The Kano/Jigawa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N88.93bn in revenue between January and September 2026, while goods seized or detained within the period had a combined Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N2.16bn. The Acting Area Controller of the command, Deputy Comptroller UU Adamu, disclosed this on Friday at a press briefing
The Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi, has directed operatives of the agency to refrain from arresting individuals over purely civil matters, as part of measures to strengthen adherence to the rule of law and improve the service’s human rights record. Ajayi disclosed this in a media interview on Thursday, explaining
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration has deliberately tolerated criticism, including personal attacks against him, as part of its commitment to democratic values and press freedom. The President stated this on Thursday at the centenary celebration of the Daily Times of Nigeria Limited in Abuja, where he said the tolerance of dissent was central
The Nigeria Customs Service has warned smugglers and other economic saboteurs operating across Adamawa and Taraba states to abandon illicit activities or face prosecution, asset forfeiture and other sanctions prescribed by law. The Customs Area Controller, Adamawa/Taraba Area Command, Comptroller Mohammed Tako, issued the warning on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, during a press briefing
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has claimed that President Bola Tinubu’s camp strategically leveraged Peter Obi’s candidacy in the 2023 presidential election to divide votes that would otherwise have gone to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike made the claim during an interview on Wednesday while explaining his support for
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to explain the circumstances surrounding the forfeiture of $460,000 in the United States rather than attacking the lobbying firm he engaged to represent his interests in Washington. Atiku’s position was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by his
A United States-based policy advisory and lobbying firm linked to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has alleged that its founder, Dr Karl Von Batten, was offered $3 million and invited to a confidential meeting in London in an attempt to persuade him to discontinue the firm’s campaign over allegations concerning President Bola Tinubu. Von Batten-Montague-York
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said he expects to be among the first political targets of the opposition if President Bola Tinubu loses the 2027 presidential election. Wike, who has openly backed Tinubu’s re-election bid, said former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress and Labour Party presidential candidate
A 68-year-old British woman, Dawn Ottewell, has accused her 31-year-old Nigerian husband, Bright Emokpae, of marrying her primarily to obtain a UK spouse visa, as she seeks to end their marriage. Ottewell, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, told The Sun that she had been unable to locate Emokpae, whom she married in Cyprus in 2022, after
Control of Roaming Cows in Abuja Not Our Responsibility – Police The Nigeria Police Force has clarified that controlling or removing roaming cattle in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is not part of its statutory responsibilities, stressing that it would only intervene when the animals are linked to an offence. The Force spokesperson, CSP Anietie