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The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, Hameed Ibrahim  Ali, Col, retired, yesterday told the National Assembly that with the closure of land borders by the Federal Government, the revenue generation base of the agency has increased greatly as it raked a total sum of N9.2 billion in one day and has remitted same into the coffers of the government.  According to him, with the closure of the borders in the last two months, the revenue earnings through the Customs Service has improved as it now raking N5.8 billion daily. Col. Ali spoke yesterday when he appeared before…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has pledged his uncompromised loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigeria. This was contained in a magazine entitled, ‘This is Nigeria’ and circulated at the 1st October 2019 Independence Day Dinner on Tuesday night at the old Banquet hall of the State House, Abuja. Osinbajo’s message with the title ‘Uncompromised Loyalty’ was contained in page 15 of the Brands International Special Edition of the magazine, which is the official magazine for Mr. President’s Next Level Agenda, 9th Assembly and One Nigeria, locally and internationally. The message reads “Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Commemorates With Nigerians On The…

The Federal Government has concluded designs for  the return of toll plazas on Federal roads, Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola has said. Fashola disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The minister said that, though the government dismantled toll plazas in the past, there was no law abolishing tolls. “Let me just clarify this impression about toll gates; there is no reason why we cannot toll; there is no reason. “There was a policy of government to abolish…

Three family members have lost their lives after lightning struck in Ethiopia’s Amhara regional state, located in the northern part of the country. Dejen Wodage, Chief Police Inspector of Waghimera zone in Amhara regional state, on Wednesday, said a lightning strike on a residential house on left a father and his two children dead. Ethiopia News Agency quoted Wodage as saying a four-year-old child, who was badly injured in the lightning, is currently being treated in a nearby medical facility. READ: Police arrest 2 fake soldiers involved in robbery in Rivers state Ethiopia is in the midst of a rainy…

The Rivers Police Command says it intercepted and arrested two fake soldiers allegedly involved in a robbery operation within new Port Harcourt GRA on Wednesday. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, disclosed this in a statement in Port Harcourt. Omoni said that the Anti Crime Patrol Team of the Abacha Police Station, while on routine patrol intercepted the robbers dressed in Army uniform operating in a Honda Element car with Registration number AKJ 695 DX. He stated that the two fake soldiers were Chibudo Ugwuala (31) from Abia and Godwin Ekpuno (23) from Akwa-Ibom. “On interrogation, they could…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has  kicked against plans by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to return toll gates on highways in the country. In a statement issued on Monday by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party said “such insensitive idea, in the midst of excruciating economic hardship and high costs of living occasioned by the harsh policies of the Buhari administration, is completely ill-conceived and anti-people.” It continued: “The PDP insists that at best, such idea amounts to executive bullying which cannot be justified under any guise as it will lead to more increase in costs of goods and…

Luis Suarez scored a fine double as Barcelona came from behind to beat Inter Milan in the Champions League. Lautaro Martinez gave Antonio Conte’s Inter a deserved lead and went close to a second, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen expertly keeping out his header. Suarez levelled with a wonderful volley from Arturo Vidal’s cross. Then Lionel Messi, on his return from an injury, found Suarez – whose first touch took him past defender Diego Godin – and he blasted in the winner. Those were Suarez’s first two Champions League group goals in over three years. Barcelona, who are unbeaten in 33…

Liverpool held off a stunning fightback by Red Bull Salzburg to get their Champions League defence up and running with victory in an incredible game at Anfield. The visitors trailed 3-0 in the first half but battled back to 3-3 before Mohamed Salah grabbed the winner midway through the second half. Liverpool lost their Group E opener to Napoli last month but got off to the ideal start in this game when former Salzburg player Sadio Mane struck inside 10 minutes, sweeping home at the near post. Andrew Robertson turned in a cross from Trent Alexander-Arnold before Salah poked a…

Willian’s excellent second-half volley gave Chelsea victory over Lille in their second Champions League group stage match in France. The Brazilian put away substitute Callum Hudson-Odoi’s cross in the 77th minute after Victor Osimhen had cancelled out Tammy Abraham’s opener. Chelsea sit third in Group H following Ajax’s 3-0 win over Valencia. However, they have kept just one clean sheet in 11 games under manager Frank Lampard, and none away from home. The Blues lined up in a 3-4-2-1 formation as Lampard handed starts to 19-year-old Reece James and Fikayo Tomori, 21. Both impressed but Lille were a threat throughout,…

…to approach court for special order to detail him pending investigation …says his case has foreign connection and needs more time to grill him A few hours after the Department of State Services handed over the controversial former Chairman of the defunct Presidential Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, operatives of the anti-graft agency immediately took him on on a number of issues relating to money laundering and contract scam worth N2 billion. Vanguard gathered from credible EFCC sources that a special team set up by the commission took on Maina and grilled…