Cross River agency boss to traders: Resist illegal tax collectors
Bishop Emmah Isong, Chairman of the Cross River State Anti-tax Agency has charged petty traders to resist illegal tax collectors who come to harass them for levies. The charge was given by Isong in Calabar during the second anniversary of the agency which was set up by Governor Ben Ayade to prevent the collection of taxes […]
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Johanna Leia Talks Relationship w/ Drake, Sports Agency, & Son Amari Bailey
While in Chicago, Johanna Leia stopped by WGCI’s The Morning Show to dodge questions about Drake, open up about her dating status, and talk about her son Amari Bailey and her new sports agency. Source: Cassy Athena / Getty Johanna Leia has been in the public eye for quite a while, but when she was […]
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Series Mania and Taiwan Creative Content Agency Forge Strategic Pact
The Series Mania TV fest and Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) have forged a strategic alliance that aims to deepen already strong existing industry ties between Europe and Taiwan. Under this partnership, Series Mania and TAICCA will jointly organize co-production workshops for project teams to pitch at Series Mania. Conversely, top European TV execs will […]
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Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis Announce New Co-Presidents For Agency
Sunshine Sachs announced on Wednesday that current company partners Keleigh Thomas Morgan and Heather Lylis have been elevated to co-presidents. The agency will now be known as Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis. Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis is led by founder Ken Sunshine and CEO Shawn Sachs. Wednesday’s announcement comes during the company’s celebration of […]
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Abba Kyari Fails To Respond To Police Query Given To Him In Detention Of Anti-drugs Agency, NDLEA
Abba Kyari DCP Abba Kyari, the suspended Commander of the Intelligence Response Team, IRT, who is remanded in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, over his involvement in a 25kilogramme cocaine deal, has refused to officially respond to the query issued him by Nigeria Police Force Headquarters. This is even […]
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COVID-19 Has Killed Over 3000 Nigerians As Virus Clocks Two Years – Nigerian Agency, NCDC Reveals
File photo As many as 250,000 excess of coronavirus cases have been confirmed, while over 3,000 deaths were recorded within the last two years in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known in a statement, noting that Nigeria had learnt major lessons in its bid to strengthen its health system […]
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Matthew Harper Talks Esquire Branding Agency
We’re closing out Black History Month by continuing to spotlight inspiring impresarios making waves in the business realm, the latest of which is Matthew Harper. Source: Steve West Harper went from graduating from college to becoming Principal Owner of strategic planning company, Esquire Branding Agency. Known for creating dynamic and impactful experiences, Harper centers […]
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Nigerian Anti-Drug Agency, NDLEA Intercepts 649,300 Capsules Of Tramadol, Heroin At Lagos Airport
File photo The officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted at least, 649,300 capsules of Tramadol 225mg and €809,850 among consignments from Pakistan, Austria and Italy at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, according to SaharaReporters. The spokesman for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said on Sunday in Abuja […]
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Zinoleesky & Mohbad arrested during a raid conducted by operatives of the the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) last night (video)
Operatives of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday morning stormed the residence of Marlian music artistes Mohbad and Zinolesky to arrest the duo. It was gathered that NDLEA officials allegedly broke into the residence of the musicians in the Lekki area of Lagos State, in the early hours […]
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India’s Intelligence Agency probes Nigerian woman’s possible link with local drug smuggling network
The India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) suspects the involvement of key persons from the network in the operations of a Nigerian woman, Ifeoma Queen Anozie, caught in the distribution of drugs from Kochi. WITHIN NGERIA recalls that the woman, 33-year-old Anozie, who resided in Thane, near Mumbai, was arrested alongside another Nigerian woman, Kane […]
Read Full StoryAaron Judge still uncertain of Yankees future: ‘Loaded question’
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Among the things that didn’t get done before the MLB lockout started was an extension for Aaron Judge, who is entering his final year of arbitration before free agency.
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EFCC arrests 29 suspected internet fraudsters in Kwara
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arrested 29 persons in Kwara state for their alleged involvement in internet and other related fraud activities. The suspects, who were arrested at different locations in Offa, Offa local government area of the state include Sikiru Mustapha, Abdulmartin Olawale, Gbolahan Abdulamin, […]
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Police suspends two inspectors working with Abba Kyari
The Police Service Commission has suspended Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Sunday Ubua and Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP James Bawa from the exercise of the powers and functions of their respective offices with effect from Monday, February 14, 2022. The two Police Officers were working under the suspended DCP Abba Kyari in the Intelligence […]
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COVID-19: Nigeria records 13 fresh infections in four states
Nigeria has recorded 13 new cases of deadly disease, Coronavirus in four states. The COVID-19 result was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its daily update for Wednesday, February 16, 2022. According to the agency’s report, a breakdown of the infections showed that Rivers recorded seven cases, Nasarawa logged four infections while […]
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Alleged land fraud: Court grants Kaduna lawmaker N200m bail
Justice Halilu Yusuf of an FCT high court, sitting in Maitama, on Wednesday admitted a lawmaker, Gabriel Zock (APC-Kaduna State) to bail in the sum of N200 million over alleged N185 million land fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had charged Zock, representing Kachia/Kagarko federal constituency, with two counts bordering on fraud. Halilu […]
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Migrants sew their mouths shut as they begin hunger strike in quest for Mexico passage to U.S. border
In a desperate bid to convince the country’s immigration authority to grant them passage toward the U.S. border, about a dozen undocumented migrants on Mexico’s southern border, sewed their mouths shut. On Tuesday, the protesting migrants, mostly Central and South Americans, sealed each other’s lips using needles and plastic threads. They left a small space […]
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Buhari appoints Mohammed Bello-Koko as substantive NPA MD
The appointment of Mohammed Bello-Koko as the substantive managing director for the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. This was contained in a circular released on Tuesday and signed by director of press and public relations of the federal ministry of transportation, Eric Ojiekwe. “Prior to this appointment, Bello-Koko was […]
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Cops Kill People: Amir Locke’s Funeral To Be Officiated By Rev. Al Sharpton After Being Gunned Down During No-Knock Warrant
Laying people to rest is always tough but ESPECIALLY in these cases where said person shouldn’t be dead… Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty The death of Amir Locke still rubs us very raw. It’s just so infuriating that we would be watching a Breonna Taylor-esque case again after all the public outcry over how deadly […]
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Kogi approves payment of N30,000 new national minimum wage
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Tuesday approved the immediate implementation of the N30,000 new national minimum wage for the state workforce, with partial consequential adjustment. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mrs Folashade Arike-Ayoade, disclosed this after an extensive meeting with the organised labour in Lokoja. Arike-Ayoade explained that the delay in the […]
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Hushpuppi: Only Nigeria can explain why Abba Kyari hasn’t been extradited – U.S. Govt
The United States Department of Justice has maintained that only President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration can provide reasons why suspended DCP Abba Kyari has not been extradited to the U.S following his alleged involvement in an international fraudulent scheme reportedly carried out by Instagram celebrity, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi . Spokeswoman for the […]
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