Smuggling: FG Uncovers 32 Illegal Routes

Smuggling: FG Uncovers 32 Illegal Routes

The Federal Government has uncovered 32 routes through which food items are smuggled out of Nigeria. The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, made the revelation on Tuesday while presenting his address at a conference on Public Wealth Management held in Abuja....
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Zenith Bank Denies MD’s Arrest

Zenith Bank Denies MD’s Arrest

Zenith Bank Plc has refuted claims that its Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ebenezer Onyeagwu, was arrested and held by the anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in relation to alleged fraud at the Ministry of Hum...
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EFCC Quizzes Zenith, Providus, Jaiz Banks CEOs

EFCC Quizzes Zenith, Providus, Jaiz Banks CEOs

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday interrogated chief executive officers and managing directors of Zenith Bank Plc, Providus Bank, and Jaiz Bank in connection with the over N44 billion fraud allegedly uncovered in the Ministry ...
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Minister Of Interior Reacts To Alleged N438m ‘Consultancy Fees’

Minister Of Interior Reacts To Alleged N438m ‘Consultancy Fees’

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has denied reports that his company is involved in the contract allegations linked with the ministry of humanitarian affairs.  An online Newspaper had reported that a company allegedly owned by Tunji-Ojo alleg...
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Tinubu Suspends Betta Edu

Tinubu Suspends Betta Edu

President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, from office with immediate effect.According to a statement issued by  Special Adviser to the President(Media & Publicity), Chief Ajuri Ngelale...
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NDLEA Intercepts Hard Drugs From US

NDLEA Intercepts Hard Drugs From US

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a consignment of ‘Colorado’, a very strong strain of cannabis, concealed in boxing kits imported from the United States of America. Disclosing this in a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesman, ...
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EFCC Operatives Storm Dangote, Bua

EFCC Operatives Storm Dangote, Bua

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have besieged the Head office of the Dangote Group of Companies in Lagos State. According to The Punch, the search, which commenced at the company’s head office in Lagos around 3 p.m....
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NDLEA Impounds 1,458.709kgs Of Illicit Drugs

NDLEA Impounds 1,458.709kgs Of Illicit Drugs

The Kaduna State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 1,458,709kgs of illicit substances. A statement on Tuesday by the agency’s Press Officer, Shuaibu Omalem, explained that the seized illicit drugs included cocai...
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Plane Held Over Trafficking Lands In India

Plane Held Over Trafficking Lands In India

A plane carrying hundreds of Indian nationals who were held for days at an airport in France over human trafficking fears has arrived in India. BBC report that the chartered Airbus A340, which had been flying from the United Arab...
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JTF Arrest Vessel, 10 Crew Members

JTF Arrest Vessel, 10 Crew Members

THE Joint Task Force Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), on Tuesday arrested an oil vessel MV Ofuoma and 10 crew members conveying alleged illegally refined petroleum products in Rivers. The Component Commander OPDS, Commodore John Siyanbade, who represented the OPDS...
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NDLEA Raids Drug Warehouse, Recovers N4.8b Worth Of Opioids

NDLEA Raids Drug Warehouse, Recovers N4.8b Worth Of Opioids

Multi-billion-naira worth of illicit drugs were again seized at a warehouse tucked in the midst of popular International Trade Fair Complex, Alaba, Ojo area of Lagos by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA on Saturday 19th Au...
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Customs Intercepts 299 Cartons Of Codeine

Customs Intercepts 299 Cartons Of Codeine

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 299 cartons of codeine syrup, with a pledge to continue to curb unrestricted access to the drug being abused by some youths. The Acting Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, announced the.....
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Military Uncovers Another Illegal Refinery

Military Uncovers Another Illegal Refinery

Troops of the Nigerian Army, personnel from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and Tantita Security have uncovered an illegal oil refining site in Ughelli South in Delta State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in...
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NDLEA Impounds N3.7b Tramadol At Lagos Airport

NDLEA Impounds N3.7b Tramadol At Lagos Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has impounded over five million pills of Tramadol worth N3.7b. In a statement on Sunday, the agency’s Director, Media, and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed that the seizure was achieved through the collabora...
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