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Mujeeb Akindoyin Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted illicit drugs worth more than ₦3.4bn in a series of intelligence-led operations across eight states and the Federal Capital Territory. The operations also led to the recovery of more than 1.3 million tablets and capsules of tramadol and other opioids, about 6,000kg of cannabis, firearms and ammunition, while several suspected drug traffickers were arrested. The NDLEA disclosed the seizures in a statement issued on Sunday by its Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi. According to the agency, the operations were conducted in Lagos, Edo, Niger, Delta, Ondo, Gombe,…

Zainab Abioye Businessman and political commentator, Isaac Fayose, has claimed that five governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress are secretly supporting the opposition Nigeria Democratic Congress ahead of the 2027 general elections. Fayose made the allegation in a video shared on his social media platform, claiming that the unnamed governors had privately pledged financial support for the NDC’s electoral activities while avoiding any public association with the opposition party. He alleged that the governors remained members of the APC and would therefore not openly campaign for the NDC or make statements that could be interpreted as…

Daud Olatunji Former Kano State Governor and Nigeria Democratic Congress vice-presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has opened the door to reconciliation with the incumbent governor of the state, Abba Kabir Yusuf, despite their prolonged political differences. Kwankwaso said he was willing to forgive and reconcile with Yusuf if the governor was prepared to restore their relationship. The former governor made the disclosure in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, published on Sunday, amid the political fallout that followed Yusuf’s defection from the New Nigeria Peoples Party to the All Progressives Congress. Kwankwaso, who leads the Kwankwasiyya political movement, also…

Two petitions submitted to the Office of the National Security Adviser have raised allegations of financial and administrative irregularities in the implementation of a strategic communication project involving Nigeria’s security, intelligence and emergency response agencies. The petitions, dated December 23, 2024, and January 23, 2026, accused an official of the Office of the National Security Adviser, Zakari Mijinyawa, of allegedly sidelining organisations originally engaged to implement the project and altering an agreed funding arrangement after the initiative commenced. The complaints concern the Strategic Communication Interagency Policy Committee, an initiative approved by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to strengthen coordination…

…Owner Alleges Illegal Demolition, No Prior Notice, Police Deployment …Govt officials Allegedly Supervised Artisans Hired To Pull Down Fence …Commissioner Declines Interview Daud Olatunji The Ogun State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, TPL Olatunji Odunlami, has been drawn into a controversy over the alleged demolition of a perimeter fence valued at about N38m in Lugbedu, Ago-Iwoye, Ijebu North Local Government Area, with the state House of Assembly keeping mum nearly one year after receiving a petition seeking an investigation. The disputed demolition, which reportedly occurred on August 12, 2025, has triggered allegations of illegal destruction of property, failure…

11 children, babies among dead as overcrowding, hunger, disease, dehydration take toll Daud Olatunji At least 149 people, including children and babies, died in military detention at Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, Borno State, between January and May 2016, according to findings by Amnesty International. The rights organisation said the deaths occurred amid what it described as severely overcrowded and insanitary conditions at the military detention facility, where detainees were allegedly subjected to inadequate food, water and medical care. Amnesty International’s findings, contained in its report “Nigeria: ‘If you see it, you will cry’ — Life and death in Giwa Barracks,”…

.. Commission Says Nigeria’s 50,000 Slots Comprise 35,000 For States, FCT, 15,000 For Licensed Private Operators Daud Olatunji The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has dismissed allegations that 5,000 slots approved for the 2027 Hajj pilgrimage were diverted, describing the claim as unsubstantiated and urging stakeholders to rely on verifiable records rather than speculation. NAHCON, in a statement issued on Saturday, said the controversy appeared to have arisen from competition among private Hajj operators over the allocation of a limited number of pilgrimage slots. The Commission challenged those making the allegations to produce documentary evidence showing that the disputed slots…

Daud Olatunji  The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested more than 300 suspects in raids on crime flashpoints across Abuja, including uncompleted buildings allegedly being used as hideouts. The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, said those found without identifiable means of livelihood would be screened, with some facing prosecution and others liable to be repatriated to their states of origin. Sanusi issued the warning on Saturday while parading the suspects arrested during operations conducted across the Federal Capital Territory. He said the command would no longer tolerate the use of uncompleted buildings and scavenger points…

Oluwanifemi Ibikunle President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed state governments to accelerate the rollout of compressed natural gas-powered and electric public transportation, saying Nigerians should begin to experience measurable reductions in transport fares from October 1, 2026. The President made this known on Saturday while providing an update on the implementation of the National Affordable CNG Transit Programme, following his August 27 meeting with the governors of the 36 states. According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, an implementation committee has been established under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and…

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, and the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, have traded accusations over their professional records and the performance of some government projects ahead of the 2027 governorship election. The latest exchange began after Makinde questioned Alli’s experience as a practising lawyer, prompting the senator’s campaign organisation to challenge the governor’s record as an electrical engineer, particularly over the state’s streetlight project and the renovation of the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan. Makinde, who is the presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, made the remark on Friday while defending his administration’s record and…