The Nigerian Army has said some Boko Haram insurgents were ambushed while smuggling food into the Sambisa Forest area. The Army said two of them were shot dead during the ambush. Deputy Director, Army Public Relations and 7 Division Spokesman, Lt. Col. Kingsley Samuel confirmed the development. He said the terrorists were ambushed by the... Read More

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September 27, 2016

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Trade minister helped MTN launder $13.92bn out of Nigeria – Dino Melaye

Senator Dino Melaye on Tuesday said the Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah connived with MTN to smuggle $13.92 billion out of Nigeria between 2006 and 2016. While speaking at the Senate plenary, Melaye also read out the names of other accomplices in the act. “The senate notes with serious concern the repatriation... Read More

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September 2, 2016

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five news stories to monitor today 1. SpaceX rocket crashes into Facebook satellite for Africa A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch has crashed into a Facebook satellite for Africa. The satellite was supposed to be used to beam high-speed internet to Africa. 2. I have no ill feeling for Dalung – Siasia... Read More

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October 6, 2014

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South Africa seizes another N952 million arms money from Nigeria

by Kolapo Olapoju Barely three weeks after $9.3 million(N1,528,920,000) in cash transported by two Nigerians and an Israeli for arms purchase was seized at a Johannesburg airport, yet another US$5.7 million(N952 million) arms money from Nigeria, has been reportedly seized by South African authorities. A South African news publication, ‘City Express’, reported this on Monday,... Read More

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August 22, 2014

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“I thought it was vegetable”: NDLEA arrest woman with cannabis at MMA

by Jewel Stephens A 37-year-old woman, Ezeh Ifeoma Maureen, has been apprehended at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, after finding substances suspected to be cannabis in her possession. The mother of three was arrested while attempting to smuggle 6.200 kilogrammes of dried weeds that tested positive for cannabis,... Read More

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September 13, 2013

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Special delivery: Canadian social worker smuggles 2 kilos of cocaine with fake baby bump (PHOTOS)

A Toronto woman who simulated pregnancy to try to smuggle 2 kilograms of cocaine was arrested today at Bogota airport by Colombian police. Col. Esteban Arias says 28-year-old Tabitha Leah Ritchie was stopped while trying to board an Air Canada flight in Bogota after an inspector noted that her belly was unusually cold and hard.... Read More

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August 21, 2013

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Drug trafficking: Nigerian, 31, sentenced to death in Vietnam

by Oge Okonkwo For the crime of drug trafficking, a 31-year-old Nigerian man (name withheld) and a Thai woman, Suracha Chaimongkol, were on Wednesday, sentenced to death in Vietnam. The death sentence was passed in a Vietnam court, after the Nigerian was found guilty of smuggling 3.4 kilograms of methamphetamines from Qatar to Vietnam. Vietnam, the communist... Read More

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August 1, 2013

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#DumbDumber: Man tries to smuggle turtle on a plane by hiding it in a hamburger

A man tried to smuggle his pet turtle through security in Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport by hiding it in a KFC hamburger. The incident occurred on the morning of July 29, when a man, surnamed Li, was about to board China Southern Airlines flight 345 to Beijing, Guangzhou Daily reported. As Li passed through airport security, X-ray screening machines... Read More

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February 8, 2013

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No, she didn’t: Woman arrested trying to smuggle $30,000 inside her STOMACH

Getty Images A woman has been arrested trying to smuggle cash stashed inside her STOMACH. Police stopped her for exhibiting “suspicious behaviour” as she made her way through an airport in Panama City. An X-ray found she was carrying 39 bundles of cash equivalent to £20,000. The 44-year-old, from Guatemala, was taken to a hospital,... Read More

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Army ambush Boko Haram insurgents smuggling food into Sambisa Forest

Trade minister helped MTN launder $13.92bn out of Nigeria – Dino Melaye

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

South Africa seizes another N952 million arms money from Nigeria

“I thought it was vegetable”: NDLEA arrest woman with cannabis at MMA

#BelieveItOrNot: Man attempts to smuggle woman through border in a suitcase (PHOTO)

Special delivery: Canadian social worker smuggles 2 kilos of cocaine with fake baby bump (PHOTOS)

Drug trafficking: Nigerian, 31, sentenced to death in Vietnam

#DumbDumber: Man tries to smuggle turtle on a plane by hiding it in a hamburger

No, she didn’t: Woman arrested trying to smuggle $30,000 inside her STOMACH

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