Huge foreign currencies being smuggled out through borders – CBN
Following the restrictions placed on importers of rice and other non-essential items from accessing foreign exchange from the nation’s foreign exchange market by the Central bank of Nigeria, CBN, the organization has revealed an on-going massive smuggling of foreign currencies out of the country through her bodies.
Police arrest 11 cultists in Delta
OLEH-THE police in Delta State have arrested 11 suspected cultists in Oleh, headquarters of Isoko South Local Government Area of the state. It was learnt that cultists had gone on rampage in the area on Wednesday in the aftermath of a violent clash between members of rival cult groups, unleashing hostility on residents of the area.
Militants kill five peacekeepers in northern Mali
“Five peacekeepers from Burkina Faso were killed on Thursday between Timbuktu and Goundam, during an attack by terrorists,” said a source in MINUSMA, the UN’s force in the west African nation.
Ships laden with frozen fish,rice, others arrive Lagos ports
Eight ships laden with petrol, diesel, bulk rice and frozen fish have arrived Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos, waiting to berth.
Asset declaration: A paradigm shift in the fight against corruption?
One of the promises of President Muhammadu Buhari during electioneering is to declare his assets and liabilities to stimulate other political appointees to do same.
‘No room for Boko Haram detainees in Ekwulobia Prison’
“The Ekwulobia medium security prison would definitely be overcrowded, having been built to accommodate 85 people. Already, 134 inmates were there before they brought 47 Boko Haram detainees and the congestion will lead to inmates’ ill health, misconduct and may lead to threat of jail break.
