Corrupted Customs Officers Are Hell On Earth For Truck Drivers

The distance from Lagos to Accra is 288 miles. In Europe or America a truck driver usually covers this distance safely in just a few hours. 

 

But travelling from Lagos to Accra is completely different story – it’s a hell’s trip because of corrupted customs officers.

Stills from the documentary: Bribes are collected either in cash or in goods.

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Boko Haram: Police Foil Bomb Attack In Ibadan

The Oyo state police have foiled a bomb attack by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Ibadan.

The police uncovered a number of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Ibadan during a search at a public function (area not mentioned).

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I Am Resolute In Fighting Corruption – Buhari

President  Muhammadu Buhari said, yesterday, that he was unwavering in the fight against corruption in the country.

He also stated that corruption has no political party, no religion and no ethnic group and as such there would no partisanship in the fight against the scourge.

The president’s remarks followed an accusation by the Senate PDP caucus that he was selective in the anti-graft war.

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GEJ’s Aide Reportedly Returns N1.5bn Loot

A close security aide of ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has reportedly returned to the government of President Muhammadu Buhari the sum of N1.5 billion he supposedly acquired illegally in office.

New Telegraph reports that the name of Jonathan’s aide hasn’t been disclosed.

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REVEALED! Boko Haram Evolved From Egypt - Senator

A former governor of Yobe state and a serving senator, Buka Abba Ibrahim, has revealed that the deadly Boko Haram terror group emanated from far away Egypt.

In a report published on various news websites, the senator stated that Boko Haram started in Nigeria about 10 years ago with the existence of the ideological movement in Northern Nigeria since the 1970s after the killing of the sect’s spiritual leader in Egypt in 1970 by President Gammal Abdel Naseer.

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Jobs Vacancy At African Development Bank (AfDB)

Employer: African Development Bank (AfDB)

The Company
African Development Bank (AfDB) established to strengthen dialogue between the Bank and the Government, is recruiting to fill the vacant position of:

Job Title: Senior Program Officer, ONRI / IPPF

Reference: ADB /15/117
Location: Nigeria
Grade: PL-5

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