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Ogun Customs Intercepts 32,412 Drug Parcels, Seizes N6bn Smuggled Goods

adminSeptember 21, 2026

The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun I Area Command, has intercepted 32,412 parcels of hard drugs and 92 sacks of raw Cannabis sativa in cross-border operations, alongside smuggled goods with a combined Duty Paid Value of N6.043 billion. The narcotics were handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Idiroko Special Command, between January...

Niger Inaugurates Panel To Probe Death Of 37 Miners In NSCDC Custody

adminSeptember 21, 2026

The Niger State Government has inaugurated a 20-member Committee of Inquiry to investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 37 artisanal miners while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command. The committee, inaugurated on Saturday, September 19, 2026, by Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago, is headed by the...

“People Died One After Another” — Survivors Recount Niger NSCDC Cell Tragedy

adminSeptember 21, 2026

Extreme heat, thirst and overcrowding turned a detention cell in Minna into a desperate struggle for survival, according to survivors who were held there alongside dozens of suspected illegal miners. Northern Nigeria Hub reported that the survivors spoke to BBC News correspondent Madina Maishanu about their experience in the facility, where they alleged that detainees...

Police Arrest Suspected Robber, Recover Two Pistols, Machetes In A’Ibom

adminSeptember 21, 2026

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a suspected armed robber and recovered two locally made pistols and two machetes during a follow-up operation in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of the state. The Command disclosed this in a statement signed by its Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, on behalf of the...

Niger 37 Deaths: Adeyanju Says He Joined FG Panel To Seek Justice, Vows No Cover-Up

adminSeptember 21, 2026

Human rights lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju has defended his decision to join the Federal Government’s panel investigating the deaths of 37 people in Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) custody in Niger State, saying his priority is to ensure that the victims get justice. Adeyanju, who is one of 10 members of the...

Yom Kippur Services Cancelled After Police Officer Shot Near Ontario Synagogue

adminSeptember 21, 2026

Yom Kippur services were cancelled at a synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, after a police officer and another person were injured in a shooting near the place of worship as Jewish worshippers gathered for the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. The incident occurred around 7:10 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of Bleecker Avenue and Victoria...

Niger Miners’ Deaths: NSCDC Holds 24 Personnel As Probe Widens

adminSeptember 21, 2026

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has expanded its investigation into the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in Niger State, placing three additional personnel in protective custody and bringing the number of those being interrogated to 24. The development signals a widening accountability process within the Corps as investigators probe the circumstances...

ECOWAS Court turns to reform, enforcement as regional justice faces new challenges

adminSeptember 20, 2026

ECOWAS Court turns to reform, enforcement as regional justice faces new challenges The future of regional justice in West Africa, including stronger enforcement of court decisions and the implications of artificial intelligence, will come under scrutiny as the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opens its 2026 International...

37 Youths’ Deaths Cast Shadow Over Niger APC Campaign As Bago Declares Three-Day Mourning

adminSeptember 18, 2026

A planned political campaign flag-off in Niger State has been put on hold following the deaths of 37 youths in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), with Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago declaring three days of mourning for the victims. The Governor cancelled indefinitely the All Progressives Congress (APC) re-election campaign...

EFCC: Man Remanded Over Alleged ₦6.85m Toyota Camry Fraud

adminSeptember 17, 2026

A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has ordered the remand of Idris Gana Mohammed in Kuje Correctional Centre over an alleged ₦6.85 million fraud involving the purchase of a Toyota Camry. Mohammed was arraigned by the Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a one-count charge...

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