Dr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi ‘MFR’ By Frontline Reporters President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a final six-month extension of the tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, a strategic move aimed at ensuring the completion of critical reforms and guaranteeing a seamless leadership transitionContinue Reading
By Frontline Reporters The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has commended Chief Timothy Okorocha and Mr. Francis Ugwoke for chronicling the ongoing transformation of the Service and the maritime sector in their newly launched book, “Customs Operational Revolution and Maritime Development Under President Tinubu.” AdeniyiContinue Reading
BY FRONTLINE REPORTERS The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has disclosed that cosmetics, food, and beverages constitute more than 50 per cent of counterfeit products seized across Nigeria. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, revealed this on Wednesday during a press conference marking the 2026Continue Reading
BY FRONTLINE REPORTERS The first woman president of OPEC and Nigeria’s former oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was cleared of bribery charges in a UK trial Wednesday, her defence lawyers said in a statement. “Diezani Alison-Madueke was cleared of six charges of bribery at Southwark Crown Court on 17 June 2026,Continue Reading
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has recorded another breakthrough in its fight against transnational organised crime, illicit trade, and threats to national security and public health.On Monday, 15 June 2026, acting on credible intelligence and advanced risk assessment, officers of the Command—working with the National Drug LawContinue Reading
BY FRONTLINE REPORTERS Following the Court of Appeal’s decision to reverse the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress and four other parties on Monday, ADC National Chairman Senator David Mark stated the judiciary is on trial and warned the Federal Government against political manipulation. Stakeholders also called for sanctions againstContinue Reading
BY FRONTLINE REPORTERS Troops fighting to rid the nation of terrorists and other criminal elements have rescued 388 kidnapped victims, arrested 31 terrorists and neutralized 10 terrorists in various encounters in the theatres of Operation in the last one week. Major General Michael Onoja, Director of Defence Media Operations madeContinue Reading
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has ordered a stay of execution on a judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, which directed the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress, Action Peoples Party, Action Alliance, Accord Party and Zenith Labour Party. In a strongly worded ruling,Continue Reading
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the deregistration of five political parties, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), over their failure to meet constitutional requirements for continued recognition as political parties in Nigeria. Delivering judgment, Justice Peter Lifu directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregisterContinue Reading
BY FRONTLINE REPORTERS Barely seven months before Nigerians head to the polls in what is expected to be one of the country’s most consequential elections since the historic June 12, 1993 vote, an escalating wave of insecurity is raising serious concerns about the viability, credibility and safety of the 2027Continue Reading