Find out what is making headlines all over the country from the covers of The Guardian, Vanguard, The Nation and The Punch.
For today, January 31 2017:
THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER
Customs seizes truckload of pump action rifles in Lagos
Operatives
of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) intercepted a truckload of
smuggled arms at Apapa Port in Lagos yesterday. The Comptroller-General
of Customs, Ahmed Ali, who displayed the suspected exhibits at the
Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ in Ikeja said the consignment of
49 boxes contained a total of 661 pieces of pump action rifles concealed
with steel doors and other goods.
It’s N500/$ at black market despite rising reserves
The
local currency’s value fell to N500/$ yesterday, defying the
anticipated support of the resurging foreign exchange (forex) reserves’
volume, now at $27.9 billion.
Police seal Ondo State House of Assembly as leadership crisis deepens
The
Ondo State Police Command yesterday sealed the House of Assembly
complex to avert what could have generated into a bloody battlefield.
The 26-member legislature has last Friday been embroiled in a leadership
tussle with both the embattled Speaker, Jumoke Akindele and Coker
Malachi, laying claim to the seat.
VANGUARD NEWSPAPER
DSS, Suleiman in ding-dong drama over invitation
THERE was drama, yesterday, as the Department of State Services, DSS, rescheduled its appointment with the embattled Senior Pastor of the Omega Fire Ministry, OFM, Apostle Johnson Suleiman, twice.
Vampire: Police raid prison, recover 264 mobile phones
THERE was drama, yesterday, as the Department of State Services, DSS, rescheduled its appointment with the embattled Senior Pastor of the Omega Fire Ministry, OFM, Apostle Johnson Suleiman, twice.
Vampire: Police raid prison, recover 264 mobile phones
As
security agencies trade words over the sensational escape of the
alleged dreaded criminal, Chibuzor Henry, alias Vampire at the High
Court premises in Owerri, Imo State, the state police command weekend
raided the Owerri Prisons and recovered 264 mobile telephone sets from
the prison inmates.
S-South govs not interacting with each other
ASABA—DESPITE
the cry by worried citizens of the South-South region for their
governors to bury their differences and work together in the interest of
the geo-political zone, there is still a disconnect among the
governors, who continue to give each other the cold shoulder, Niger
Delta Voice, NDV, investigation has revealed.
THE NATION NEWSPAPER
Trump defends travel ban as Obama backs protes
Former
United States President Barack Obama yesterday gave his backing to the
global protests against the travel ban by President Donald Trump.
Police seal Ondo House of Assembly over crisis
The
police yesterday sealed the Ondo State House of Assembly to prevent a
fracas between Malachi Coker and Jumoke Akindele factions, laying claim
to the speakership.
Customs seizes 661 pump action guns
The
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 661 pump action rifles in
Lagos following a tip- off. The guns, concealed in a 40-foot container
with number PONU 825914(3)45G1, were seized on Mile 2 Oshodi/Apapa
Expressway by Federal Operation Unit (FOU) Zone “A” Ikeja operatives.
THE PUNCH NEWSPAPER
Officers held as Customs seize 661 riffles in Lagos
The
Federal Operations Unit, Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service, has
intercepted a container loaded with 49 boxes of 661 pump-action rifles
along the Mile 2 Apapa Road of Lagos State.
Trump’s travel ban discriminatory — Obama
A
former US President, Barack Obama, has criticised President Donald
Trump’s executive order to curb immigration, backing protesters who
have taken to the nation’s airports to express their displeasure.
DSS quizzes Apostle Suleman over alleged inciting comment
Operatives
of the Department of State Services in Abuja, on Monday, interrogated
the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleiman,
for several hours.
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