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Mavin Records artiste, Tiwa Savage, has been arrested by the police for allegedly humiliating a policeman who apprehended her for violating some provisions of the Lagos State Road Traffic Law. Savage, often referred to as Mavin First Lady, was said to have argued with the policeman, who flagged her down for flouting traffic rules in front of Eko Hotels and Suites Victoria Island, on Saturday. Savage, who was recently signed a brand ambassador deal with Forte Oil, allegedly came down from the vehicle she was driving in and confronted the policeman. During the ensuing argument with the cop, Savage, who was said to have been infuriated by the development, allegedly removed the cap of the policeman. The first African female Pepsi ambassador, was reportedly whisked away to the Victoria Island Police Division for humiliating and assaulting the policeman. A policeman at the station, who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, said Savage was released shortly after. He said, "Tiwa Savage refused to stop at a traffic light around Adetokunbo Ademola Street near Eko Hotel and Suites. When we attempted to accost her, she refused to park her car as instructed by the policemen. "Since there was a traffic snarl at the time, a policeman followed her car and insisted that she must stop. After a while, she stopped and started raining abuses on all of us so, we took her to the station. "On getting to the station, a senior officer advised her to apologise because she was wrong and there were even eyewitnesses at the scene who could testify against her if the matter was taken to court. She apologised and was released immediately." When contacted, the Group Publicist for Mavin Records, Terfa Tilley-Gyado, confirmed the incident and said the records label would issue a comprehensive statement stating the position of Tiwa Savage and the group on Monday. The Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Police Command, Ngozi Braide, could not be reached for comments.

02:28

Many years ago, importation of goods into Nigeria was seen as a difficult task and the reasons were not farfetched. The process of importing things into the country was filled with so many bottlenecks and bureaucratic red tapes. Then gradually, things started to take a turn for good and those in the importation business started noticing positive development. Despite the improvement, there were still many issues to resolve. One of such remained the availability of information as regards the issue of importation and exportation in and out of Nigeria. Now, every time you think of importing goods into Nigeria and you need information, you can simply log on to www.nigeriatradehub.gov.ng The Nigeria Trade Hubis an interactive portal, designed to assist the importer or exporter, with obtaining correct and timely information. It also provides necessary information about all the Government Agencies required to liaise with to obtain the necessary import permits and certificates that are needed to import or export product into or out of Nigeria. Based on the product and transaction type selected, the portal will provide details including the regulatory stakeholders of that particular product and transaction type, documents required, the cost of administering those documents, duties and tax payable, the number of processing days and any controls/restrictions that might apply. In addition to this development, the Nigeria Customs Service recently released the New Import Guidelines, Procedures and Documentation Requirements, which now gives the Nigeria Customs Service the sole responsibility of Destination Inspection, which is inspecting goods at the port of entry into Nigeria. With this new process in place, importers or their agents will be able to start clearing their goods before they even arrive in Nigeria. For more information on this new guidelines, click on this link: www.customs.gov.ng/Guidelines/Destination_Inspection/index.php Or call the 24-hour Nigeria Customs Service Help Desk on; 09 - 4621597, 4621598, 4621599 Or send an email topaarhelpdesk@customs.gov.ngrr

02:20

Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, has said the door to the World Cup is open for Osaze Odemwingie, but insisted on a talk with the striker. The two were involved in a highly discussed and publicized row during which the Stoke City striker used Twitter platform to blast the Eagles handler after he was sensationally left out of a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations training camp in Portugal. A bitter Osaze will go on to quit international football. However, later he rescinded the decision. A top official told the football source M TNFootball.com that "the door is still open for Odemwingie, but he will need to talk with the player before he could recall him to his team", adding that "some of the top officials at the meeting said they wish to be at the clear-the-air talk with Odemwingie". It would be recalled that Odemwingie last played for Nigeria two years ago in a 2013 AFCON qualifier in Rwanda after which he went on a tirade when he was substituted.

13:48

Another strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is imminent as there is fear over the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding reached with the federal government. Indications emerged as the national treasurer of ASUU, Dr Tunde Aremu, while speaking at a luncheon held in honour of media for their roles in the last strike in Ibadan yesterday, disclosed that government was yet to release the N220 billion for 2014-2018 programmes. He warned that the gates of the universities might again be shut should government refuse to implement the MoU reached at the tail-end of the last strike. Aremu explained that the money was to be released on quarterly basis and deposited at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). However, he expressed fears that the MoU reached with the government before the last strike was called off might end up not being implemented as agreed. Wondering why the government let the last strike continue for 5 months, he said that they don't want another strike to be launched. While commending the media, Aremu said that the emancipation of Nigeria depends on the media and urged them not to rest in their oars. He said the struggle for the implementation of the 2009 agreement had been partially won and called on the media to beam their searchlights on the universities on how the money would be spent. Meanwhile the chairman University of Ibadan chapter of ASUU, Dr Olusegun Ajiboye, said the union had no option than to proceed on the inevitable strike since all avenues to let government realize the need to implement the agreement had failed. Ajiboye lamented that the government didn't manage to use the resources at its disposal to effectively fund the educational system of the country

02:45

The Nigeria Police said they have started mopping up arms ahead of the 2015 general elections in the country.

Mr Frank Mba, the Force Public Relations Officer, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday.

He added that the police had placed surveillance on public armouries across the country and the nation's borders in order to checkmate illegal possession of arms.

He said that many black spots were also being raided across the nation.

"One major factor behind thuggery is the proliferation of illegal arms. As a result of this, we have been mopping up arms across the country.

He disclosed that many illegal arms had been discovered in Lagos State.

"Police in other states are doing same. We are mounting surveillance on public armouries to check proliferation of light arms in wrong hands.

"The Marine police are checking our waters, particularly in Niger Delta. We are checking local arms production.

Mba said the police had also discovered some factories in Edo, Anambra and other places. "The arms and factories were destroyed.''

The police spokesman said that arrangement was on to recover all illegal arms in the country for destruction.

He said the police were collaborating with the military, Department of State Service, Civil Defence Corps, Immigration, Customs and private security organisations to achieve set goals.

"As we speak, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) has placed embargo on issuance of licence to individuals for arms. This is just one way to check arms in the country'', he said.

Mba said the IGP had reduced the use of police escort by politicians and some private persons nationwide.

He said that surveillance had also been placed on politicians and private persons, with a view to checking anyone using police officers without permit.

"We should however note that some people are to be protected by the police because of their position in Nigeria. Even in developed world, the state provides special security for some people'', he said.