Customs Foils Attempt to Smuggle Endangered Species into Nigeria at Calabar Border

CALABAR – Officers and Men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Cross River/Calabar Free Trade Zone/Akwa Ibom Area Command, have intercepted a large consignment of illegal wildlife products at Calabar’s Mfum/Ekok Joint Border Station. Speaking at a press briefing in Calabar on Monday, 24 March 2025, the Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Chukwudi Ogbonna, disclosed…

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Police heightens security ahead of April 7 protest in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has heightened security measures across the state in anticipation of a nationwide protest scheduled for April 7. The planned demonstration, spearheaded by the Take-It-Back (TIB) movement and allied civil society organisations, is expected to draw attention to concerns around governance, including alleged suppression of free speech and the misuse of…

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Tinubu condemns attack on Plateau communities, vows severe punishment for culprits

President Bola Tinubu has condemned the violent attack that claimed 52 lives in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, vowing that the assailants will face severe punishment. The president said this in a statement signed by his aide, Bayo Onanuga. PREMIUM TIMES reported that terrorists invaded six villages — Ruwi, Mangor, Daffo, Manguna, Hurti,…

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