The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR said the Service has made all arrangements to launch Customs Analytical Laboratory, a critical measure set to enhance NCS’s capacity to detect and prevent smuggling, counterfeit goods, and other illicit activities at the ports. Adeniyi, who made this known during a media briefing…
The UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced significant changes affecting millions of people who receive child benefit payments in May 2024. These changes are due to two bank holidays occurring in May: one on Monday, May 6, and another on Monday, May 27. These bank holidays mean there will be alterations to…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has mandated Finidi George to qualify the team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Super Eagles are currently third in their group after two draws against Lesotho and Zimbabwe. The two-time African champions will host the Bafana Bafana of South Africa on Friday, June 7, before facing the Squirrels…
The United States and Mexico have withdrawn their joint bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup and will instead focus on bidding for the tournament in 2031. It comes less than three weeks before the hosts were to be chosen, at a Fifa congress in Bangkok on 17 May. The remaining bids are from…
A Canadian family living in Quebec is surprise to discover that their father’s remains didn’t make it to Canada from Cuba, where he died while on vacation, and instead received the remains of another man. Funerals for Faraj Allah Jarjour were scheduled for Sunday and Monday. Instead, his daughter Miriam Jarjour had been desperately calling…
Italian City Milan is proposing a new law to ban ice cream after midnight in an effort to protect what it calls the “tranquility” of residents. For many, a late-night gelato is a part of Italian culture, but this is in danger under a new law being introduced in the city. A legislative starting paper…
A dog that got trapped under a kitchen home in Swansea has been rescued. Firefighters had to remove patio slabs at the rear of the property and dig a tunnel to reach the dog a three-year-old poodle named Jock, The Swansea West crew was called to the house early on Tuesday The exact location of…
Two of Nigeria’s biggest music stars, Kizz Daniel and Tekno are at ‘war’ over proceeds of the hit song ‘Buga’. Tekno threw the first salvo while reacting to an interview. The said interview quoted him as saying he got almost a billion Naira from Kizz Daniel as proceeds from ‘Buga‘. He denied it, saying he…
Former Premier League striker Chris Sutton has blamed Mohamed Salah for the touchline argument with his manager during Saturday’s 2-2 draw at West Ham United Salah had been dropped for the game and clashed with Klopp as he prepared to come on as a 79th-minute substitute. The draw leaves Liverpool, who are out of the…
Former World number one tennis player Rafael Nadal has qualified for the last 16 of the Madrid Open after a hard-fought victory over Argentina’s Pedro Cachin. The Spaniard, 37, came through 6-1 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 after three hours and six minutes on court. Five-time champion Nadal is playing on the Madrid clay for the final…
