The Federal Government has intensified efforts to secure the release of Nigerians detained in India, with the Nigeria High Commission in the country visiting 198 inmates across five prisons in Maharashtra as negotiations continue for a fresh six-month amnesty for Nigerians held over immigration-related offences. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), in a statement issued on Sunday by its Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, said the prison visits were conducted as of September 1, 2026, adding that Nigerians remained incarcerated in other Indian provinces. The commission said the visits formed part of the Nigerian mission’s ongoing…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled multiple drug trafficking networks operating across eight states, intercepting consignments from the United Kingdom and recovering more than 2.3 tonnes of assorted illicit drugs, including synthetic cannabis, tramadol, pregabalin and cannabis. The operations, which also exposed the increasingly elaborate methods used by traffickers to move narcotics, resulted in the arrest of a real estate agent, a tour agent, a 70-year-old woman and several other suspects. The spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday, said operatives intercepted two consignments of Colorado, also known as Colos, concealed in consolidated…
By: Dr. James Bwala Recently, a significant conversation has sparked around an interview that the Minister of Defense, General Christopher Musa (retired), had with Channels Television anchor Seun Okinbaloye. This exchange has become a focal point for criticism, as many commentators, including media figures and some religious scholars, interpret his responses in ways that appear to deviate from their true context and intent. Growing up in Kaduna and having a profound understanding of the political scene, I find this widespread misrepresentation quite troubling. A closer look at the interview shows that the criticisms directed at the former Defense Chief often…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Federal Government has committed more than N10.5 billion to train over 32,000 young Nigerians in digital skills through the newly launched Digital Training Academy (DTA). The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Monday, 14 September, 2026 in Abuja at the official launch of the academy, saying the programme was designed to bridge the digital skills gap, improve employability and prepare young Nigerians for opportunities in the global economy. Alausa said beneficiaries would undergo six months of training through platforms including Coursera and Pluralsight and obtain certifications from global technology companies. He said…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said South Africa would not have ended apartheid when it did without Nigeria’s support for the struggle against white minority rule. Obasanjo made the remark in an interview on C-Suite Cafe, hosted by Ikem Okuhu, where he said Nigeria’s involvement was driven by the conviction that no Black person should be regarded as inferior because of their skin colour. He said Nigeria supported the anti-apartheid struggle without seeking personal or national gain, describing its intervention as “enlightened self-interest.” “We were not doing what we did in South Africa or in…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, has called on property and environment journalists to intensify public awareness on the newly launched Lagos State Building Insurance Scheme and the Electronic Physical Planning Permit System, EPPPS, as part of efforts to strengthen compliance in the built environment. The General Manager of LASBCA, Gbaye Florence, made the call recently in Lagos when she received Executive Members of the Property and Environment Writers Association of Nigeria, PEWAN, on a courtesy visit to the agency’s headquarters in Ikeja. The agency’s Director of Public Affairs, Adu Ademuyiwa, said in a statement…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to guarantee a free, fair, transparent and credible process in the 2027 general elections, cautioning that a failure to do so would undermine public confidence in the electoral system. The CBCN President, Most Rev. Matthew Ndagoso, gave the charge on Sunday, 13 September, 2026 in Osogbo, Osun State, while delivering his address at the opening session of the conference’s second plenary meeting, hosted by the Osogbo Catholic Diocese. Ndagoso, who is also the Archbishop of the Kaduna Catholic Archdiocese, raised concern…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu consented to the forfeiture of client funds flagged as suspicious by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, insisting the probe targeted the President’s former clients and not Tinubu himself. Omokri made the disclosure on Sunday,13 September, 2026 during an appearance on Channels Television’s “Politics Today,” amid renewed debate over US records tied to a 1990s investigation and an ongoing court case seeking access to documents held by American law-enforcement agencies. He explained that Tinubu, then working as an accountant, had held funds…
Former Labour Party, LP, presidential running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has revealed why he left the Nigeria Democratic Congress(NDC), presidential candidate, Peter Obi, because he has no plans for Nigeria. Datti was Obi’s running mate for the presidency under the LP in 2023. After the election, Obi defected to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, before moving to the NDC. However, Datti said he would not disadvantage President Bola Tinubu by unnecessarily supporting the ADC’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and Obi. In an interview on Symfoni TV, Datti said: “I won’t unfairly help promote Baba Atiku and Peter Obi and others just…
Officials of the Katsina State Hisbah Board on Saturday, 12 September, 2026 arrested a woman in Dutsinma area of the state for allegedly selling cannabis, reports thegazellenews.com. The Publicity Officer of the Dutsinma Hisbah Division, C. I. H. Byareema, confirmed the arrest of the suspect through a statement made available to newsmen. According to Byareema, the woman was arrested on Saturday, September 12, 2026, by Hisbah operatives working under the command of Dutsinma Hisbah Commander, Malam Shafi’u Ibrahim following intelligence gathered by officers. During questioning, the woman allegedly said her husband’s younger brother supplied the cannabis, which she sold to make…