Controversy over police killing of suspected robber
BENIN-CITY—CONTROVERSY is trailing the New Year killing of a middle-aged man around Oba Ovonramwen Square, popularly called Ring Road in Benin City, Edo State by policemen believed to be attached to the Oba Market police station.
Ugwuanyi donates cash to Enugu fire victims
ENUGU—Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has assisted victims of the recent fire outbreak that gutted a petrol station, three shops, a commercial bus and two tricycles, among others, along Nike Lake Road by Penoks Junction, Trans Ekulu, Enugu, to ameliorate their pains.
Importers commence collection of levy on goods
The Importers Association of Nigeria, IAN, has commenced the collection of levy on imported items from its members, nationwide.
Smugglers record black yuletide
The Nigeria Customs Service, CG Strike Force, last week, apparently spoilt the Christmas and New Year celebration for smugglers, following a comprehensive raid of Oniko, a village in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State, believed to be a major hideout for smuggled items, confiscating a total of 8,413 bags of 50kg smuggled rice.
APC mocks PDP, says it ate up Nigeria’s resources
ABUJA—The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has said the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ate up the country’s resources in the 16 years it spent in power.
