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 […]
Customs to Hold Annual Recruitment, 2026 Exercise Nears
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it will begin condcting its recruitment exercise annually, with the 2026 recruitment expected to open later this year. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, announced this on Tuesday while releasing the final list of successful candidates in the 2024–2025 recruitment exercise. Adeniyi said the move […]
Women Record Higher Selection Rate in Customs Recruitment
By Oluwakemi Kindness Women recorded a slightly higher selection rate than men in the latest Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) recruitment exercise, despite accounting for a smaller share of total applications. The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this on Tuesday while announcing the final list of 3,852 successful candidates selected from 573,680 […]
Calls Grow for Release of Detained Amasiri Indigenes
By Arinzechi Chukwunonso The continued detention of some Amasiri indigenes following the crisis in the Ebonyi community has prompted renewed calls for their immediate and unconditional release. The Executive Director of Weekenders Media Commercial Limited and publisher of Weekenders Magazine, Joy Idam, made the call on Thursday, urging Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru to order […]