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The Akwa Ibom State Government has refuted claims linking Governor Umo Eno to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) seizure of a Lagos property belonging to his predecessor, former Governor Udom Emmanuel. ​ The government delivered its response on Sunday, September

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted two separate shipments of synthetic cannabis, popularly known as “Colorado” or “Colos,” weighing a combined 44.45 kilograms from consolidated cargoes arriving from the United Kingdom. ​ The operations, disclosed in an

High tension has gripped Osogbo and Ile-Ife following the fatal shooting of Comrade Olalekan “Dauda” Oyeyemi, popularly known as “Emir Ajagungbade,” an associate and political aide to Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke. ​ The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon, September 13, 2026,

The Kaduna State chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) revealed on Sunday, September 13, 2026, that pastoralists in the state have lost over 200,000 cattle and at least 50 members to violent attacks and insecurity between January

Northern governors, members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), and key political stakeholders converged on the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Conference Centre in Kaduna on Sunday, September 13, 2026, to launch a coordinated campaign for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Paris on Sunday morning, September 13, 2026, marking the start of the second phase of his three-week annual leave in Europe. ​Upon touchdown in the French capital, President Tinubu was officially received by Nigeria’s Ambassador to

By Tunde Akingbondere In early July 1998, I traveled to Nigeria with Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Tom Pickering, who was then among the most senior career Foreign Service Officers. As assistant secretary of state for African Affairs, I had gotten

The United States Government has commended Nigeria for maritime security reforms that led to the lifting of a 12-year Condition of Entry (CoE) restriction on Nigerian vessels calling at U.S. ports. The Special Adviser to the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy,