The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Monday said that it intercepted and seized 9,857 parcels (5,338kg) of Cannabis Sativa brought into Nigeria from Ghana through the creeks around Ajah area of Lagos.
Addressing the media in Lagos, acting Controller of the Unit, Hussein Ejibunu explained that upon investigation, the Cannabis Sativa was found to have a Duty Paid Value of over N400.
The leadership of the NLC did not threaten to go on strike when the sadistic monster called Emefiele introduced his horrendous, callous, wicked, malevolent, barbaric, vicious, self-seeking, politically-motivated, unconstitutional and illegal cash confiscation and money deprivation policy that resulted in the suffering, hunger, destruction, death, suicide, hardship, depression, frustration, madness and despair of millions of our people.
Ahead of its nationwide strike, the National Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the disclosure of how money saved from subsidies were spent.
This was the submission of NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, during an interview with Arise Television on Sunday evening.
“We need to know
The Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc) told a coroner’s court hearing last month that the DPP had directed on May 9 that an officer involved in the pursuit of the men, who were members of a burglary gang, is to be charged with a driving offence.
However, it is understood the DPP has still not issued the summons to Gsoc to serve on the officer, some three-and-a-half weeks later.
The garda still does not know what criminal charge he is facing as Gsoc is powerless to inform him until the DPP issues the summons.
No fewer than 82 Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) fighters and their families have drowned in a river in the North East axis of Damasak in Borno State, northeast Nigeria.
It was gathered that the terrorists and their families from the Lake Chad axis drowned in a desperate attempt to escape massive troop incursions between June 2 and 3, 2023, while trying to cross over to the Niger Republic.
Tinubu stated this while addressing a meeting with the members of the Progressive Governors Forum led by Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo state on Friday.
The candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, says its governorship candidate, Muritala Yakubu Ajaka, on Saturday afternoon, escaped an alleged assassination attack on his motorcade, by gunmen suspected to be that of the State Governor Yahaya Bello.
A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has claimed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) does not have the legal rights to fix or adjust the price of petrol.
Falana insists that the power to fix petrol lies with President Bola Tinubu, because there is no substantive Minister of Petroleum Resources.
On May 31, NNPCL announced it has adjusted petrol prices across its retail outlets.
President Bola Tinubu is currently having a closed-door meeting with the former governors of Rivers and Delta states, Nyesom Wike and James Ibori, respectively, and Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner Josephine Otabor, better known as Phyna, has revealed that she is finally ready for marriage.
She disclosed this via her Twitter handle on June 2, 2023.
Sharing photos of herself donning a wedding gown, Phyna wrote: “Me practicing my wedding gown. 26 and ready.”
Popular Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun aka Wizkid has narrated a strange dream he had recently. He revealed his dream in several posts on his Instagram story on Thursday. The singer said he had a dream that there was no tomorrow. Narrating the dream, Wizkid said “there is no tomorrow. Wait, never mind. Actually, mind.
