The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said that it generated N65 billion revenue in 2022. The Command said it raked in N46,431,321,578.65k between May and November, 2022 as revenue, noting that when added to the revenue collected for the period covering January to April 2022 would be N65,462,925,412,30K. The Area Controller of the Command, Babajide Jaiyeoba said that the command was able to achieve this through credible intelligence and effective collaboration between units of NCS residents within Oyo/Osun states. He implored Nigerians to always provide useful information against economic saboteur in the Command so as…
Author: Victor Fola
The presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has mourned the death of Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain, Ademola Seriki. Seriki’s demise was announced in the early hours of Thursday in Madrid, Spain where he died in service at the age of 63. In a statement issued by Tinubu’s media officer, Tunde Rahman, he described Seriki as a patriot, saying that Nigeria will miss him. Tinubu sympathised and sent condolences to his family, particularly his wives and children. He said, “I’m deeply saddened and disturbed by the passing in the early hours of Thursday of Nigeria’s…
France have defeated Morocco in the semi final of the ongoing World Cup in Qatar. The Les Bleus defeated the North African side 2-0 at the Al Bayt Stadium. Theo Hernandez scored the opening goal early in the fifth minute of the game, while substitute Randal Kolo Muani sealed the win for the European side in the 79th minute. Although Morocco didn’t make it easy for France, they failed to level up with the defending champions. The Atlas Lions had earlier they defeated a Ronaldo-led Portugal in the quarter-final to advance to the semis, making them the first African team…
The Federal Government has said that the opening of the Second Niger Bridge for use will commence from midnight on Thursday. The Minister of Works, Mr Babatunde Fashola, inaugurated the bridge for the use for one month during the Yuletide. Fashola inspected the bridge, saying the purpose of completing the bridge was to save lives and alleviate poverty occasioned by waste of many hours resulting from gridlock on the old First Niger Bridge. Fashola advised that Nigerians should drive carefull during the festive period. He said, “A lot of people have talked about a solution but the President Muhammadu Buhari-led…
The All Progressives Congress, APC has called out the owner of AriseTv, Nduka Obaeigbena for his unrepentant lies, describing his latest statement as a desperate attempt to deodorize his tainted ethical problems. It said in a statement released on Wednesday that Obaeigbena tried to deflect attention from pertinent issues raised by the party on his integrity because he clearly has no genuine answers for them. The ruling party provided numerous instances where Obaeigbena pandered to unethical practices unbecoming of a media practitioner one of which is the Dasuki gate saga. The statement reads, “Ordinarily, we consider it beneath us as…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is responsible for the monsterous form Boko Haram assumed when President Muhammadu Buhari began his administration in 2015. Mohammed said this in response to a statement made by Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the PDP. The former vice-president had said the failure of the federal government to wipe out the insurgent group puzzles him. Reacting on Tuesday at the 11th edition of the scorecard series of Buhari’s administration, the minister directed Atiku to find out why his party allowed the insurgents to bomb…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Chief Bode George has revealed that he will not vote for his party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the next year’s election, unless the issue of inclusiveness in the party is addressed. The former military governor of Ondo State said the Southwest has not held the position of the national chairman since the party was founded and it must be corrected before the 2023 elections. George is one of the prominent members of the PDP who had supported the call for the National Chairman of the party, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, to step down, saying…
A Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina qualified for the final of the World Cup in Qatar after defeating Croatia 3-0 on Tuesday at the Lusail stadium. Lionel Messi, who is eyeing his first World Cup title in what could be his last appearance at the tournament, opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Julian Alvarez was fouled in the box. The Manchester City man, Alvarez then doubled the lead before halftime with a sublime finish to give the La Albaceleste a two-goal cushion going into the break. The former Rivers Plate attacker then got his second on the night to seal…
The Co-Director, Strategic Communications, All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Danladi Bako has revealed how the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu will get 12m votes in the Northern states. According to Bako, with Buhari’s popularity in the north, the former Lagos state governor can rest assured of massive votes. The former Director-General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) said that Northwest governors will deliver victory for APC. He said, “As far as the 2023 presidential election is concerned, the Northern States which are the stronghold of President Muhammadu Buhari will deliver the usual 12 million votes to APC. ”I strongly believe…
The Labour Party (LP) has postponed its presidential campaign rallies for Ekiti and Ondo states. This is coming on the heels of the extremely low turnout at the party’s presidential campaign rally in Kogi state The party announced the postponement on Wednesday via its official Twitter handle. It cited “unavoidable and unusual circumstances” as the reasons for the postponement. It tweeted, “Due to some unavoidable and unusual circumstances beyond control, our earlier scheduled Presidential Campaign Rally in Ekiti & Ondo for 15th and 16th December2023 are hereby POSTPONED. New date will be announced. We regret the inconveniences caused by this,”…