By Femi Anamelechi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the passing of his predecessor, President Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari died today in London at about 4.30 pm, following a prolonged illness. President Tinubu has spoken with Mrs Aishat Buhari, the former President’s widow and offered his deep condolences. President Tinubu has also ordered Vice President…
By Femi Anamelechi Former President Muhammadu Buhari is dead.This was disclosed in a release by his spokesperson. Mallam Garba Shehu, who confirmed this in a terse statement.Shehu issued the statement on Sunday afternoon.According to available information, Buhari died on Sunday in a hospital in the United Kingdom.He was flown abroad last week following report that…
By Femi Anamelechi There was a brief scare at the Port Harcourt International Airport as Air Peace flight from Lagos to Port Harcourt encountered a runway incident upon landing on Sunday morning, resulting in what the airline described as a “runway excursion.” Air Peace spokesperson Osifo-Whiskey Efe confirmed that the aircraft operating Flight P47190 veered…
By Femi Anamelechi NDLEA officers acting on credible intelligence have intercepted parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis concealed in microwaves imported from Thailand, the cargo was subjected to thorough search during which 23 parcels of loud weighing 11.3kg concealed in new microwaves were recovered. A suspect Ezenwegbu Chike was arrested in connection with…
By Femi Anamelechi The Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, Mr Keshinro Adedotun has commended, the hitch free Local Government Elections conducted, in the state,The Lagos State Commandant having earlier assured, the Government, Electoral officials, voters and the good people of Lagos State of peaceful conduct before, during and…
By Femi Anamelechi The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, said Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is committed to fostering and safeguarding public health through robust enforcement actions. He disclosed this on Friday, 11 July 2025, during the formal handover of 25 containers of seized unregistered and prohibited pharmaceutical products to the National Agency for Food…
By C. Don Adinuba On Tuesday, July 1, while travelling with him from Enugu to Aba, his phone kept on ringing endlessly. Typical of him, Bart Nnaji took every call and addressed each caller patiently, carefully, and politely. One call struck me in particular. It was a widow from his rural community who reported that…
By Femi Anamelechi Aba Power, Nigeria’s 12th electricity distribution company (DisCo), has attributed the success of its ongoing free meter campaign to the cooperation of its customers. In an interview with journalists today, the Aba Power Managing Director, Ugo Opiegbe, said without the “enthusiastic cooperation of our teeming customers, we would not have recorded the…
By Cosmas Okereafor and Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service, Murtala Muhammed Area Command, has announced a significant leap in revenue generation and enforcement achievements for the first half of 2025, under the leadership of Customs Area Comptroller, Michael Toyin Awe. Speaking to journalists at a media briefing in Lagos on Wednesday 9th July 2025,…
By Chidi Anthony Opara, RFF, FIIM, CDOA In his response to a Lagos federal high court pronouncement of 26th May, 2025 to the effect that it is illegal for the Council For The Regulation Of Freight Forwarding In Nigeria (CRFFN) to collect Practitioners Operating Fees(POF) from Customs Licensed Agents, the CRFFN Registrar, Mr. Kingsley Igwe,…
