Category Archives: FEATURE

The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has rolled out sweeping policy changes that will reshape low-value imports and reinforce discipline within its ranks.At its 63rd regular meeting held on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, and chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, the Board approved a de minimisContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Customs Board Approves $300 Duty-Free Limit for Low-Value Imports, Moves Against Errant Officers”

Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, was thrown into tension on Saturday evening after a strange liquid suspected to be Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), commonly known as diesel, was discovered in a community well at Omikunle, Yemetu area.The Oyo State Police Command, in a statement on Sunday, confirmed the startling incident, which was first reported toContinueContinue reading “DIESEL SCARE IN IBADAN: Police Seal Off Well After Mysterious Fuel Leak, Residents Rush To Scoop Substance”

By Patience Ihejirika In the shadowy alleys of Nigerian markets and the unregulated spaces of social media, a deadly trade thrives. Behind glossy packaging and seductive names like Dragon Power and Hydra-Sildenafil Citrate, lies a ticking time bomb. Men seeking fleeting moments of sexual glory are instead courting tragedy — heart attacks, kidney failure, strokes,ContinueContinue reading “Desire Turns Deadly: Unregulated ‘Manpower’ Sex Drugs Fuel Silent Epidemic Across Nigeria”

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has finally bowed to mounting pressure and sent packing all seconded staff members, directing them back to their original ministries, departments, and agencies. The dramatic shake-up, confirmed on Friday by the Commission’s spokesperson, Fatima Usara, is seen as part of a desperate bid to recover billions of nairaContinueContinue reading “NAHCON in Turmoil: Hajj Commission Bows to Pressure, Sacks Seconded Staff, Moves to Recover Billions in Alleged Fraud”

Nigeria may be plunged into another round of crippling fuel scarcity from Monday, September 8, 2025, as the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) announced a nationwide strike over what it described as “blatant anti-union labour practices” linked to the deployment of newly imported Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) trucks by Dangote Refinery.InContinueContinue reading “Nationwide Fuel Scarcity Looms as NUPENG Slams Dangote, Set to Begin Indefinite Strike Monday”

In a daring operation, Nigerian troops under Operation FANSAN YANMA have successfully recovered 68 rustled livestock following a fierce gun battle with terrorists at the notorious Sauna/Goboro Forest, which straddles Illela and Tangaza Local Government Areas of Sokoto State.The encounter, which occurred on September 2, erupted when armed terrorists attempted to move the stolen animalsContinueContinue reading “FIERCE BATTLE IN SOKOTO FOREST: TROOPS RECOVER 68 STOLEN LIVESTOCK AFTER GUNFIGHT WITH TERRORISTS”

Fear and anxiety have gripped Malabo community in Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa State as a strange and devastating ailment sweeps through the town, leaving residents in agony and despair.The mysterious disease, which locals describe as starting like an ordinary boil before bursting open, gradually eats into the flesh, damages bones, and leaves victimsContinueContinue reading “MYSTERY DISEASE STRIKES MALABO: Residents Cry Out As Flesh-Eating Ailment Ravages Adamawa Community”

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has felicitated with Muslims nationwide on the celebration of Eid-ul-Maulud, urging political leaders to seize the solemn occasion to promote justice, fairness, and policies that will ease the worsening hardship confronting citizens.Eid-ul-Maulud, which marks the birth of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), offers Muslim worshippers a moment to honour and reflectContinueContinue reading “Eid-ul-Maulud: CAN Calls on Leaders to Embrace Justice, Ease Nigerians’ Hardship”

Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has raised alarm over what he described as the “creeping authoritarianism” of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, following the police summons of ex-Kaduna governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and several leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).The Kaduna State Police Command,ContinueContinue reading “Atiku Blasts Police Summons On El-Rufai, ADC Leaders — Warns Nigeria Is Slipping Into Tinubu’s Authoritarian Grip”

Amnesty International has declared that global oil giant Shell cannot wash its hands of decades of environmental devastation in the Niger Delta, despite its recent divestment from Nigeria.In a hard-hitting statement on Friday, the human rights watchdog insisted that Shell’s exit from onshore oil production does not absolve it of the responsibility to clean upContinueContinue reading “‘No Escape for Shell’: Amnesty Declares Oil Giant Must Clean Niger Delta Before Exit”