The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja has intercepted 21.9kg of Cocaine. This contained in a statement signed by the NDLEA airport Commander, Mr Kabir Tsakuwa on Monday in Abuja. The statement signed by the agency’s Spokesman, Deputy Commander of Narcotics (DCN) Jonah Achema, the illicit substance concealed in…
– The Nigerian police recently paraded two kidnap gangs in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja – Interestingly, a leader of one of the gangs kidnapped the leader of another gang – The kidnapper kidnapped was said to have been a member of the other gang before he broke out to form his own criminal unit….
The death has been reported of an 18-year-old student during a sex romp at the Yobe State Government Lodge, Damaturu. The development was confirmed by the police on Monday. According to available information, the student had left her friends to see a man simply identified as Dr. Albash, who claimed to work with the Federal…
The authorities of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) on Monday directed the students of the institution to commence online lectures with immediate effect. Already, various faculties in the institution have grouped the students for the easy conduct of online lectures in the university Unilorin, in a statement by the school’s Director of Corporate affairs, Mr….
A British appeal court has overturned an order that prevented a Nigerian construction company from enforcing parts of a $48 million arbitration award. The company is seeking damages over an abandoned hotel project at the Lagos airport. The ruling was delivered in November 2020 but newsmen has just obtained a copy. The award, given in…
A Niger state online news portal shared this invite of a wedding between an 83-year-old man identified as Alhaji Yushu’a Suleiman and a young girl, Amina Mohammed, said to be 16-year-old. The wedding is slated for Januay 9, 2021, however, the state is not disclosed. The invite is courtesy of one Hajia Kande Wushishi Local Government…
The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested 751 suspects for various crimes in 2020. The commandant of the corps, Mr George Edem, disclosed this in Benin on Thursday, saying the command has recovered 28 stolen vehicles within the period. He explained that some of the…
The Nigeria National Identity Management Commission has said that Nigerians would be charged up to N15, 000 to update as well as to correct their details in the National Identity Number. The NIMC Regional Coordinator in Alausa, Lagos, Funmi Opensanwo, who was featured on Channels Television programme Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, said that the amount…
The Federal Government has exempted commercial flight tickets from payment Value Added Tax, mygossipshopcrew can confirm. The exemption, which took effect from January 1, with the kick-off of the new Finance Act 2021, is expected to make the price of air ticket cheaper. The government had increased VAT from 5 to 7.5 per cent effective…
First City Monument Bank FCMB has appointed Mrs Yemisi Edun to act as managing Director following the stepping aside of embattled Adam Nuhu. Yemisi Edun holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Ife, Ile-Ife and a Master’s degree in International Accounting and Finance from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. She is…
