By: Abudu Olalekan Believe it or not, the era of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) handling your import VAT is officially over. As of January 1, 2026, the tax landscape in Nigeria has shifted in a big way. The Nigeria Revenue Service—you probably know them by their old name, the FIRS—has taken the wheel. It’s…
By: Abudu Olalekan The Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, just dropped a big directive. He’s cutting back on tactical teams across the country. Goal? Better oversight. Fewer complaints from folks out there. Zonal and state commands? Max five teams now. Area commands, divisions—down to three. That’s the cap. Force PRO Anthony Placid broke it…
By: Abudu Olalekan Chief Olu Falae has opened up about how he clinched the Alliance for Democracy (AD) presidential ticket back in 1999—and beat the late Bola Ige while at it. Not many saw it coming. He says that himself. In excerpts from his soon-to-be-released autobiography, The Triumph of Grace, Falae walks through the whole…
By: Abudu Olalekan What was meant to be a cultural celebration in Ozoro, Delta State, has now turned into something else entirely. Something disturbing. Several women — including students — were reportedly stripped and sexually assaulted during the ‘Alue-Do’ festival on Thursday, March 19. By Friday, videos had already spread online. And they were hard…
By: Abudu Olalekan If you haven’t noticed prices going up yet. You will. Another wave of price increases is coming, and this one is going to hit almost every single thing you buy. Manufacturers across the country are currently bracing for the biggest jump in production costs we have seen in 18 months, driven almost…
By: Abudu Olalekan This is the kind of report that makes you stop scrolling. The 2026 Global Terrorism Index has just been published, and the numbers for Nigeria are about as bad as they could get. Almost everywhere else in the world, terrorism deaths are falling. Fast. Nigeria is moving in exactly the opposite direction….
