NDLEA Boss Orders Investigators to Target Drug Cartels’ Financial Networks

NDLEA Boss Orders Investigators to Target Drug Cartels’ Financial Networks

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), has directed investigators and prosecutors to intensify efforts to trace, seize and recover the proceeds and assets of drug traffickers. Marwa gave the charge on Wednesday in Abuja while declaring open an advanced capacity-building programme on financial investigations, asset tracing, forfeiture and recovery of proceeds linked to […]

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NEWS

Customs Officers’ Wives launch nationwide tree planting drive, target 1,000 trees in one hour

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Customs Officers’ Wives Association has launched a nationwide tree planting campaign with a target of planting 1,000 trees within one hour across several locations in Nigeria on Thursday, April 30, 2026. The initiative, tagged under the COWA Green Borders sustainability drive, is aimed at promoting environmental sustainability, community participation and climate action through coordinated tree planting exercises nationwide. According to the association, volunteers, stakeholders, community members […]

May 1, 2026 26

NEWS

Military Rescues 32 Hostages as Nationwide Operations Target Terror Groups

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Defence Headquarters have said nationwide operations across theatres have led to the rescue of about 32 kidnapped victims and the elimination of large numbers of terrorists during coordinated strikes carried out between 9 and 13 February 2026. In a statement signed by Major General Michael Onoja, Director of Defence Media Operations, the Defence Headquarters, the operations, conducted simultaneously across the North East, North West, North […]

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ENTERTAINMENT

King Charles sets target for new UK govt

King Charles III will outline Labour’s first programme for government in a decade and a half on Wednesday when the United Kingdom parliament formally reopens following the July 4 election. Prime Minister Keir Starmer will put turbocharging a flagging economy at the heart of his legislative plans for the coming months as Labour runs the UK for the first time in 14 years. “Now is the time to take the […]

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BUSINESS

Recapitalisation race: Top banks target $3bn fund in foreign capital markets

Four of the tier-1 banks in the country, FBN Holdings, Access Holdings, Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc and United Bank for Africa Plc have indicated plans to raise about over $3.03bn (N3.46tn) in fresh capital. This came barely one month after the Central Bank of Nigeria directed Deposit Money Banks to recapitalise.

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