No fewer than 8,300 inmates across Nigeria’s custodial centres have been granted pardons or had their sentences reduced between January 2022 and March 2026 as federal and state authorities intensify efforts to address overcrowding in correctional facilities. The clemency decisions, usually recommended by a Prerogative of Mercy Committee, were grantedContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Public outrage has erupted across Nigeria following the assault and harassment of several women during the controversial ‘Alue-Do’ festival in Ozoro, headquarters of Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State. The incident, which occurred on Thursday, March 19, came to national attention after disturbing videos circulatedContinue Reading
A new chapter began at the Seme Border Command of the Nigeria Customs Service on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, as Comptroller Shuaibu Kaila assumed office as the Customs Area Controller, succeeding Comptroller Wale Adenuga. The leadership transition places one of the service’s experienced anti-smuggling operatives at the helm of oneContinue Reading
By Godwin Obi Apapa Customs Seizes ₦3.4bn Codeine Syrup Hidden in ContainersBarely five days after the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, declared that the Apapa Port would no longer serve as a safe haven for smugglers and criminal syndicates, officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the ApapaContinue Reading