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SOKOTO, ZAMFARA CUSTOMS CONTROLLER PLEDGES TRADE-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The new Area Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service for Sokoto and Zamfara States, Aliyu Isa Ndako, has pledged to create a conducive environment for trade and investment in the region.
FRSC IMPOUNDS 150 VEHICLES FOR TRAFFIC OFFENCES ON KADUNA–KANO ROAD By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Road Safety Corps has impounded over 150 vehicles, including trucks, along the Kaduna, Zaria, Kano highway for various traffic violations. Offending drivers were immediately prosecuted by
NOTORIOUS BANDIT LEADER GAYAMA BUSTED IN BENUE-TARABA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Troops from Forward Operating Base Wukari in Taraba have arrested Fidelis Gayama, a feared bandit behind kidnappings and robberies along the Benue–Taraba axis. The arrest, conducted on 21 December 2025 at
FRSC DEPLOYS MORE OFFICERS, TOW TRUCKS ON ABUJA–LOKOJA ROAD By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Road Safety Corps has deployed additional personnel and tow trucks along the Abuja–Lokoja Road to ease traffic congestion and ensure the quick removal of obstructions. The Corps
NDLEA WARNS OF RISING ILLEGAL DRUG FARMS IN ADAMAWA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has raised alarm over the increasing cultivation and organised distribution of illicit drugs in parts of Adamawa State, describing the trend as a
POLICE LAUNCH CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN AGAINST CULTISM, DRUG ABUSE IN BAYELSA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Bayelsa State Police Command has launched a Christmas campaign aimed at curbing cultism, drug abuse and other social vices, as part of efforts to ensure a safe
NIGERIA CUSTOMS SEIZES GOODS WORTH ₦769.5M IN KANO/JIGAWA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Kano/Jigawa Command recorded 20 major seizures of diverted containers between Q2 and Q4 of 2025, valued at ₦769.5 million. Comptroller-General Bashir Adewale Adeniyi said the
KANO POLICE LAUNCHES CRIME-FREE CHRISTMAS INITIATIVE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State Police Command has launched a “Crime-Free Christmas” campaign as part of its POCACOV initiative to combat cultism, thuggery, drug abuse, and other social vices. Led by CP Ibrahim Adamu
600 WOMEN, WIDOWS AND YOUTHS EMPOWERED IN KWARA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban No fewer than 600 women, widows and youths in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State have benefited from an empowerment programme that provided working tools, food items and
INEC MEETS PDP LEADERS OVER PARTY CRISIS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is holding a closed-door meeting with leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as part of efforts to uphold the constitution, the Electoral Act and