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The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone C, Owerri, Imo State, on Friday said it seized nine exotic cars worth N162.1m between March and May, 2019. The impounded vehicles included five 4matic Mercedes Benz cars, a Toyota Hilux, and four other vehicles. The Customs Area Comptroller, Kayode Olusemire, stated that the 2010 4matic Mercedes […]

Twenty students were killed and 17 more are being treated for injuries after a fire tore through a commercial building in Surat on Friday, in the Indian state of Gujarat. The victims were attending classes in a tutoring center on the third and fourth floor of the building when the fire spread, Surat police commissioner […]

The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial district, Dino Melaye, has released a new song against the incumbent Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello ahead of the November governorship election in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Melaye’s song against Gov. Bello is being released after other ones the senator recorded against his […]

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson Friday appointed former President Goodluck Jonathan as honorary Special Adviser on the Bayelsa Education Trust Fund Board. Speaking at the formal launching of the trust fund in Yenagoa, Dickson appealed to Jonathan to use his influence to attract donations to the fund. He said: “Let me commend our leader, the […]

Lionel Messi has said FC Barcelona’s biggest mistake was failing to compete during the 0-4 defeat at Liverpool which sent them crashing out of the UEFA Champions League. The Argentina forward compared the loss to the 0-1 loss his national team suffered against Germany in the final match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in […]

Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo state, is wondering if it is worth taking pains for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking when Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo inaugurated some projects in the state on Thursday, the governor said he had worked passionately for the ruling party but what he got in return was constant hounding by the […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the government of being reluctant to implement the agreement between the two parties and said it should not be held responsible if there is any disruption in the university system. The union recalled that it issued a caveat before suspending its three months old strike in […]

Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has asked the Federal Government not to ignore former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s assertion that activities of Boko Haram and herdsmen in Nigeria are now West African Fulanisation and Islamisation agenda. Speaking yesterday in Lagos at an event organised by the United Bank of Africa to mark the 2019 Africa Day, Soyinka […]

Until May 29, 2015, Omokri was a spokesperson for President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria.

The Federal Government says it has acquired an Amplitude Modulation radio broadcast licence to reach herdsmen across various locations in the country as parts of measures to enhance nomadic education. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, stated this in Abuja during an interview with newsmen, adding that the establishment of the radio frequency was to […]