By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Custom Service has continued to intensify its operation against anti-smuggling across the Nigeria border towns and Villages with seizures of 1,577 (25 litres) kegs of PMS worth Thirty-nine Million Four Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Naira only (₦39,425,000.00).The Comptroller-General of Customs, CGC Adewale Adeniyi MFR, represented by the National Coordinator of…
By Femi Anamelechi The Executive Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has expressed deep gratitude to God, the good people of Edo State, and the All Progressives Congress (APC), following the Court of Appeal’s reaffirmation of his electoral victory in the September 21, 2024 gubernatorial election.Governor Okpebholo described the judgment as a victory for…
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing aviation safety through a dedicated one-day training program titled “Selfcare as a Foundation for Health and Wellness” held for its staff in Lagos. This initiative builds on a prior program conducted for staff in Abuja. The event featured insightful presentations by experienced facilitators…
By Femi Anamelechi The former Executive Governor of Kaduna State Malam Nasir El-Rufai has been asked by a Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna to pay N900 million as damages for violating the fundamental human rights of Adara elders illegally detained in 2019. Justice Hauwa’u Buhari delivered the ruling on Tuesday in a suit filed…
By Femi Anamelechi Aba Power, Nigeria’s 12th electricity distribution company (DisCo), today started rolling out the second phase of its massive meter installation, according to reports from Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State. The power utility resumed with 20,000 smart meters provided by Eves Metering of China, which will be installed fully within one…
By Femi Anamelechi The Kano/Jigawa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has handed over 491,000 tablets of tramadol to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC.The seizure was made in Jigawa State following an intelligence report. The tablets were concealed in a dark-tinted SUV designed to avoid detection. With a…
By Femi Anamelechi Speaking on the Amended NDLEA ACT 11, Minister of Justice and Hon. Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN and Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) expressed have hope that the recent amendment of the NDLEA Act by the National…
By Femi Anamelechi His Excellency, Hope Uzodimma, the executive governor of lmo State on Monday, May 26, 2025 sacked the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister C.O. Akaolisa, with immediate effect. Akaolisa’s sack was announced in a terse Special Government Announcement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation and Strategy, Declan Emelumba.The…
By Femi Anamelechi The South-East Zone of the Electricity Consumers Association of Nigeria (ECAN) has accused an Aba-based legal practitioner, Larry Iroka, of playing to the gallery in guiding his client, Aba Electricity Consumers Forum, on clear and decided legal matters. The aggrieved Customers Association made this public at Awka, Anambra State, after its monthly…
By Femi Anamelechi The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have sealed off the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) located in the Wuse district of Abuja.The sealing of the building occurred at approximately 2:05 PM on Monday. The FCTA officials were said to have arrived at the site and instructed the security guard to…
