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2027: KWANDE WILL BE GREAT AGAIN

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Ngutswen Offers a Different Leadership Conversation to Kwande/Ushongo At a time when political conversations are increasingly dominated by promises of quick solutions and sweeping declarations, Hon. Felix Ngutswen, the NDC candidate for the Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency, is presenting a different message—one centred on honest leadership, collective responsibility and a shared vision for the future. His message is neither complicated nor wrapped in political rhetoric. “I am not here to promise easy answers. I am here to offer honest leadership, shared sacrifice, and a common vision.” The statement captures what appears to be the central theme of Ngutswen’s emerging political campaign: that meaningful development requires more than promises. It requires leadership willing to acknowledge challenges, engage the people and work with them towards practical solutions. For the people of Kwande/Ushongo, the question before 2027 is therefore becoming part of a larger conversati...
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Nigeria Customs, UK’s HMRC Advance Deal to Strengthen Trade Cooperation

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By Aviashima Toom, Abuja  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) of the United Kingdom have advanced discussions to finalise a Customs Mutual Administrative Assistance Agreement (CMAA) to strengthen information sharing, compliance, and trade facilitation between the two countries. The Assistant Comptroller-General (ACG) of Customs in charge of the Strategic, Research and Policy Department, Nafi’u Isyaku, who represented the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, during a high-level bilateral meeting with the HMRC delegation on Friday, 26 September 2026, said the engagement was part of efforts to conclude negotiations on the agreement ahead of its proposed signing in December. ACG Isyaku said the negotiations had been conducted virtually for about six months before the two sides decided to meet physically at the NCS headquarters in Maitama, Abuja, to finalise outstanding issues. “The meeting is to finalise our Custo...
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​Nigeria Customs Earns Global Recognition as CGC Adeniyi Bags IPRA Golden World Award​

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By Aviashima Toom, Abuja  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has once again received international recognition for its strategic communication and stakeholder engagement efforts, with the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, receiving a Special Award of Excellence at the 2026 International Public Relations Association (IPRA) Golden World Awards in Athens, Greece, on Friday, 25 September 2026. The award recognises the Service’s approach to transparent communication, stakeholder engagement and ethical public relations in supporting the implementation and public understanding of its ongoing reforms, particularly initiatives aimed at modernising Customs operations, improving trade facilitation and strengthening institutional transparency. Receiving the recognition, CGC Adeniyi described the honour as international acknowledgement of the Nigeria Customs Service's reform efforts, noting that it would further encourage the Service to deepen its adoption of emerging ...
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Troops Arrest Three Suspected Terrorist Couriers, Rescue 14 Kidnap Victims in Katsina

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By Aviashima Toom, Abuja  Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have arrested three suspected terrorist logistics couriers and rescued 14 kidnapped victims during separate operations in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. According to a statement issued on Friday, by the Theatre Command’s Media Information Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, the suspects were intercepted on September 24 while travelling on a motorcycle in Faskari. The military said preliminary interrogation indicated that the suspects were transporting ₦2.7 million, suspected to be ransom money, along with three mobile phones for onward delivery to a terrorist kingpin through intermediaries in the area. The suspects and the recovered items have been taken into military custody for further investigation, the statement said. In a separate operation on September 25, troops acting on intelligence about the movement of terrorists in the area reportedly ambushed a...
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Military Rescues Over 140 Kidnap Victims, Arrests Suspects in Nationwide Operations

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By Aviashima Toom, Abuja  The Armed Forces of Nigeria says its troops rescued more than 140 kidnapped victims, arrested suspected terrorists and collaborators, and disrupted criminal activities across several parts of the country between September 17 and 24, 2026. The military also reported the recovery of firearms and ammunition, the disruption of arms trafficking networks and the seizure of suspected stolen crude oil during operations conducted across the North East, North West, North Central, South South and South East geopolitical zones. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, disclosed this in a statement on the military’s ongoing operations released on September 25. In the North East, troops of Operation HADIN KAI sustained operations against terrorists in Borno and Yobe states. The military said troops, supported by an Air Component helicopter gunship, repelled a large-scale terrorist advance on Gajiram in Nganzai Local Government A...
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NHA to Release Three New Nautical Charts for Calabar Maritime Corridor

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By Aviashima Toom, Abuja  The National Hydrographic Agency (NHA) will release three new nautical charts covering the Calabar maritime corridor on October 1, 2026, as Nigeria moves to expand authoritative chart coverage of its waters. The new charts — NG5514 (Approaches to Calabar), NG5515 (Jamestown), and NG4255 (Port of Calabar) — will provide updated navigational information from the approaches to Calabar through Jamestown and into the Port of Calabar limits. The release coincides with the planned withdrawal of UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) Admiralty Charts 3433 and 3434, which currently provide chart coverage of the Calabar area. According to the NHA, it is working with the UKHO to coordinate the transition and minimise any potential gap in authoritative navigational coverage for mariners operating in the area. The agency said the paper charts underwent technical assessment by the UKHO as part of the quality assurance process, while the corresponding Electronic Navig...
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NIGERIA’S PARKS UNDER PRESSURE. ....Inside the struggle to save the country’s forests, wildlife and last great wildernesses

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The forest is still standing. But for how long? Somewhere beyond the highways, towns and expanding settlements of Nigeria are landscapes that most Nigerians rarely see. There are forests where chimpanzees still move through the canopy. Wetlands where migratory birds arrive. Savannahs where antelopes once moved in herds. Mountains, rivers and ancient forest corridors where some of the country's most threatened species continue to survive. These places are Nigeria's national parks. Together, they represent some of the country's most important remaining protected ecosystems. The National Park Service says the seven parks cover more than 22,000 square kilometres, stretching across very different ecological zones. Its mandate is not merely to keep animals inside fenced boundaries. It is responsible for preserving vegetation and wildlife, protecting endangered species and habitats, maintaining important wetlands and watersheds, and conserving representative ecosystems for future ...
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