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Customs seizes illicit drugs, contraband goods worth N126m in Kebbi

Kebbi state command of the Nigeria Customs Service has said that within two months of its anti smuggling operations around Kebbi borders, it has successfully seized 39 lumps of Indian hemp, 212 bags of foreign parboiled rice, 20 bales...

H5N1 strain of bird flu found in milk – WHO

The H5N1 bird flu virus strain has been detected in very high concentrations in raw milk from infected animals, the WHO said Friday, though how long the virus can survive in milk is unknown. Avian influenza A(H5N1) first emerged in...

EU imposes sanctions on Israeli West Bank settlers for 1st time

The European Union is imposing sanctions on radical Israeli settlers in the West Bank for the first time for acts of violence against Palestinians, diplomats have confirmed. The agreement was finalised on Friday by a written procedure that allows member...

Police nab suspect over murder of 80-year-old couple

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said it has arrested a suspect over the murder of an elderly couple, Adebola Ezekiel, 80 and his wife, Abiodun Ezekiel, 79. The Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT,...

ECOWAS allocates $25m in 2024 to fight terrorism in Nigeria, others

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it allocated 25 million dollars in 2024 to fight terrorism in Nigeria, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. Prof. Fatou Sarr, ECOWAS Commissioner, Human Development and Social Affairs, disclosed this during a...