Nigeria, Canada Deepen Cooperation on Migration, Air Transport, Bilateral Relations
By Sulyman Gobir The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation with Canada on migration management, air transport, visa processing and other areas of mutual interest. The commitment was reiterated when the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Magdalene Ajani, representing the Minister, received the Chargé d’Affaires of the Canadian […]
NDLEA Arrests Cocaine Trafficker Posing as Tea Businessman
By Oluwalemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a convicted cocaine trafficker who allegedly disguised himself as a herbal tea businessman while coordinating drug shipments to Saudi Arabia. The suspect, 34-year-old Dunu Bethel Ebubechukwu, was arrested in a sting operation at Article Market, opposite Trade Fair Market, Ojo, Lagos, on Friday. […]
Atiku Links Kidney Sales Among Youths to Hardship
By Zainab Bakare Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised concerns over reports of young Nigerians allegedly selling their kidneys to cope with the country’s economic hardship. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, made the remarks in a post on X on Thursday. He said he had heard “disturbing stories” of young […]
Reps Celebrate Sultan of Sokoto at 70
By Oluwakemi Kindness Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, and his deputy, Benjamin Kalu, have congratulated the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’adu Abubakar III, on his 70th birthday. In separate statements issued on Tuesday, the lawmakers praises the monarch for his lifelong commitment to peace, national unity and religious tolerance. Speaker Abbas described […]
NAPTIP Probes ₦13.5m Port Harcourt Baby-Sale Case
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has launched an investigation into an alleged ₦13.5 million baby-sale operation in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, involving three children. The agency said it had arrested three suspects and sealed a suspected illegal maternity facility in Elelenwo, where the children were allegedly […]
Wike Orders Demolition of Buildings on Abuja Water Channels
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has ordered the immediate demolition of buildings found to have been constructed on designated water channels across Abuja. Wike, who spoke on the recent flooding in the nation’s capital on Tuesday , said the government would no longer allow buildings or other […]
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 […]
Drug War Is a Generational Responsibility -NDLEA Chairman
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has described the fight against illicit drugs as a “generational responsibility”, saying the agency must remain relentless as new cartels and trafficking routes emerge. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday at the agency’s 12th awards ceremony, he said the war against illicit drugs […]
Foreign Ministry, YGU Forge Diplomacy Partnership
By Zainab Bakare The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Yakubu Gowon University have begun moves to forge a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening diplomatic training, policy research and institutional capacity as part of efforts to modernise Nigeria’s Foreign Service. The proposed collaboration was discussed during a courtesy visit by the management of the University’s […]
Youth Leaders Postpone Protest Over Xenophobia in South Africa
By Chinedu Echianu The Forum of National Youth Leaders of All Political Parties in Nigeria (FNYLPPN) has postponed its planned warning protest against South Africans in Nigeria over the reported xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. The protest, scheduled for today Wednesday, August 5, 2026, was postponed following a security briefing by the Department […]