
Aretha Franklin, the long-reigning Queen of Soul, died on Thursday morning at age 76 from advanced pancreatic cancer. She passed away at 9.50am at her home in Detroit where she…
DSS : Afunanya replaces Opuiyo as spokesman
The Department of State Services (DSS) has appointment Mr Peter Nnochiri Afunanya as its new Spokesman/Public Relations Officer. A statement by the service said that Afunanya holds a Bachelors and…
Five lawmakers defect in Ogun; PDP loses 4 members, gains one
Five members of the Ogun House of Assembly on Thursday defected to three different parties. The Speaker of the House, Mr Suraj Adekunbi, read the separate letters of defection by…
In Gombe, money comes from snakes; 400 exported to England monthly
Authorities of the Snakebite Treatment and Research Centre, Kaltungo in Gombe State, have revealed that over 400 snakes of different varieties are being exported from the centre to Liverpool in…
Osinbajo did not endorse Amaju Pinnick NFF faction – Minister
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, on Thursday in Abuja said Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has not endorsed the Amaju Pinnick-led faction of the Nigeria Football Federation…
Stop ripening fruits, food with carbide; it kills – Farmers
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has condemned the act of forcibly ripening of fruits and other food items with the use of harmful chemicals like carbide, warning that…
La Liga matches to be played in US, organisers announce
La Liga’s organising body announced on Thursday that it plans to hold regular season Spanish top flight games in the United States in the future. “LaLiga, Spain’s top-flight soccer competition,…
Security tops agenda as Osinbajo presides over NEC meeting
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, is currently presiding over the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa. The presence of services chiefs, the…