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Customs acquires new patrol aircraft for smuggling prevention in Nigeria

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has strengthened its air patrol and surveillance capabilities with the acquisition of a Cessna Grand Caravan EX-208B aircraft. The Comptroller-General of NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, announced…

AyobamiBlog October 7, 2024

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A father of two from Newport has been sentenced to eight years in jail for raping a woman he met on a night out

A father of two from Newport has been sentenced to eight years in jail for raping a woman he met on a night out. Cardiff Crown Court heard how 48-year-old…

AyobamiBlog October 3, 2024

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Court bars VIO from confiscating vehicles, imposing fines on motorists

A federal high court in Abuja has barred the directorate of road traffic services, also known as the Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), from stopping and impounding vehicles, as well as…

AyobamiBlog October 3, 2024

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Lagos announces traffic diversion at Ojuelegba

The Lagos State Government has announced a night traffic diversion for the installation of truck barrier at Ojuelegba flyover bridge by fire station. The Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi,…

AyobamiBlog October 3, 2024

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Nine killed in Israeli air strike on Beirut

At least nine people have been killed and 14 wounded in an Israeli air strike on a building in central Beirut, Lebanese officials have said. The multi-storey block in Bachoura…

AyobamiBlog October 3, 2024

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Australian Police confiscates $6.4 million in Crypto linked to criminal ring leader

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) seized $6.4 million in crypto assets from a criminal ring leader behind an encrypted communication platform known as Ghost.  The seizure of the assets followed…

AyobamiBlog October 3, 2024

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Hezbollah will choose a leader as soon as possible, top official says

Hezbollah will choose a leader to succeed Hassan Nasrallah – who was killed by an Israeli strike in Beirut on Friday – “as soon as possible,” the group’s highest-ranking official…

AyobamiBlog September 30, 2024

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ExxonMobil to invest $10 billion in Nigeria’s offshore oil operations — FG

The Federal Government said it welcomes oil major, ExxonMobil’s plan to invest $10 billion in Nigeria’s deep-water (offshore) oil operations. This is contained in a statement by the Vice President…

AyobamiBlog September 26, 2024

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Tinubu Increases NYSC Stipend to N77,000

The Nigerian Federal Government has approved a raise in the monthly allowance for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, setting the new amount at N77,000 effective from July 2024. Caroline…

Esther September 25, 2024

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Senate confirms Kekere-Ekun as CJN

Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the most senior justice of the supreme court, has been confirmed as the substantive chief justice of Nigeria (CJN). Kekere-Ekun, the 23rd CJN, was confirmed on Wednesday after…

AyobamiBlog September 25, 2024