The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, Idiroko, has confirmed an attack on its personnel at Akokoro area of Iwoye in Imeko-Afon Local Government of Ogun State.
The command’s spokesperson, Zakaria Chado, confirmed the attack via a statement...
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), under Operation HADIN KAI, have disrupted a significant illicit drug supply network supporting terrorist activities in the region.
On 23 January 2026, acting on credible intelligence, troops arrested Hauwa Abulazeez, 65, in...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a 30-year-old Brazilian woman attempting to smuggle 30.09 kilograms of heroin worth over N3 billion into Nigeria.
Ms. Ingrid Rosa Benevides, who works as a private security officer in Brazil, was...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its operations across Nigeria, arresting dozens of suspects and seizing massive quantities of illicit drugs and explosives in recent raids.
In the past week, NDLEA recovered over 30,003 pills of tramadol,...
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) currently serving a life sentence in Sokoto prison, has been conferred Honorary Citizenship of the State of Georgia, USA, and recognized as a Goodwill Ambassador.
The proclamation was issued...
The Ogun State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, alongside the Ijebu Ode Local Government, has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging that three prominent traditional chiefs in Ijebuland have been suspended from the Ijebu Council of...
The ongoing social media clash involving Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti and Grammy-winning singer Wizkid shows no sign of easing, despite calls for restraint from different quarters.
Seun Kuti has dismissed attempts at mediation and remains unmoved by arguments from Wizkid’s...
The Ecumenical Synods of Bishops, Archbishops, Apostles and Senior Clergy has said churches lack the capacity to identify fake or adulterated anointing oil, calling on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to strengthen its...
Nigeria’s healthcare system is grappling with a severe manpower crisis, as the number of practising doctors has fallen to about 40,000, far below the estimated 300,000 required to adequately serve the country’s population of over 220 million.
In 2024, the...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will run from January 26 to February 28 at approved Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres across the country.
The JAMB Registrar, Prof....
