President Bola Tinubu on Friday, met with FBI Director, Christopher Wray, at the State House in Abuja. During their conversation, Tinubu demanded stronger collaboration between Nigeria’s law enforcement agencies and the FBI in the fight against cybercrime, and terrorism. The President also described the presence of Wray alongside his team in Nigeria, as a recognition of the enduring partnership between Nigeria and the US. Tinubu said, “It is an honour for me to receive Director Christopher Wray, the leader of an organisation that has demonstrated consistent procedural sophistication and a reputation for excellence over several years. “Your visit conveys the…
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The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) says it intercepted about N4.2 billion worth of illicit drugs at the Tin-Can Island port in Lagos.It said the drugs which were imported into Nigeria from Canada and India consist of cannabis indica, and a brand of codeine cough syrup containing substance suspected to be cocaine The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Wale Adeniyi, while briefing newsmen on the fresh seizure at the Port and Cargo terminal, Lagos, said the illicit drugs were carefully concealed in two containers. The CGC said the illicit drugs were concealed in three plastic drums…
Federal Government, on Friday, ordered the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to take over the protection of transmission lines and towers in the country. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, gave the order during the passing-out parade of the 2nd batch of mining marshals of the NSCDC in Abuja. Tunji-Ojo, who commended the NSCDC for doing a great job in the protection of the mining sites in the country, charged them to now focus on the protection of power and electricity assets. Recall that Nigeria has recorded no fewer than six major vandalisation of power infrastructure and assets between…
Nigeria’s U17 Women’s Football team, Flamingos, has secured a ticket to the 8th FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals to be staged in the Dominican Republic later this year, after a 2-0 defeat of their Liberian counterparts at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Friday. The victory took the aggregate tally to 6-1 in favour of Nigeria, with extraordinary poacher Harmony Chidi setting a record of 13 goals in a qualifying series that will be difficult to equal in years to come. She had 11 goals before kick-off but netted the two goals of the evening to take Nigeria’s…
Samuel Adesola, Abuja Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Senator Yemi Adaramodu (APC, Ekiti South), says the National Assembly is planning to make a law that will compel all the 36 states of the Federation to adhere strictly to the new minimum wage figure that will be passed into law. He disclosed this during an interview with journalists in Abuja, on Friday. Currently, negotiation is ongoing between the Federal Government and the organised labour over a new minimum wage for workers. But while the Federal Government has proposed N62,000 as new minimum wage, the Nigeria Labour Congress and the…
A British businessman is suing Apple for £5 million, claiming that the company’s lack of transparency over deleted messages led to his wife discovering his infidelity and subsequently filing for divorce. According to the Times on Friday, the middle-aged man from England, who remains anonymous, had deleted messages he sent to sex workers on his iPhone, but they were still accessible on the family’s iMac computer. He told The Times he had turned to prostitutes in the final years of his marriage, and would contact them through the iMessage app on his iPhone before deleting the texts. But the messages…
Agency Report The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Friday, announced the deployment of 197 personnel for the peace keeping mission in the Gambia. This is despite the insecurity scourge raging across Nigeria with heightening cases of banditry, terrorism and kidnapping. The Chief of Operations Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen. Boniface Sinjen disclosed the deployment in Jaji, Kaduna State, at the graduation of troops of Nigerian Company 9 Economic Community of West African States Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), report that the 197 troops began Pre-Deployment Training (PDT) on May 4, at Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership…
The number of foreign workers and students moving to the United Kingdom has plummeted by nearly 30 per cent this year, according to new figures released by the Home Office. The drop, from 121,000 to 85,200 in the first five months of this year, aligns with both the Conservative and Labour parties’ promises to reduce net migration. This marks the largest decline since the pandemic, with skilled workers, students, and health and care visa holders comprising the bulk of migration to the UK. These three groups, along with their dependents, accounted for a total of 1.13 million visas issued last…
The Federal Road Safety Corps says no fewer than 19 persons have been killed in a road crash that occurred in Kwara State. FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, disclosed this while addressing a press conference on Friday in Abuja. Mohammed said the accident occurred at Kanbi village, on the Olooru new Jebba road in Kwara State at exactly 20:00hrs on Thursday. According to the Corps Marshall, preliminary investigation revealed that the crash which occurred as a result of excessive speed and wrongful overtaking involved two vehicles; a blue Iveco trailer with no trace of registration and a white Toyota Hiace…
Ram sellers in Kaduna State have decried the very low patronage ahead of the Sallah festivities. Most of the ram sellers in Kaduna, interviewed by DAILY POST, complained that the business of selling Rams during Sallah festivities is no longer what it used to be some years ago. Alhaji Adamu Suleiman said he has been in the business for years but lamented that this year in particular is different following the low patronage and number of people coming to buy rams for the celebration. According to him, “Honestly, the situation is so fearful that you spend a whole day waiting…