Eid-el-Kabir: Nigerians Embrace Sacrifice Amid Hardship
By Chinedu Echianu As Muslims across Nigeria join millions around the world to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir, clerics, scholars, and community leaders have called on citizens to embrace the enduring lessons of sacrifice, compassion, tolerance, and unity embedded in the sacred festival. Popularly known as the Feast of Sacrifice, Eid-el-Kabir commemorates the unwavering obedience of Prophet Ibrahim, […]
NDLEA Arrests 63-Year-Old Chinese Woman Over 31kg Cannabis
By Oluwakemi Kindness Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 63-year-old Chinese national, Ting Hung Kiong, over an alleged attempt to smuggle 31 kilograms of cannabis into Nigeria. Kiong, was intercepted on Sunday, 17th May 2026, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, shortly after arriving from Thailand via […]
Tinubu Vows Renewed Push to Restore National Security
By Oluwakemi Kindness President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration will continue to intensify efforts to restore peace and security across the country amid rising concerns over attacks in parts of the nation. Speaking in Abuja on Sunday after emerging as the winner of the All Progressives Congress presidential primary election, Tinubu said […]
ATAF Audit Drive Yields $907.8m Across Africa
By Oluwakemi Kindness The African Tax Administration Forum says tax audit interventions it supported across member countries generated $907.8 million in tax assessments in 2025, with governments successfully recovering $685.8 million. According to the ATAF’s 2025 Annual Report released on Friday, the revenue came from transfer pricing audits, digital services taxes, and cross-border Value Added […]
NDLEA Smashes Nigerian–Mexican Meth Cartel
By Oluwakemi Kindness, The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has dismantled a highly sophisticated Nigerian–Mexican methamphetamine production syndicate. The agency said it also arrested the cartel kingpin, three Mexican nationals, and six other suspects, while recovering drugs and precursor chemicals valued at over ₦480 billion from a clandestine laboratory in Ogun State. […]
Tinubu Hails Gowon’s Memoir as ‘Compass for Nigeria’s Future’
By Chinedu Echianu President Bola Tinubu has described the autobiography of former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, as a vital national document that offers direction for Nigeria’s future, regional cooperation and the preservation of national unity. Speaking on Tuesday at the public presentation of Gowon’s memoir, My Life of Duty and Allegiance, held at […]
Wike Seals Abuja Building Collapse Site,orders probeI
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has ordered a full investigation into the building collapse in Abuja that claimed four lives and left several others injured, directing authorities to seal off the premises and arrest those responsible for the project. The incident, which occurred at a construction site in […]
EU, UNODC, ECOWAS Back Nigeria Drug Plan
By Oluwakemi Kindness International partners including the European Union (EU), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and ECOWAS have pledged support for Nigeria’s new drug control strategy. The commitment was made on Monday in Abuja at a National Drug Control Master Plan forum organised by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). […]
Abuja Building Collapse: Wike Orders Free Treatment for Victims
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has directed that all victims injured in the collapse of a three-storey building under construction in Abuja receive free medical treatment, as emergency responders continue search-and-rescue operations at the site. The building, located behind Gudu Market in the nation’s capital, collapsed on […]
Tinubu Hails Joint US-Nigeria Operation That Killed ISIS Leader
By Oluwakemi Kindness President Bola Tinubu has praised the joint operation by Nigerian and United States forces that killed wanted ISIS commander Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki, describing it as a major blow against terrorism. Tinubu, in a statement on Saturday, says he expects “more decisive strikes” against terrorist enclaves across Nigeria following the operation in the Lake […]