BY FRONTLINE REPORTERS As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen international confidence in Nigeria’s anti-smuggling and cargo intelligence system, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has formally handed over intercepted stolen luxury vehicles traced to Canada. The handover ceremony took place on Monday, 4 May 2026, at the Tin Can IslandContinue Reading
By Frontline Feporters Operatives of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Nigeria Police Force have dismantled a suspected international human trafficking syndicate operating in Nasarawa State, rescuing 30 Malian nationals allegedly held captive by the gang. The operation, led by the IRT Commander, DCP Adamu Muazu, followed a petitionContinue Reading
Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara BY FRONTLINE REPORTERS The All Progressives Congress (APC) screening exercise ahead of the 2027 general elections witnessed the absence of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, even as the party screened over 14 governors seeking re-election and other elective positions. Frontline Reporters gathered that PresidentContinue Reading
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has officially zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to Southern Nigeria, declaring that the party’s candidate will serve a single four-year term if elected. The decision was reached on Saturday during the party’s national convention held in Abuja, where top opposition figures and party stakeholders gatheredContinue Reading
BY FRONTLINE REPORTERS The Nigeria Customs Service has commenced a two-day capacity-building programme for journalists aimed at deepening media understanding of its Trade Modernisation Project (TMP). The training, themed “Enhancing Media Knowledge, Awareness and Understanding of Customs Modernisation,” was organised in collaboration with Trade Modernisation Project Limited, the concessionaire handlingContinue Reading
BY FRONTLINE REPORTERS A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned indefinitely a suit challenging the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by former Senate President David Mark. Justice Emeka Nwite ordered the indefinite adjournment after parties informed the court about a recent Supreme Court judgment linked toContinue Reading
Terrorists BY FROTNLINE REPORTERS Thousands of communities across Nigeria have been left without effective police presence following repeated attacks on police stations by terrorists, bandits and other armed groups, investigations by Frontline Reporters have revealed. The growing security vacuum has exposed residents in several states to kidnappings, killings and violentContinue Reading
Former President Goodluck Jonathan Former President Goodluck Jonathan has challenged a suit seeking to stop him from contesting the 2027 presidential election, describing the case as one already settled by the courts. Jonathan’s counsel, Chris Uche, told Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja that the ex-presidentContinue Reading
INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan. Photo: INEC Fresh concerns over the credibility of the 2027 general elections emerged on Wednesday after the Independent National Electoral Commission warned that worsening insecurity across Nigeria could threaten the conduct of free, fair and credible polls. However, opposition parties strongly opposed any move toContinue Reading
The Federal Government has approved a new policy aimed at curbing the growing misuse and politicisation of honorary degrees by tertiary institutions across the country. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu. Alausa, whoContinue Reading