Immigration Denies Passport Payment Fraud Claims, Warns Nigerians Against Fake Platforms

Immigration Denies Passport Payment Fraud Claims, Warns Nigerians Against Fake Platforms

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Nigeria Immigration Service has dismissed allegations of irregularities in its passport application and payment process, describing the claims as false, misleading and an attempt to defraud Nigerians. In a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer, DCI Akinsola Akinlabi, the agency said its passport application system remains secure, transparent and accessible only through its official portal. According to the statement, the NIS operates a […]

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APC Chairman Warns Politicians Against Sabotaging Tinubu’s Northern Economic Agenda

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has warned against attempts to derail what he described as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic renewal agenda for Northern Nigeria, insisting that the administration’s investments are designed to transform the region into a major economic hub in Africa. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Information Strategy, Abimbola Tooki, Yilwatda said […]

May 7, 2026 10

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Nigeria Customs Intensifies Fight Against Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing

The Nigeria Customs Service has intensified efforts to combat money laundering and terrorism financing through a sensitisation programme for officers of its Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism Unit held at the Service Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja. The programme, held as part of the Service’s first-quarter operational review and capacity-building activities, focused on strengthening professionalism, ethical standards and inter-agency collaboration in tackling illicit financial flows. Speaking during the […]

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NDLEA, Customs Sign Pact to Strengthen Border Fight Against Drug Trafficking

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the Nigeria Customs Service have signed a collaborative framework aimed at strengthening border security and improving coordination against drug trafficking and organised crime. The agreement was reached during a high-level meeting at the NDLEA headquarters in Abuja on Monday. According to a statement signed by NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi, the communiqué was endorsed by NDLEA Chairman Mohamed Buba Marwa […]

April 29, 2026 10

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NDLEA Moves Against Drug Syndicates as Court Forfeits N33.6bn Seizure

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja A heist of 19.6 million pills of Tramadol and other illicit drugs worth over N33.6 billion has been halted following a Federal High Court order forfeiting 17 containers intercepted at Onne Port in Rivers State. According to a statement signed by the Director, Media and Advocacy of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Femi Babafemi, the court granted an interim forfeiture of the seized containers […]

April 22, 2026 8

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Dashboard: NHRC Sounds Alarm Over Rising Sexual Assaults Against Minors, Mass Killings in Nigeria

By Toffa Momoh | Abuja The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has raised a red flag over the alarming surge in sexual assaults against minors in Nigeria, particularly in Niger State where nine cases were recorded between January and March 2026. The victims, some as young as three years old, were raped by adult men, with perpetrators ranging from teenagers to men in their fifties. According to the NHRC Dashboard, […]

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Kogi Police Command Strengthens Proactive Operations Against Banditry, Violent Crime

By Toffa Momoh | Abuja The Kogi State Police Command, under the leadership of CP Naziru Bello Kankarofi, has intensified proactive policing measures across the state in line with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, aimed at preventing banditry and other violent crimes. A release issued by the Kogi Police Command's Spokesperson, ASP Saliu Oyiza, said in furtherance of intelligence-led policing strategies, the Command has identified […]

April 12, 2026 4

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NUJ Demands Apology from Wike, Warns Against Threats to Press Freedom

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The journalists’ union has issued a strong condemnation of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, demanding an immediate apology over what it described as a violent and unacceptable threat against a television journalist. In a statement signed today April 5 2026 by the National President, Alhassan Yahya Abdullahi, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) said it was “shocked and outraged” by Mr Wike’s […]

April 9, 2026 8

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NDLEA, US-DEA deepen partnership against narco-terrorism

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (US-DEA) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration to combat drug trafficking networks and disrupt their links to terrorism and other organised crimes. The commitment was made during a bilateral strategic counter-narcotics workshop held at the NDLEA headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday. NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd), […]

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