By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command, has intercepted prohibited and smuggled goods with a combined Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N365.16 million, including expired noodles, explosives, illicit drugs, foreign rice and other restricted items. The Customs Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Abdullahi Shuaibu Kaila, disclosed this on Tuesday, August…
By Seun Ibiyemi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Senator Adeola Solomon Olamilekan, popularly known as Yayi, on his birthday, commending his years of public service and contributions to the development of Ogun and Lagos states as well as Nigeria. In a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo…
The security situation in Nigeria has become a major political flashpoint ahead of the 2027 presidential election, with the Presidency and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar trading sharply different accounts of the government’s performance in tackling terrorism, kidnapping and banditry. While Atiku has cited the reported killing of 5,091 Nigerians in violent incidents over a…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and 16 other presidential candidates to publicly publish details of their assets and liabilities ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The organisation also urged the candidates to disclose the legitimate sources of…
By Seun Ibiyemi Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Alhaji Sule, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for implementing what he described as bold economic reforms, saying the removal of fuel subsidy has significantly increased the state’s monthly allocation from the Federation Account. Sule said Nasarawa’s monthly allocation, which previously stood at about ₦3.8 billion to ₦4.5…
By Seun Ibiyemi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on religious and spiritual leaders across Africa and beyond to intensify their campaign against terrorism, kidnapping, banditry and the misuse of religion to justify violence. Tinubu made the call on Sunday in Kano in a goodwill message delivered on his behalf by the Secretary to the…
By Seun Ibiyemi Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed security agencies to track down and prosecute those responsible for the vandalism of the Festac-Alakija Bridge. The governor condemned the incident, describing the vandalism of critical infrastructure as “barbaric and criminal” and warning that Lagos State would not tolerate attacks on public facilities. Sanwo-Olu said…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has revealed that the Nigeria Police Force conducted extensive studies of policing models in India, the United States and Pakistan before developing the framework for the proposed establishment of state police in Nigeria. Disu disclosed this on Thursday at a one-day workshop on state police organised by the…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered the creation of two fictitious government agencies allegedly established by Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew, the purported Director General of the fake Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC). ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, disclosed this on Thursday while presenting the…
By Seun Ibiyemi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately return to court to vacate an order freezing the bank accounts of the Osun State Government, citing concerns over the timing of the action just days before the state’s governorship election. In a statement issued on Thursday,…
