Okigwe, Imo State — September 5 2026 In a significant display of political goodwill, consultation and grassroots engagement, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for Imo North Federal Constituency, Hon. Chidi Mike Anyanwu (CMC),...
The Lagos State Government has warned husbands against forcing their wives to have sex without their consent, saying anyone found guilty could face life imprisonment. The warning was given by the Director of Public...
Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has accused former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai of deliberately planning the killing of people in Southern Kaduna. Musa made the statement on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday....
Lagos Maritime Week returns this year from September 8 to 10, bringing together more than 500 maritime leaders at the Lagos Oriental Hotel. The focus: moving Africa’s blue economy beyond policy statements and into...
A 68-year-old British woman, Dawn Ottewell, is seeking to end her marriage to her 31-year-old Nigerian husband, Bright Emokpae, after their relationship reportedly broke down. Ottewell, who lives in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, told The...
IThe Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, on Saturday, 29 August 2026, inspected the Customs Training College, Goron Dutse, Kano, to assess the institution’s preparedness for the 2026 Customs Basic Training Programme. The inspection formed...
The violence unfolding in Kano State is no longer a distant statistic — it has clawed right into the heart of local leadership. In recent days, armed men stormed Rogo Local Government Area and...
The war against smuggling along the Nigeria–Benin border is taking a new turn. Under Deputy Comptroller Olukayode Oladapo Afeni, head of the Ogun I Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service in Idiroko, enforcement...
The FBI has confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was investigated for alleged drug trafficking in the early 1990s. The confirmation came from a sworn declaration filed on August 28, 2026, in the US...
The Lagos State Police Command has denied claims that officers used tear gas on pensioners during a protest at Alausa, calling the allegation false and insisting that no tear gas was deployed. The...
Troops of Operation Delta Safe destroyed 21 illegal refining sites and recovered 696,800 litres of stolen petroleum products in August. Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, Director of Defence Media Operations, shared the details at the monthly...
The Director-General of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, DIG Johnson Kokumo, has dismissed claims circulating in a viral video about links between arrested arms smugglers and the...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced a physical screening and documentation exercise for shortlisted recruitment candidates. The exercise will take place at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College, Gwagwalada, Abuja. The screening...
A video circulating on social media has sparked conversations within Nigeria’s fragrance community, with claims that some perfume vendors at Lagos Trade Fair Complex are protesting against the presence of the official Lattafa outlet...
At least four people were killed on the night of Friday, August 28, 2026, when suspected terrorists carried out coordinated attacks across several communities in Plateau State, Nigeria. The violence started along the Barkin...
Nigeria’s Customs Service has dealt a solid blow to the illegal wildlife trade. On August 25, officers from the Kano/Jigawa Area Command intercepted a consignment of trafficked animals during an operation along the Kano-Daura...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigerian Navy are working more closely together in the fight against smuggling and criminal activity along the nation’s waterways. On August 27, 2026, officers from the Western...
Bandits attacked the Ghandi community in Rabah Local Government Area, Sokoto State, on Sunday afternoon, killing at least eight farmers and injuring five others with gunshot wounds. The assault happened around 3:00 pm and...
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has moved to calm industry concerns that its functions may overlap with the newly created Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA). Under the new ports economic regulatory framework, there...
Fifty officers from the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have graduated from the three-month Junior Course 25 at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC) in Abuja on August 28, 2026. Comptroller-General Adewale...
The political race ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election is taking a new turn, with a group supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu planning to approach leaders in the South-East over Peter Obi’s presidential ambition....
The Nigeria Customs Service has once again intercepted a major shipment of illegal firearms, this time seizing 204 pump-action rifles hidden inside a container from Turkey. The seizure was announced at a press briefing...
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, Alhaji Yunusa Abu Ishaq, has been killed by gunmen during a kidnapping incident. Ishaq was among passengers in...
Rescuers in Nepal and China were still working on Saturday to find thousands of people who went missing after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and mud swept through the Himalayan region days ago,...
Residents across parts of southern Lagos and Ogun State have been left in the dark as a power supply dispute unfolds between two major players in Nigeria’s electricity sector. Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC)...
By Beadysword Blog News The ongoing case involving Nigerian entertainer Iweh Odinaka, popularly known as Poco Lee, in the United Kingdom should serve as a serious warning to Nigerians travelling abroad: the attitudes, excuses...
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dayo Mobereola, has met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House in Abuja to discuss the development of Nigeria’s maritime...
President Bola Tinubu has held closed-door talks with governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to sort out the controversy around the newly released Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) list. The list sparked criticism for...
Nigeria’s Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has been recognised with the Lifetime Achievement in Customs Administration Award. The honour came at the 10th anniversary of the Nigeria Most Influential Awards, which held in Abuja...
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has announced tighter enforcement of rules around indigenous participation in the country’s cabotage trade, as outlined in its latest marine notice. The enforcement is based on...
A U.S.-based policy advisory and lobbying firm has made a striking claim against Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu — that he has poured millions of dollars into efforts to keep records from his alleged drug...
The Presidency has finally broken its silence over the recent collapse of the Benin-Agbor-Asaba Expressway, calling it an isolated incident even as motorists and commuters continue to battle the disastrous stretch. In a response...
David Umahi, Nigeria’s Minister of Works, has initiated legal action worth N2.5 billion against three parties over publications he describes as defamatory. The lawsuit, filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory...