ONE Chukwuma Okoro, yesterday in Akure, the Ondo State capital, confessed that the payment of his wife’s N300,000 bride price pushed him into robbery. Okoro…
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‘zero tolerance for human trafficking’
Nigeria has restated zero intolerance for human trafficking, saying it has put in place strong measures to eradicate the menace in the country. The Ambassador/Permanent…
View More ‘zero tolerance for human trafficking’Bahraini court upholds 15-year jail terms against 7 dissidents
A court in Bahrain has upheld 15-year jail terms handed down to seven citizens as the Manama regime presses ahead with its crackdown on human…
View More Bahraini court upholds 15-year jail terms against 7 dissidentsGunmen storm palace of Olubadan
Five men armed with A-K47 riffles on Monday invaded the palace of Olubadan at Popoyemoja where the monarch was installing newly chiefs. The gunmen, who…
View More Gunmen storm palace of OlubadanBombshell: Customs intercepts another 2,671 pump action riffles
The Tin-Can Island Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 2,671 pump action rifles imported from Turkey through profiling approach. The Comptroller-General of NCS,…
View More Bombshell: Customs intercepts another 2,671 pump action riffles51 Countries to sign UN treaty outlawing nuclear weapons
With the North Korean nuclear crisis looming large, 51 countries on Wednesday lined up to sign a new treaty outlawing nuclear weapons that has been…
View More 51 Countries to sign UN treaty outlawing nuclear weaponsLet anti-corruption fight be holistic, Wike
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has asked the Federal Government to fight corruption within the ambit of the law. “The fight against corruption must be…
View More Let anti-corruption fight be holistic, WikeCustoms intercept 18 exotic cars in Abuja
Officials of Nigeria Customs Service in Abuja have intercepted a total of 18 exotic cars. The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hammed Ali,…
View More Customs intercept 18 exotic cars in AbujaProbe Yar’Adua’s death, Senator Sani ask Buhari
CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on local and Foreign debt, Senator Shehu Sani, APC, Kaduna Central Monday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency,…
View More Probe Yar’Adua’s death, Senator Sani ask BuhariOperation Python Dance withdraws from Abia
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has expressed gratitude to God for averting bloodbath in the state, following the withdrawal of troops deployed to Abia for…
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