Sowore Faults NDLEA Over Destruction of Cannabis Farms in Edo
By Oluwakemi Kindness AAC presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has challenged the Federal Government’s approach to cannabis control, arguing that Nigeria could gain economically by legalising and regulating the plant instead of destroying farms. Sowore criticized the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Tuesday after its Edo State Command destroyed two cannabis plantations with an estimated […]
Bamidele Urges Oyebamiji to Congratulate Adeleke
By Oluwakemi Kindness Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele has urged the APC governorship candidate in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji, to accept the election result and congratulate Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election. Bamidele made the appeal in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Monday while assessing Saturday’s governorship election, which saw Adeleke defeat […]
FG Raises Lawyers’ Robe Allowance to N1m Annually
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Government has increased the annual robe allowance for state counsel and legal officers in the Federal Ministry of Justice and Legal Aid Council of Nigeria from N300,000 to N1 million. The National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission disclosed the increase in a circular dated July 14, 2026, signed by its […]
Oyebanji Urges Ekiti APC to Support Tinubu for 2027
By Oluwakemi Kindness Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has called on APC leaders and stakeholders to unite and mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in the 2027 general election. Oyebanji made the call on Monday at an APC stakeholders’ meeting Government House, Ado Ekiti. The meeting also produced an eight-member committee to oversee preparations […]
Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 6,438
By Oluwakemi Kindness The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela in June has risen to 6,438, according to the latest official figures. Parliament Speaker, Jorge Rodriguez announced the new toll on Monday, up from 6,301 deaths recorded last week. The 7.2 and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes struck off Venezuela’s coast on June 24, destroying […]
Customs Warns of Arms Smuggling Ahead of Elections
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Service has raised the alarm over possible attempts by criminal networks to smuggle illegal weapons into the country ahead of the next general elections. The warning came on Monday as the service handed over 399 fully assembled rifles seized at the Tincan Island Port in Lagos to the Office […]
NDLEA Destroys N301bn Worth of Illicit Drugs in Lagos
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday destroyed illicit drugs worth an estimated N301 billion in Lagos, as the agency intensifies its crackdown on drug trafficking networks across Nigeria. The court-ordered destruction involved 329,865.585 kilograms of assorted narcotics seized in Lagos between April 2025 and May 2026. The drugs included […]
Illicit Financial Flows: NLC, ITUC-Africa Query N38trn Tax Waivers
By Chinedu Echianu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) and their civil society allies have called for stronger action to tackle kleptocracy, illicit financial flows and corruption in Nigeria. The call followed a three-day stakeholder engagement on illicit financial flows, kleptocracy and inequality, which brought […]
NEPZA Warns Invasion Could Hurt Investor Confidence
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has warned that the unlawful invasion of the Abuja Industrial Park could undermine investor confidence in Nigeria’s Free Trade Zones. A statement on Staurday says NEPZA Managing Director, Olufemi Ogunyemi, issued the warning during a routine inspection of the $300 million industrial park in Abuja. […]
SEC Orders Freeze of Assets Linked to 9 Terrorism Financiers
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has directed capital market operators to freeze the funds, assets and economic resources of six individuals and three entities designated as terrorism financiers. SEC issued the directive in a circular on Friday to all Capital Market Regulated Entities (CMREs), citing the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act, […]