Aremu retires as Customs ACG, Okun takes over Zone A

Following the retirement of Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘A’ Assistant Comptroller General (ACG) Adeyanju Aremu, a new Zonal Coordinator ACG Festus Okun, has assumed duty as the Coordinator Zone ‘A’. This was revealed in a statement made available to newsmen in…

Apapa Customs earns N213b revenue in 3 months

The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service said it has earned N213bn worth of revenue between January to March 2023. The Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, Auwal Mohammed, said this on Tuesday while addressing journalists…

Customs intercepts military wares, Hoodlums remanded for rape and more

What is a city without a crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in Lasgidi. Ahead elections, Customs intercepts military wares, explosive-making chemical in Lagos(Leadership) Ahead of the February 25…

Electrician bags life jail for rape, Man arraigned for attempted murder and more

What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Electrician bags life jail for raping benefactor’s daughter (Punch) Justice Abiola Soladoye of an Ikeja Sexual…

Smugglers shoot Customs officers, abandon stolen petrol

The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, of the Nigeria Customs Service said that suspected smugglers shot severally at officers of the service in an attempt to smuggle 81,425 liters of Petroleum Motor Spirit at Badagry area of Lagos State in…

*Apapa Customs impounds N78m drugs, 9 containers of wood (Vanguard)*Stations run out of petrol, scarcity paralyses states (Punch)

Apapa Customs impounds N78m drugs, 9 containers of wood (Vanguard) Unrelenting in its drive to sustain the tempo of anti-smuggling operation, the Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has made another huge seizure of 9 containers of unprocessed…

*Again, Customs intercepts N3.2b pangolin scales, elephant tusks in Lagos (Leadership)*NDLEA intercepts 40,250kg codeine worth N2b at Lagos port (Punch)

Again, Customs intercepts N3.2b pangolin scales, elephant tusks in Lagos (Leadership) The comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali, yesterday, said officers of the Strike Force Unit intercepted pangolin scales and Elephant tusks worth N3.2bn in Lagos.…

*Viral video: Lagos hawker receives over N300,000 for gesture to inmates (Nation)*Apapa Customs Command generates N870.39b in 2021 (Vanguard)

Viral video: Lagos hawker receives over N300,000 for gesture to inmates (Nation) A hawker, Ekuma Jeremiah, who sells bottled water in Ajah area of Lagos state, has explained why he gave out money to some inmates stuck in traffic. During…

*I’ve ‘resigned’ from impregnating women — 2Baba (DailyTrust)*NSCDC arrests 35-year-old woman for stealing 22 goats in Bauchi (Punch)

I’ve ‘resigned’ from impregnating women — 2Baba (DailyTrust) Award-winning Nigerian artist, Innocent Idibia popularly known as 2Baba, has announced that he has resigned from impregnating women. Tuface said this while performing one of his hit songs, “True Love”, during the…

*Coroner’s inquest into death of Sylvester Oromoni begins Jan 15 (Punch)*School Resumption: Lagos frowns at non-compliance, says many private schools still on holiday (Vanguard)

Coroner’s inquest into death of Sylvester Oromoni begins Jan 15 (Punch) A coroner’s inquest into the death of 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni (Junior), a pupil of the Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, will commence on January 15, 2022, The PUNCH has learnt.…

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