Category: Metro

Apapa Customs Impounds ₦26.57b Cannabis
July 14, 2026 No Responses

Apapa Customs Impounds ₦26.57b Cannabis

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has intercepted a massive consignment of Cannabis Indica with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦26.57 billion, reinforcing its commitment to combating illicit trade and safeguarding Nigeria’s borders.The seizure, carried...
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Customs Impounds 20,500 Litres Of Smuggled Petrol, Five Vehicles
July 14, 2026 No Responses

Customs Impounds 20,500 Litres Of Smuggled Petrol, Five Vehicles

By ebosele@hotmail.com – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) through its Operation Whirlwind has intercepted a total of 20,500 liters of smuggled petroleum products and five vehicles used in conveying the seized items.Briefing Journalists at the Customs Tr...
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EFCC Arraigns Group Managing Director For Alleged $600,000 Fraud
July 11, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Arraigns Group Managing Director For Alleged $600,000 Fraud

The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Egwuche Chinyere Gladys, Group Managing Director of Brass Engineering and Construction Nigeria Limited before Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High ...
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EFCC Arraigns Car Dealer Over Alleged N15.4m Fraud
July 10, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Arraigns Car Dealer Over Alleged N15.4m Fraud

The Enugu Zonal cc Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Chukwuebuka Anacletus Ogbonna before Justice Vincent C. Ezeugwu of the Enugu State High Court, sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu on a four-count charge b...
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EFCC Arraigns Ex-Access Bank Staff For Alleged N294.5m Theft
July 10, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Arraigns Ex-Access Bank Staff For Alleged N294.5m Theft

‎The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, July 9, 2026 arraigned a former staff of a new generation bank, Chinonso Akujobi, for an alleged N294,595,992 theft before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the...
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FRSC Mourns Accident Victims, Renews Call For Responsible Driving
July 6, 2026 No Responses

FRSC Mourns Accident Victims, Renews Call For Responsible Driving

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has expressed profound grief over three tragic road traffic crashes recorded in Kogi, Ogun and Kwara States between Sunday, 5 and Monday, 6 July 2026.A statement issued by Osondu Ohaeri,Deputy Corps Commander,Corps Public E...
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Nigerian-British Grandma Arrested With 13kg Cocaine
July 5, 2026 No Responses

Nigerian-British Grandma Arrested With 13kg Cocaine

A 67-year-old Nigerian-British grandma, Mrs. Mary Yetunde Barek have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the discovery of 13 kilograms of cocaine concealed in peels of plantain which appeared as real planta...
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NRC Grants LAMATA Permanent Rail Operating Licence
June 30, 2026 No Responses

NRC Grants LAMATA Permanent Rail Operating Licence

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has granted the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) a permanent operating licence and a long-term Track Access Agreement, a landmark regulatory approval expected to accelerate the expansion of Lagos&#8217...
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EFCC Re-Arraigns Ex-Skye Bank MD
June 23, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Re-Arraigns Ex-Skye Bank MD

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, June 22, 2026, re-arraigned a former Chairman, Board of Directors, defunct Skye Bank Plc ( now Polaris Bank Limited) Tunde Ayeni before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FC...
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Customs Impounds 3,310 Jerrycans Of Smuggled Vegetable Oil
June 17, 2026 No Responses

Customs Impounds 3,310 Jerrycans Of Smuggled Vegetable Oil

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone C, has impounded over 3,310 jerrycans of foreign vegetable oil with a Duty Paid Value of ₦403.5 million.Briefing Journalists in Owerri, Imo State, the unit head, Comptroller of Customs, B...
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Customs Intercepts Cannabis, N12.7b Expired Drugs At Apapa Port
June 17, 2026 No Responses

Customs Intercepts Cannabis, N12.7b Expired Drugs At Apapa Port

The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded a major breakthrough in its ongoing crackdown on transnational organised crime, intercepting over 1.8 tonnes of cannabis and two containers of expired pharmaceutical products with a combi...
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Democracy Day: FRSC Boss Urges Nigerians To Prioritise Road Safety
June 12, 2026 No Responses

Democracy Day: FRSC Boss Urges Nigerians To Prioritise Road Safety

As Nigerians celebrate the 2026 Democracy Day, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has called on all road users to make safety a personal responsibility and ensure that the festivities are not overshadowed by...
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Democracy Day: Doro Seeks Support, Reintegration Of 258 Returnees From South Africa
June 12, 2026 No Responses

Democracy Day: Doro Seeks Support, Reintegration Of 258 Returnees From South Africa

As Nigerians commemorate Democracy Day, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Bernard M. Doro, has called on citizens, corporate organisations, state governments, faith-based institutions, community leaders and development partners to...
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EFCC Arraigns Husband, Wife For N1bn Fraud
June 9, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Arraigns Husband, Wife For N1bn Fraud

The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC has arraigned a self-styled native doctor, Olorunbukunmi Taiwo and his wife, Awolegan Omolola Omotola, over an alleged contract scam to the tune of N1,098,961,500 (One Billion, Ninety-Eight Million, Six Hundred and Nine...
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