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Nigeria Customs Service
29 Jan
The Nigeria Customs Service has embarked on a nationwide operation to destroy illicit pharmaceutical products in collaboration with other relevant agencies across the nation. The operation, which was made known to the public on the Nigeria Customs Service verified handle on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday. The Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs, ACG Timi Bomodi, from…
14 Jun 2024
Cambodia on Friday burned more than four tonnes of illegal drugs, worth nearly $70 million, as it intensifies a crackdown on narcotic trafficking.

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The Federal Government, on Thursday, disclosed that it has terminated the contract of 98 km Oyo-Ogbomoso road awarded to RCC Construction
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South Korea's ousted premier said Thursday that he had opposed suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law, testifying for the first time at his former boss's impeachment trial about the events of a night that threw the country into turmoil. Han Duck-soo was impeached by parliament as acting president and Prime Minister in…
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The Oyo State Government has sealed an industrial facility over its incessant violation and non-compliance with environmental regulations. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Abdulmojeed Mogbojubola, gave the directive over several complaints and petitions by the residents around the facility. Reports said that the unhealthy fumes, emitted from Fountain Manufacturing Company Ltd., located in…
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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has denied the claim of a breach in the contractual agreement with a Saudi Arabia service provider Mashariq al Dhahabia. The commission said that all commitments with agencies entrusted to render services to Nigerian pilgrims in the 2025 Hajj have been fulfilled and ready to conduct seamless exercise.…
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The Committee on Recovery of Cows and Sheep in Taraba State has recovered 222 cows that were previously rustled from the state. Announcing the recovery, the chairman of the committee, Dr. Aminu Hassan Jauro, attributed the success to security intelligence and the collective efforts of security operatives, local hunters, and the council chairmen of Jalingo,…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Rivers State Sector Command, has commenced a special operation to tackle the menace of fake number plates and vehicle registration numbers. The operation, which began on Monday, February 17th, 2025, is targeted at vehicles with fake registration numbers and illegal use of number plates by private, commercial, government, and…
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The Cross River government has concluded plans to revive the foremost 11.25km annual Obudu mountain race which last held in 2014. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Gov. Bassey Otu made the disclosure while fielding questions from newsmen in Calabar on Thursday. He, however, said that a lot of things needed to be…
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Czech police on Thursday said they had charged far-right leader and lawmaker Tomio Okamura over European Union election posters they claim incited racial hatred. A former entrepreneur and travel agency owner, the Tokyo-born Okamura chairs the far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) movement with 20 lawmakers in the 200-seat parliament. The party wants the Czech…
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Arab leaders will meet in Saudi Arabia on Friday to counter President Donald Trump's plan for US control of Gaza and the expulsion of its people, diplomatic and government sources said. The plan has united Arab states in opposition, but disagreements remain over who should govern the war-ravaged Palestinian territory and how to fund its…
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A Dutch court on Thursday sentenced four men to 25 years for the "honour killing" of a woman stabbed to death in broad daylight in front of her three-year-old daughter. The 28-year-old Roshin was stabbed 28 times by her elder brother as she walked with her daughter in the eastern Dutch city of Apeldoorn in…