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The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has highlighted the need for interoperable customs systems across Africa, describing them as a key requirement for the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) customs modernization project. Adeniyi made this known in Lagos during the signing of a 20-year public-private partnership (PPP) agreement between the AfCFTA Secretariat and …

A leader of the All Progressives Congress, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has said the federal government’s ongoing reforms of the National Youth Service Corps will strengthen youth empowerment, spur human capital development and accelerate Nigeria’s drive towards achieving a trillion-dollar economy. Oyintiloye, a former member of the Osun State Assembly, described the reforms as a strategic shift from the traditional national service …

Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has visited the abductees at the Eda Oniyo church at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) in Ado Ekiti, where they received treatment after being released after spending about 66 days in captivity. The governor’s visit came a day after the victims—mostly women and children—regained their freedom early Saturday morning. They were abducted on …

The Delta State Police Command has arrested 202 suspected offenders in coordinated raids on criminal hideouts, brothels and locations believed to be hubs of drug activities across Asaba metropolis. The operation carried out on Saturday also resulted in the confiscation of several vehicles found to be violating traffic regulations and state transport restrictions. Confirming the development in a statement issued …

A A new wave of crisis is rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State as stakeholders in Enugu West Senatorial Zone have rejected the emergence of Hon. Dennis Amadi as the party’s senatorial candidate. The stakeholders also called for the immediate return of the office of the state president to the zone, in line with the party’s zoning …

By Ayo Kehinde The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has expressed confidence that troops would soon rescue the 39 pupils and seven teachers abducted by bandits in Oyo State, disclosing that the military has made significant progress in the ongoing operation to free the victims. Speaking during an interactive session with media executives in Port Harcourt …

The Nigerian Army has completed the training of 14,000 new soldiers as part of human resource expansion aimed at strengthening military operations against terrorism, banditry and other security threats across the country. The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, stated this in an interactive session with media executives held on the sidelines of the 2026 Nigerian Army Day …

When people think of the world’s deadliest threats, armed conflict usually comes to mind first. Yet every year, organized crime quietly claims a comparable number of lives. Since 2000, the UN estimates that organized criminal groups have been linked to around 95,000 murders annually. The figure is very close to the average annual death toll from armed conflict worldwide, which …

A “motor boy” died in an accident in the Anthony area of Lagos State on Saturday morning. The spokesman for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, who confirmed the news in a statement, said an articulated with registration number T 20345 LA was involved in the accident. He said the driver of the truck was found unconscious …

Lanre Ogundipe, former President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the African Union of Journalists (AUJ), has condemned the arrest and continued detention of journalist Stanley Ugagbe, warning that the growing tendency to treat journalists as fugitives poses a serious threat to the rule of law, freedom of the press and democratic development in Nigeria. Ogundipe, in a …