National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated alcoholic beverages worth about ₦300 million during a major enforcement operation against the sale of banned sachet alcohol and small PET bottled drinks in Lagos State. The agency said the operation targeted distributors and retailers who were...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its nationwide war against drug trafficking, intercepting illicit drugs worth more than N5 billion at the Apapa, Tincan Island and Onne seaports. The agency also destroyed over 20,000 kilograms of cannabis on a large plantation in Osun State, recovered dangerous narcotics...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a Milan-bound businessman, Philip Tunde, with 4.80 kilograms of cocaine concealed in the soles of shoes and the railings of travel bags at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this...
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has challenged political appointees who believe they have not benefited from his administration to resign from their positions. The governor made the remarks on Sunday during a stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Government House in Gusau. The meeting followed...
The Allied People’s Movement (APM) has declared that its 2027 presidential candidate, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has the capacity to reset Nigeria within four years through people-focused reforms and inclusive leadership. The party’s governorship candidate in Lagos State, Laja Adeoye, stated this during a television programme on...
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appointed Mr. Suleiman Kum as the new Head of its Nigeria National Office (HNO), succeeding Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut, who recently assumed office as the Registrar of the council. The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos by...
Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, CP Patrick Daaor, psc(+), mnips, has paid a courtesy visit to His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, CFR, the great Oba of Benin kingdom at the Royal Palace in Benin City. The visit provided an opportunity for the...
Security agencies have intensified efforts to rescue 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members who were abducted along the Owerri–Onitsha Road in Imo State. The victims were reportedly kidnapped on October 1 around the Umunoha area, prompting a coordinated response from the military, police and intelligence agencies. Troops...
Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has paid a courtesy visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following his return from abroad and the successful national premiere of the MKO Abiola documentary. Musawa, who shared details of the visit in a post on her official social...
Northeast Governors’ Forum (NEGF) said it has transformed power supply from a problem that each state handles independently to a shared regional energy agenda for the sub-region. It also wants member states to take full advantage of the new electricity law and the region’s abundant sunshine to expand solar...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called for the immediate rescue of about 20 prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) reportedly abducted while travelling to their orientation camp, warning that insecurity must never be accepted as a normal part of life in Nigeria....
Nigeria has taken another major step towards its ambition of hosting the 2034 Commonwealth Games following a high-level meeting between officials of the National Sports Commission (NSC), the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) and a delegation from Commonwealth Sport in Abuja. The meeting, held at the National Sports Commission headquarters,...
Senator Ireti Kingibe, who represents the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has called for stronger enforcement of fire safety regulations following the recent fire outbreak at the Kugbo Furniture Market in Abuja. The senator described the incident as disturbing, saying it highlights the continued vulnerability of markets and the livelihoods...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned Nigerians against a fake website circulating online, falsely claiming that the Commission has reopened nationwide online voter registration. In a statement posted on its official X account on Saturday, INEC described the website as fraudulent and urged members of the public not...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has fired back at former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, challenging him to account for major projects and expenditures incurred during his administration. Wike made the statements on Saturday, during a visit to the Uzugbani Ekpeye National Executive Council at Ekpeye House in Ahoada, Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State. Wike, who spoke on Saturday during an interactive meeting with the Uzugbani Ekpeye National Executive Council as well as leaders and stakeholders of Ahoada East and West Local Governments, Rivers State at the Ekpeye House in Ahoada, was reacting to Amaechi’s appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday evening. Amaechi, a former governor and Minister of Transportation, had criticised the Federal Government over its record of project delivery and challenged the administration to name major projects it had completed. But Wike turned the spotlight on his predecessor’s record in Rivers, questioning what became of several projects initiated under Amaechi. He specifically raised questions over the $39 million reportedly paid for the Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte Specialist Hospital, the N68 billion monorail project and about N10 billion allegedly spent on an anti-malaria fumigation programme. Wike asked what became of the money committed to the hospital project after the facility was not completed. The controversy over the hospital dates back to the Amaechi administration. A Rivers State judicial commission set up under Wike had investigated the payment of $39.2 million to a contractor for the project and its failure to materialise. Wike also questioned the fate of the monorail project, which was among the major infrastructure schemes initiated by the Amaechi administration, as well as the expenditure on the fumigation programme. He went further to criticize a $10 million malaria control project that was executed with Cuba to eradicate mosquitoes in the state, dismissing the initiative as a scam. “Ask him about the fumigation of Rivers State with people from Cuba in which $10 million was spent. Ask him whether mosquitoes have stopped biting us in Rivers State,” he said. The FCT Minister said such issues should be considered when assessing the records of political leaders seeking higher office. Wike also challenged Amaechi’s record after spending eight years each as Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, governor and Minister of Transportation. “Someone was Speaker of the House of Assembly for eight years, Governor for eight years, and Minister for eight years, that is 24 years in top leadership positions. What can anybody point to that he attracted to Ekpeye Land in all those 24 years? Nothing! Not one single thing!” he said. The minister urged the people of Ahoada East and West Local Governments to demand evidence of projects and political empowerment allegedly attracted to the area during Amaechi’s years in public office. Wike said leadership should not be measured only by the offices occupied but by the people empowered, projects delivered and structures left behind. He contrasted this with what he described as his own efforts to empower people and develop political successors, saying leaders should not deliberately prevent others from rising. Wike also criticised what he described as the use of personal and family tragedies for political purposes. He said political disagreements should not descend into the exploitation of private grief, particularly matters surrounding the death of family members.
Leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Nigeria’s North Central region have launched the North Central Grassroots Mobilisation Movement to support President Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima’s re-election in 2027. At the movement’s inaugural meeting, held at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in Abuja on Friday, Senator George Akume, CON, commended the movement’s national coordinator, Arc. Sonny S.T. Echono, for bringing the forum to fruition. He said the North Central has the overriding objective of delivering the highest regional vote total for President Tinubu. Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State also commended the initiative as timely and observed that the challenges ahead of the 2027 election were gradually receding, adding that the latest voter register indicated strong support for the APC in the North Central region. He expressed confidence that the region would deliver the highest number of votes for the President and other candidates contesting under the APC platform. He noted that the political strength of the North Central, which currently boasts the SGF, the National Chairman of the APC and several key political appointees, was significantly stronger than it was ahead of the last election. He said the region would leverage the North Central Grassroots Mobilisation Movement for Tinubu/Shettima to take the party’s message to the grassroots and mobilise support across the region. Arc. Echono said the conversation was no longer simply about whether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would win the North Central but about the region positioning itself to deliver the highest number of votes to the President in the 2027 election. Echono commended the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, the North Central Governors’ Forum and other critical stakeholders across the region for their steadfast commitment and support for the Renewed Hope Administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He said the forum would serve as a formidable launchpad and strategic mobilisation platform, bringing together political leaders, grassroots actors and other stakeholders across the North Central under a shared vision and common purpose ahead of the 2027 elections. Information Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, described the movement as the first of its kind. At the conclusion of the meeting, the forum resolved to intensify mobilisation of support for President Tinubu in 2027, to deliver the region’s highest vote total. It also agreed to organise a grand rally in Lafia, Nasarawa State, alongside a medical outreach programme, the establishment of a Reconciliation Committee and the organisation of town hall meetings across the region. The forum resolved that the Minister of Information would collaborate with State Commissioners for Information, State Publicity Secretaries and state publicity committees to increase awareness of the initiative, with the support of the state governors.
The youth leadership of the Labour Party has begun moves to align with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, citing the need for greater youth inclusion and political opportunities. The decision followed a virtual meeting held on October 2, 2026,...
Governorship candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in Bauchi State, Alhaji Usman Adamu, popularly known as Danchina, has warned against what he described as Nigeria’s “dangerous addiction” to borrowing, urging the country to embrace self-reliance through agriculture and local productivity. Danchina, who spoke to journalists in Jos, said...
Barcelona Star Raphinha retains La Liga Player of the Month Award After Goal Rush Barcelona winger Raphinha has been named La Liga Player of the Month for September, retaining the award after also winning the August edition. The Brazilian has carried his remarkable club form into the international stage, producing influential performances for Brazil before being released from the squad after sustaining a minor thigh injury. Raphinha provided the assist for Brazil’s late equaliser in their 1-1 draw with Australia before scoring from the penalty spot in the return meeting, a 4-2 victory for the South Americans. His second appearance ended at half-time after he felt discomfort in his right thigh. Medical tests subsequently revealed a small muscle oedema, prompting the Brazilian Football Confederation to release him from the squad as a precaution and allow him to return to Barcelona for treatment. That international spell added another dimension to a start that has already made Raphinha one of the most productive attackers in Europe. For Barcelona, the winger has scored 12 goals in seven La Liga appearances, putting him at the top of the league’s scoring chart. He also recorded nine goal contributions in four league games during September alone, with seven goals and two assists. The numbers explain why the monthly award has followed him from August into September, but his Brazil performances have shown that his influence has not been limited to Barcelona. Raphinha now returns to Catalonia with his second consecutive La Liga Player of the Month award and a growing goal-scoring record behind him, although his immediate priority will be recovering fully from the thigh problem.
North-East Governors’ Forum (NEGF) has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for supporting key infrastructure projects in the region while unveiling fresh measures to tackle insecurity, poverty and other development challenges affecting the North-East. The position was presented at the 13th meeting of the North-East Governors’ Forum held on Saturday...