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To tame the ‘massive’ smuggling activities, especially of rice, taking place through the border, President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration ordered a partial closure of Nigeria’s border with Benin Republic. The restriction at Seme followed the joint border security exercise ordered by the government and aimed at securing Nigeria’s land and maritime boundaries. The exercise, code-named, ‘Ex-Swift Response’, was being jointly conducted by Customs, Immigration, police and military personnel and coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). The Nigerian leader offered the explanation during an audience…

The  aide of former president Goodluck Jonathan, Waparimo-Owei Dudafa who was charged alongside staff of Heritage bank, Iwejuo Joseph, for laundering the sum of N1.6billion were today discharged and acquitted on all the 22 counts criminal charge preferred against them. In his judgement the presiding Judge Idris Mohammed “said the EFCC prosecutor tried his best but failed to prove his case beyond reasonable doubt as vital witnesses like, ex-president Jonathan, the former security adviser Sambo Dasuki, one Sombre Omoebi, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria,and Members of Anglican Church Otuoke were…

Famous Nigerian prophet, Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has urged Nigerian government to keep a close watch on the country’s borders with her neighbours as he foresees ‘external aggression’. Ayodele revealed this to journalists during the public presentation of the 2019/2020 edition of his annual prophecy handbook, ‘Warnings to The Nations’, which held at his church’s headquarters in Lagos on Saturday, 25th of August, 2019. While making his opening address, the seer took time to lecture critics on the importance and ethos of prophecy, noting that…

MFM’s Gen Overseer, Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya has lost his mother, Mama Janet Olukoya, aged 95. President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Worldwide, over the death. A statement by President’s spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, said Buhari joined the General Overseer, his family members and all worshipers at the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries in mourning with the devout Christian and prayer warrior. The President believed that Mama Janet, who would be interred on Thursday, August 29, loved God…

The federal government of Nigeria has bowed to pressure and reduced visa fee of US citizens seeking Nigerian visa, barely 24 hours after the United State of America, US, imposed a new visa fees on Nigerians seeking US visa. Disclosing this on Wednesday, Honourable Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, said that the ministry’s attention was drawn to the introduction of reciprocity fee for all approved applications for non-immigrant visas in B, F, H1B, I, L, and R visa classifications. In view of that, therefore, the ministry opined, “The attention…

Shiek Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, Leader, Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), has been accused by the Federal Government, on Wednesday, of being sponsored by Iran to replicate the 1979 violent revolution that led to the forceful takeover of power in the country in Nigeria. In a fresh process it filed before the Federal High Court, Abuja, the federal government stressed that currently, members of the IMN, do not recognise President Muhammadu Buhari’s authority. It argued that the plan of the IMN leader and his sponsor was to forcefully turn the country into…

The United States Embassy yesterday invoked its reciprocity rule, after more than 18 months of unfruitful negotiations with the Nigerian government to reduce its high visa fee. “The total cost for a U.S. citizen to obtain a visa to Nigeria is currently higher than the total cost for a Nigerian to obtain a comparable visa to the United States. The new reciprocity fee for Nigerian citizens is meant to eliminate that cost difference,” says a statement by the Public Affairs Section (PAS) U.S. Consulate General in Lagos. The new fee for…