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Benin Republic

April 4, 2023

Customs seized N7 million smuggled goods in Ikeja, collected N72.6 million in March: Official

He noted that two members of a syndicate who specialised in forging Customs documents to smuggle vehicles from the Benin Republic into Nigeria were arrested.

CUSTOMS OFFICERS
March 13, 2023

Tinubu’s emergence as president-elect reflection of people’s will: Buratai

“I say with all sense of responsibility that our collective future is assured under the renewed hope, vision and mission of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.”

Former Chief of Army Staff Tukur Buratai
March 7, 2023

Customs arrests syndicate specialised in forging clearing documents

Items recovered from the two-man syndicate include fake customs documents, computer monitors, computer processing units, keyboard, and printer.

Comptroller Hussein Ejibunu with arrests syndicate who specialises in forging Customs clearing documents
February 6, 2023

Immigration seizes 106 voter cards from foreigners in Kwara

Foreigners from Niger Republic, Ghana and Benin Republic were caught with PVCs during a patrol by immigration officers within the Ilorin metropolis.

Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) used to illustrate the story
January 29, 2023

NDLEA busts trans-border drug cartel, arrests five kingpins

Mr Babafemi said operatives, during a special operation that lasted weeks, recovered different quantities of skunk, methamphetamine and ephedrine.

Buba Marwa, NDLEA Chairman
January 11, 2023

How Nigeria can win in 2023 

Good governance is heterogenous, and so is bad governance.

Nigerian masses
January 9, 2023

Halimat Tejuosho in legal crisis for allegedly squandering N436 million earmarked for government contract on Range Rover, luxury watches

A chunk of Ms Tejuosho financier’s funds was traced to one Royal Apparel, said to be her staff, with Heritage Bank account number 5100351905 which had received N200 million in tranches.

Olori Halimat Tejuosho
January 7, 2023

Only constant thing about Nigeria is its dysfunction

A genuinely concerned and angry African American friend once asked me if congenital idiocy is the precondition for ascension to leadership in Nigeria.

Blackout
December 20, 2022

Nigeria, Benin Republic bid to co-host 2025 Africa Cup of Nations

The three-time Africa champions have lost AFCON hosting bids four times in 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2019.

AFCON
December 7, 2022

Organic Agriculture: Experts highlight wrong practices hampering food security in Africa

The organic researcher said that political strategies and goals should be employed to support and promote organic agriculture.

Organic agriculture