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Nigeria Customs Foils Illegal Distribution of Expired Pharmaceuticals, Intercepts 1.8 Tonnes of Cannabis
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has foiled an attempt to distribute expired pharmaceutical products into the Nigerian market illegally and intercepted a total of 1.8 tonnes of Cannabis Sativa in a series of intelligence-driven operations coordinated with sister security agencies. This was disclosed in a press release issued on Monday, 15 June…
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Nigerian-American man in EFCC net for alleged $320,000 vehicle import fraud
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Directorate, have arrested a Nigerian-American, Adegoke Oluwatobi Adams, for an alleged cross-border vehicle import fraud involving more than $320,000 (approximately ₦434.88 million). Adams, who holds dual citizenship of Nigeria and the United States of America, is being investigated for alleged criminal breach of trust…
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INEC begins distribution of sensitive materials ahead of Ekiti poll
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of sensitive election materials across Ekiti State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election and the scheduled senatorial and federal constituency by-elections. The distribution exercise began at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) office in Ado Ekiti, where INEC officials were seen sorting and dispatching election materials to…
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“Time Has Come for Ekiti to Elect Governor of Its Choice” – David Mark, Aregbesola lead ADC grand finale campaign
National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, and the party’s National Secretary, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on Thursday led the party’s top hierarchy to Ado-Ekiti for the grand finale of campaigns ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State. The ADC leaders called on the people of Ekiti State to rise and…
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Okpebholo raises alarm over recruitment of kidnappers into Edo State
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has raised concerns that some residents are collaborating with criminal elements from outside the state to perpetrate kidnapping and other crimes. Speaking at the 2026 Ministers’ Conference organised by the Edo State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN in Benin City, the Governor said some local collaborators recruit…
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Landlord in Custody as Police Probe Killing of Nursing Student in Anambra
Anambra State Police Command has launched an intensive investigation into the death of a 23-year-old nursing student whose body was discovered under suspicious circumstances in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. As part of the ongoing probe, police have taken the landlord of the property where the incident occurred into custody for…
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Police disrupt suspected bandit logistics network, arrest key suspect in Ilorin
As part of ongoing efforts to implement the strategic policing vision of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, geared towards intelligence-led crime fighting and the dismantling of criminal networks, the Kwara State Police Command has recorded another significant breakthrough through the operations of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU). The Command’s spokesperson, SP…
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COAS to graduating recruits: Apply decisive force against terrorism, banditry
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu has charged graduating recruits under the Restore Hope initiative to decisively confront bandits, kidnappers and other criminal elements threatening the peace and security of the nation. The COAS gave the charge on Thursday, 18 June 2026, during the graduation ceremony of the Restore Hope programme for…
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Iran Leader Says He Approved Deal With US Despite Reservations
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, said on Thursday that he had approved despite reservations a deal signed by President Donald Trump to end the Middle East war as the US lifted a blockade of Iranian ports. The signing of the deal by Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian set in motion 60 days for…
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“My 2 properties have been hijacked. I was threatened with gun”- Nigerian recounts Xenophobic attacks in South Africa On #WithChude
Media entrepreneur and host of the viral talk show #WithChude, Chude Jideonwo, travelled to South Africa as part of the Arise News Special in collaboration with #WithChude, joining the only media team granted access to follow Nigerians returning home through a voluntary repatriation programme. Behind the evacuation are the stories of Nigerians who say they…