BY GODWIN OBI Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, have intercepted two containers loaded with thousands of cartons of codeine syrup valued at ₦3.398 billion at the Apapa Port in Lagos. The illegal consignment was uncovered during a joint operation between the NCS and the NationalContinue Reading
BY FRONTLINE REPORTERS The Federal Government has begun arrangements to evacuate Nigerians stranded in parts of the Middle East as tensions in the region continue to escalate following recent missile and drone attacks linked to Iran. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed on Monday that it was finalising administrative proceduresContinue Reading
A political advocacy group promoting the 2027 presidential ambition of Bola Ahmed Tinubu has begun outreach to labour stakeholders, seeking collaboration with the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) on reforms in the nation’s transport sector.The group, known as Transporters for Tinubu 2027, paid a courtesy visit to the union’sContinue Reading
By Godwin Obi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Oyo/Osun Area Command, has launched an investigation into an incident along the Osogbo axis that reportedly led to the loss of a life and has since generated widespread public concern.In a statement on Sunday, the Command said it was aware of aContinue Reading
BY FRONTLINE REPORTERS Nigerians were among more than 140 residents injured after Iran launched a wave of ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles at the United Arab Emirates, heightening fears for thousands of Nigerians living and working in the Gulf nation. The UAE Ministry of Defence said on Saturday thatContinue Reading
BY FRONTLINE REPORTERS A resurgence of coordinated attacks by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province on military formations and civilian communities across northern Nigeria has raised fresh fears that the country may be sliding into a more dangerous phase of insurgency. In the last three weeks, no fewerContinue Reading
No fewer than 20 security operatives and vigilantes were killed after heavily armed bandits ambushed a joint patrol team in Wanka and surrounding communities in the Garga area of Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attack was disclosed by the Kanam Development Association in a statement signed byContinue Reading
BY FRONTLINE REPORTERS Troops of the Joint Task Force in the North-East under Operation Hadin Kai have repelled coordinated attacks by suspected fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), killing more than 20 insurgents in Yobe State. The military said the attacks targeted troops stationed in Goniri underContinue Reading
By Frontline Reporters State governments have called for a forensic audit of Nigeria’s crude oil-backed borrowing arrangements, warning that opaque crude-for-loan and swap deals may be reducing inflows into the Federation Account. An earlier report by Frontline Reporters showed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) pledged aboutContinue Reading
Nine senators on Thursday defected from their respective political parties to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), signalling one of the most significant political shifts in the Nigerian Senate in recent months. The defections were announced during plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who read letters submitted by the lawmakers formallyContinue Reading