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 The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has arrested one of Nigeria’s most wanted notorious fraudsters involved in online advertising scams on non-existing vacancies in government agencies, PRNigeria is reporting. The suspected kingpin, whose real name was given as Abubakar Rilwan, had been declared wanted by some security agencies in the country before his arrest.

Newly rehabilitated Berlett Bus Stop on Apapa- Oshodi  Expressway, Lagos by the Lagos State Government on Wednesday, June 22, 2016. Over the past few days, Ambode has been fixing major roads in Lagos causing Traffic gridlocks around the State. The Ajah Road is under massive construction, Ikorodu is balling and now Oshodi Expressway is 100% Completed.        

The Joint Health Sector Unions has directed its members nationwide, particularly those in federal tertiary health institutions, to proceed on a seven-days warning strike. The union in a communiqué issued on Wednesday evening by its President, Biobelemoye Josiah, at the end of its meeting with the Federal Government at the Ministry of Labour and Employment, said embarking on the warning strike was to press home their demands.

The Federal Government has lined up 15 witnesses as it is set to open its case against Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. Both men have been charged to court alongside the Clerk and Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, Salissu Maikasuwa and Benedict Efeturi for allegedly forging the Senate Standing Rules 2015.

A very funny political and financial drama is currently playing out between the management of Zenith Bank Plc and the now embattled governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose. The battle is epic.

41 Nigerian men were deported from the United States for drug, police and immigration related offences today June 22nd. The deportees landed Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos at about 12pm on a chartered aircraft operated by Miami Air International. Nine of them were deported on drug related offences, 26 for police offences while six had immigration related problems.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday urged Nigerian workers to dedicate themselves more to their duties than yield to the temptation of taking government property. The president, who was speaking with presidential villa staff in Abuja said anyone planning to make such a move had better learn from the experiences of those currently facing prosecution over various allegations.

The Aisha Buhari mentioned in the bribery scandal of a former United States congressman, William Jefferson, was an impostor who was peddling influence with the name of President Muhammadu Buhari, a former chairman of the EFCC, Nuhu Ribadu, has told PREMIUM TIMES.

Three suspected vandals have been arrested for engaging in oil bunkering around the creeks in the FESTAC Town area of Lagos State.  The suspects – Johnson Igadu, 25, Daniel Poku, 25, and 26-year-old Sterling Longlife – said they carried out the operation after allegedly getting assurances from some military officers that nothing would go wrong.

  Popular Ogun River which flows under the Kara Bridge around Ojodu Berger area of Lagos State suddenly and turned dry recently. According to report,The Kara cattle market community under the bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway has become a Mecca of some sort as people besieged the community to see the dried section of the river which once provided water for the Kara cattle and ram market.

  This is quite unfortunate. A pretty young girl bubbling with life -has got her world taking a different shape after she became a victim of gas explosion in her house. According to reports, the unfortunate incident happened to the 21-year-old upcoming model as she tried to boil water to bathe for work on Friday and now  she is currently receiving treatment in a hospital, but her condition is critical, and the bill is huge.

The Lagos State Government has signed an investment deal with the City of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The deal is expected to bring multi-billion dollar investments to Lagos, create thousands of jobs and transform the state, a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, said on Tuesday.